90-day Funding Strategy Sprint

Know which applications to tackle over the next 90 days.

I review your projects, deadlines and team capacity, then give you a funding shortlist and a 90-day action plan: what to apply for, what to prepare and what to leave for later.

£350
Matt Simmonds, arts fundraiser and bid writer
your bid writer

Personally handled by Matt.

Working artist and fundraiser.
Co-director of an ACE-funded theatre company.

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What you receive

  • Immediate project and income priorities
  • A shortlist explaining fit, timing and dependencies
  • Project-readiness gaps
  • Evidence and document needs
  • A 90-day plan with preparation tasks, order and responsibilities
  • Clear recommendations on what not to pursue

Scope and responsibility: This service helps you plan the next 90 days. It does not include writing the applications or guarantee funding. Choose Organisational Funding Strategy if you need a full 12-month plan.

A shorter list that can be delivered

A useful funding strategy makes decisions. It does not hand the team a giant spreadsheet of grants with no route to delivery.

Inspect the writing before you enquire

Read genuine redacted extracts before choosing human support. Identifying information is replaced with [redacted], while the underlying wording is retained.

  • Project overview: A short community-photography overview connecting the activity, people and public exhibition.
  • Why now: An earlier theatre application links changing conditions to specific development work.
  • Outcomes and evaluation: This example separates artistic quality, participant experience and decisions about continuing.
  • Environment: This example connects design and touring choices to information the company can record.
  • Match funding: This example separates confirmed and expected income, in-kind value and a fallback plan.

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Clear responsibilities

Matt checks current assistance rules before accepting writing work. You check every fact, figure, budget line and commitment before submitting. No funding result is guaranteed.

Tell me about your funding priorities

Outline the projects, deadlines and time your team has available. You do not need a finished plan or funder list.

I’ll read your enquiry and reply by email. We agree what you will receive, the delivery date and the fixed price before you decide to go ahead.

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