Fundraising, Marketing & Communications Series

Our learning opportunities extend beyond animal welfare topics, and we offer a series of learning opportunities that support key areas of your organisation, such as fundraising, marketing and communications.

From creating strategies to focussed sessions on different income streams and tools to optimise online presence, we’re delivering learning opportunities that meet your needs and support your organisation’s professionalism and sustainability. 

Duration: sessions range from 1 hour 30 minutes to half and full-day, depending on the topic

 

Dates & times

A person and a cat looking at a laptop screen

Browse Learning Opportunities

Find out more about our Fundraising, Marketing & Communications series and book your places by logging into your Academy Online account.

Online

Building a Comms Plan

A seven-step plan to cover the basics of what you'll need for the marketing of your organisation to be able to process and unlock some easy wins to boost your profile, connect with people and leverage this for sustainability and growth.

Browse the dates
Online

Individual Giving & Appeals

In this session we look at the key aspects in building an engaging and long-lasting course for regular givers and how to maximise a critical tool for this - the appeal!

Browse the dates
Online

Major Donor Fundraising

This session gives an overview of major donor fundraising and provides delegates with the tools to start a major donor session in a small charity.

Browse the dates
Online

Legacy Fundraising

This session introduces legacy giving and provides delegates with the tools to develop the legacy giving session within their organisation.

Browse the dates
Online

Creating a Fundraising Strategy

This session is suitable for those with a responsibility for planning and delivering fundraising strategies within an animal rescue. You will look at how to develop your Fundraising Strategy. It will provide a structured road map and relevant tools to enable you to produce and implement a fundraising strategy in your organisation.

Browse the dates
Online

Social Media: Understanding Your Online Presence

An introduction to social media platforms & their role in the sector, implementing effective engagement strategies + policies. Creating content that supports your organisational needs with a social-first approach.

Browse the dates
Online

Income Diversification

In this session we look at what funding options may be available to you and how to choose the avenues for diversifying your income which are most likely to succeed.

Browse the dates
Online

Grants Fundraising: Introduction

This course is for those who are new to grants fundraising to start from the basic fundamentals of what a grant is, what the grant-cycle looks like, how to get started identifying and applying for grant opportunities, different types of applications and the basics of putting an application together.

Browse the dates
Online

Grants Fundraising: Advanced

This course is for experienced grant fundraisers who would like to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to improve their success rate and get the most out of their partnership with their grant funders.

Browse the dates

Don't have an account? Create a free account and request access to Battersea Academy's learning hub.

Dates & Times

Event Name

Dates & Times

GRANTS FUNDRAISING: INTRODUCTION

Tuesday 3 March 2026 | 9.30am – 1.30pm GMT

Thursday 3 September 2026 | 9.30am – 1.30pm BST

CREATING A FUNDRAISING STRATEGY

Wednesday 13 - Friday 15 May 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm BST

BUILDING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

Wednesday 9 June 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm BST

GRANTS FUNDRAISING: ADVANCED

Wednesday 10 June 2026 | 9:30am - 1:30pm BST

INDIVIDUAL GIVING & APPEALS

Wednesday 24 June 2026 | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM BST

SOCIAL MEDIA: UNDERSTANDING YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE

Wednesday 17 July 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm BST

MAJOR DONOR FUNDRAISING

Wednesday 29 July 2026 | 9:30am - 12:30pm BST

LEGACY FUNDRAISING

Wednesday 14 October 2026 | 9:30am - 12:30pm BST

INCOME DIVERSIFICATION

Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am GMT

Discover more opportunities

Shelter Management: Residential Week
Shelter Management: Residential Week

The Residential Week builds on knowledge acquired through Foundations of Shelter Management and has been designed with collaboration and the sharing of best practices at the forefront of all sessions.

Your Organisation & People
Your Organisation & People

Personal development and organisational sustainability should be of equally high importance, which is why we offer a series of learning opportunities focused on these areas.