FEASIBILITY STUDY
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust were in the development stage of a £120 million capital development across their nine hospitals in Bristol. The Trust hoped to raise at least £10 million of this target through its supporting charities, which include three, major local and national charities.
Concerned with the possibility of the charities competing against each other the Trust commissioned a feasibility study to look at how the charities were perceived locally and to assess the potential of collaboration or shared working in support of the campaign
Client’s feedback
The Trust needed an independent and experienced consultant to undertake a sensitive piece of work on our behalf. Valentine did an excellent job. He went about the study in a thoroughly professional manner and produced a report that informed the executive across a range of decisions with regard to our charity fundraising potential.
Valentine made the training fascinating and his real life examples really brought the theory to life. He covers the main techniques involved in major donor fundraising but also ensures the smaller but no less critical elements are in place, even his insistency in getting the database systems right was invaluable. I was a little daunted at first when I saw the areas we would be working on but Valentine made every stage clear and ensured I was able to turn theory into real working systems at my charity. With his help, I have already started developing my networks and solicitation plans.
Mia Maniraj, Head of Major Gifts and Trust Fundraising UHBT
