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Who are we?
Who are we?
We love helping charities to tell authentic stories about their work and impact.
We are excited about helping you to find potential supporters, secure their donation and keep them as long term contributors to your cause.
Lucy Stone
Lucy is an award winning fundraiser with 24 years experience in the charity sector. Her key skills lie in strategic thinking, fundraising and impact measurement. Lucy has helped to raise £97 million for a wide range of causes.
She is also a proud Trustee of Pelican Parcels.
Dr Toby Lovat
Toby is an academic whose research and expertise is wide ranging. He teaches philosophy, politics, humanities, economics and global studies at The University of Brighton.
Previous to academia Toby spent 12 years at American Express
as a Communications Manager.
Our impact
Our impact
In the last 2 years we have helped clients raise over £3 million.
Funders secured for clients include Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, The Rayne Foundation, The Leathersellers’ Foundation and The Ministry of Justice.
Grants in 2024 ranged from £1 to £455k.
Our return on investment in 2024 was 41:1 - for every £1 invested in bid writing our charities (on average) raised £41.
Our recent work
Our recent work
Completed Fundraising Audits for 4Sight Vision Support, WOLO, Music Venue Trust, IJAD Dance Company, Survivors Network, Novara Media and Brighton People’s Theatre.
Trust and Foundation support for Sussex Past, Brighton Book Festival, Blue Cabin, Marlborough Productions, Attitude if Everything, Jazz North, LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment), Pelican Parcels, Refugee Education Network, Families, Friends and Travellers, Tarner Community Project, Enthum Foundation, Ensemble Reza, Soundcastle, The Old Market and Adapt for Arts.
Supported WOLO, The Sussex Beacon and Music Venue Trust to explore income diversification.
Community & Voluntary Sector Support Training with Community Works, Mid Sussex Voluntary Action, Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester and Barnet Together.
Delivered training for Grace Eyre, Always Possible, Brighton & Hove City Council, Merton Borough Council, Essex 2020, Manchester City Council, Music Venue Trust, LIVE and Association of Independent Festivals.
Completed a Fundraising Strategy for The Sussex Beacon with three investment options for the development of fundraising at the charity.
Our impact during Covid 19
Our impact during Covid 19
We achieved a lot helping organisations during covid.
Worked with Music Venue Trust, Association of Independent Festivals, Production Service Association, LIVE, Manchester City Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, and Liverpool Sound City to support funding applications through webinars, guidance notes and bid reviews.
Supported 33 organisations to access over £950,000 from ACE Covid Emergency Fund.
Supported over 140 Music Venue Trust members to receive over £6.2 million from Emergency Venue Funds in England and Scotland. Those using our support were 3 times more likely to be successful.
Led a team of 15 fundraisers to support 296 organisations applying to the English Culture Recovery Fund raising £56.2 million in Round 1, 222 organisations to access £24 million in Round 2 and 51 organisation to access £3.9 million in the Continuity Support Round..
Supported 22 organisations to access £2.4 million in round 1 of the Welsh Cultural Recovery Fund.
Delivering fundraising webinars for Community Works and Mid Sussex Voluntary Action.
Chaired ‘Fundraising in a Pandemic’ webinars - for Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton & Hove Arts & Creative Industries Commission, Always Possible and Merton Borough Council.
Who we work with
Who we work with
“Lucy conducted a fundraising audit for us, helping to bring clarity and focus to our strategic direction. By working with Lucy, she helped to add weight to some of the things we already knew as a FR Team and as a charity to be able to clearly communicate to Trustees and the wider team, as well as getting honest, invaluable feedback from a pool of supporters.”
Chloe Neilson-Hopkins
Fundraising Manager, 4Sight Vision Support
“She is on top of all the guidance, every meeting has insightful comments about our work and about what we need to do to progress, has useful insights about how to restructure our business plan, very clear format about how to approach the NPO, practical timelines, everything really clear - very easy to work with, its been a pleasure so far!”
Andrea Frances
Festival Director, Arts by the Sea and Cultural Development Manager BCP Council
“We have been extremely fortunate to work with Lucy Stone, her knowledge and expertise, along with a tailor made approach have been invaluable. She is great at really getting to know the charity and offering support and solutions that are realistic and achievable. Her encouragement and positive manner have made all the difference, I can’t recommend her enough."
Jay Breslaw
CEO, Survivors’ Network
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