​Funding Focus Hour: Beyond Open Calls: What You Need to Know About Funders Who Don't Advertise

​Hosted by: Michelle Stein
📅 Date: Wednesday 28 January 2025
🕒 Time: 12:00 – 13:00 GMT
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)
🎟 Free for Live Funding Database members only

​About the Event

​This one’s for our Live Funding Database members only.

​You’re getting in because you’re part of the community. You won't want to miss this one.

​We recently added a crop of invite-only funders to the database. Nearly 50% of non-dilutive funding is locked behind closed doors that do not take unsolicited applications.

​Join the Considered Capital team & Michelle Stein to:

​⛰️ Improve your understanding of the invite-only funding landscape.
👀 Learn what Invite-only funders actually look for
🔍 Recognise the discovery mechanisms that invite-only funders use
🔑 Consider the key shift when thinking about getting in front of invite-only funders

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​🧳 You’ll leave with

​• knowledge of why funders choose to operate as invite-only
• a strategy for getting on their radar
• potentially new pipelines for funding you didn't realise might be for you!

​💛 Who it’s for

​Live Funding Database members only.
Whether you’re a founder, freelancer, or fundraiser, this space is for those who are actively applying for funding and want to learn with and from others.

​✨ About your hosts

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Michelle Stein helps fundraisers transform lucky breaks into major gift success. A former British Museum and WaterAid fundraising leader, she turned her experience of landing multi-million pound gifts into Handmade Fundraising, where she supports organisations worldwide with training, consultancy and coaching. When she's not helping fundraisers be brilliant, you'll find her swimming in Cape Town's tidal pools or hunting down good podcast recommendations.

​✨ Accessibility

​If you have any accessibility needs, please email [email protected] so we can ensure the session accommodates your requirements.