Crescent Covenant CIC

Grant Funding & Development

Funding Strategy

A funding strategy aligned to your objectives, capacity and the funding opportunities realistically open to you.

Who this is for

Designed for organisations at these points

  • Community organisations and grassroots groups
  • Charities, CICs and social enterprises
  • Public sector and corporate partners

Challenges addressed

The problems this work solves

  • Ambition outpacing organisational structure and capacity
  • Governance and compliance obligations that are unclear or unmet
  • Impact that is real but undocumented and therefore unfundable

Our approach

How the engagement runs

01

Consultation

A structured review of your position, obligations, capability and evidence base.

02

Design

We define the target structure, operating model and measurement framework with your team.

03

Delivery

Documentation, filings, training and implementation support delivered against a fixed plan.

04

Embed

Handover, board briefing and a twelve-month assurance schedule so the work holds.

Deliverables

What you receive

  • Three-year income mix and funding strategy
  • Prioritised funder categories with assessed fit
  • Application calendar and internal capacity plan

Pricing guidance

From £750

Fixed-fee where scope allows, day-rate or retained where it does not. Every proposal states the fee, the deliverables and the assumptions before work begins.

Included in every engagement

  • Written consultation before recommendations
  • Director-level quality review of all outputs
  • Board briefing session at handover
  • Twelve-month follow-up review

FAQs

Common questions

Next step

Discuss funding strategy

Tell us where your organisation is now. A structured 60–90 minute assessment, a written findings note within five working days, and no fee for the initial session.