Keeping all your key data in one place

One reason grant applications can take so long is hunting for the same information over and over again. Things like beneficiary numbers, stats, quotes, budgets, registration details, etc, etc...

You can save a lot of time (and stress) by creating a simple 'grant info document' for your organisation, available to anyone who helps draft and submit your grant applications.

As a starting point, I'd suggest bring together in one document or folder:

✔️ Basic organisational details (charity/CIC number, date of registration, bank info, trustees details, staff and volunteer numbers, social media handles, etc.)
✔️ Your latest beneficiary and activity numbers
✔️A few key local or national stats that back up your work and show the need for what you do
✔️ Any impact data you have that quantifies the difference your organisation/project makes
✔️ Short quotes from beneficiaries and a couple of case studies that show your impact
✔️ Finance figures from your last accounts, including total income, total expenditure and amount of unrestricted reserves

Next time you apply, you’ll be able to spend more time shaping your story, and less time searching through old files and applications! ☺️

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