How to ask for a million pound gift

How to ask for a million pound gift

“How to ask for a million pound gift” is the title of one of the eye catching presentations which will be given today at a conference I am attending entitled Raising Funds From The Rich. It is aimed at the third sector and I am hoping to pick up some tips as chair...
Thank you patron John

Thank you patron John

Many thanks to John Hayes MP, Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills and a generous patron of Headway Cambridgeshire. Each year he hosts a fabulous charity cricket match and captains the Lords & Commons X1 (which my son James was able to join again) against...
Financing the third sector

Financing the third sector

I’ve just signed up for two conferences about financing the third sector – particularly  of interest to me because of my work with Headway Cambridgeshire. The first on 17 September is being hosted by Futurebuilders England and speakers include Francis Maude,...
Parliamentary support for Headway

Parliamentary support for Headway

Headway Cambridgeshire this week welcomed Cambridge MP David Howarth for a visit and he was very impressed after learning about plans to develop and expand our services  for brain injury survivors in the county. As chair of trustees, I explained how we...
Our Headway Big Lottery grant

Our Headway Big Lottery grant

It’s incredibly difficult to succeed in a Lottery grant bid – but we managed it at Headway Cambridgeshire, thanks to our brilliant Chief Executive Andrew Gardner. It has just been announced that we have secured £372,579 from the Big Lottery Fund’s...