Funding Partnership — Our Special Friends
More time delivering. More funding secured.
A proposal prepared specifically for Our Special Friends — supporting your mental health work across Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. We help charities like yours turn the trusts & foundations landscape into a reliable, managed income stream.
We’ve taken the time to understand Our Special Friends
1.Help people at a vulnerable time in their lives to benefit from the companionship of animals through the provision of practical and emotional support.2.Increase the awareness and understanding of the benefits of the human-companion animal relationship and the impact of bereavement. 3.Facilitate the effective collaboration between human and companion animal organisations and support networks.
We know small and mid-sized charities are stretched — every hour spent chasing funding is an hour away from the people you support. That’s the gap we’re built to fill.
The funding is there. The capacity to win it usually isn’t.
Funders are prioritising early-intervention and community mental health like never before. The barrier for most small charities is capacity to research and write quality bids — not a lack of fundable work.
- We identify the trusts and foundations whose priorities genuinely match Our Special Friends — no scattergun applications.
- We write compelling, evidence-led bids that put your impact front and centre.
- We manage the whole pipeline so deadlines are never missed and reporting is never a scramble — with a funded early-intervention counselling and wellbeing programme as a realistic first goal.
A Digital-First approach, end to end
Expert fundraising, run on purpose-built software — so everything is visible, accountable and never lost in an inbox.
Funding audit & research
We map your current income, then research and prioritise the trusts most likely to fund your work — a live, ranked prospect list.
Compelling applications
We craft a strong case for support and write tailored bids — targeting 4–6 quality submissions a month once underway.
Live pipeline management
Every prospect, deadline and decision tracked in your Funding Management Suite — full transparency, nothing slips.
Reporting & stewardship
We handle grant reporting and funder relationships, turning one-off gifts into renewed, multi-year support.
A live view of every funding opportunity — built around Our Special Friends
A preview, populated with the kind of trusts we’d be pursuing for you. You’d log in any time to see exactly where your funding stands.
Funding Pipeline — Our Special Friends
Grant income secured (12 months)
Upcoming deadlines
A simple, low-risk way to start
Discovery & funding audit
We learn your work, review your case for support, and deliver a ranked funder prospect list and 12-month plan.
Pilot quarter
We begin writing and submitting bids, set up your Funding Suite, and prove the approach — together we review results at 90 days.
Managed partnership
A steady pipeline of applications, reporting and stewardship — rolling monthly, scaled to what’s working.
Clear, fair pricing — no long lock-in
| Service | What you get | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery & Funding Audit one-off · ~3 days | A review of your current fundraising, a ranked prospect list of trusts matched to your work, feedback on your case for support, and a practical 12-month funding plan. | £750 |
| Managed Trust Fundraising monthly retainer | Your funding done for you — research, applications, pipeline, reporting and software (full detail below). | £1,250 / month |
Every month, the retainer includes:
- Ongoing prospect research — new trusts matched to Our Special Friends added to your pipeline
- 4–6 tailored applications researched, written and submitted on your behalf
- Full management of your funding pipeline in the Funding Management Suite
- Grant reporting and funder stewardship — keeping funders warm for repeat support
- A monthly progress report and a check-in call
We never take a percentage of the funds you win. Charging commission on grants is against fundraising ethics and the Code of Fundraising Practice — our fee is for our work, never a cut of your funding.
Figures are indicative and for discussion — we’ll tailor scope and price to Our Special Friends’s needs and budget.
Let’s explore what’s possible for Our Special Friends
A 30-minute conversation, no obligation. We’ll share two or three trusts we’d target for you first — useful whether or not we work together.
Book a 30-minute conversation