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Whether you are right at the start of your journey, or looking to top up your campaign total we've got some great advice in this FREE workshop. Claire has been Chief Executive of the National Churches Trust since 2011 and has a wide range of fundraising experience in the charity sector. Ben is our Head of Fundraising, leading our campaigns.

We’re excited to introduce the House of Good: Local, a powerful new social value calculator for churches, developed in partnership with State of Life and supported by the Benefact Trust. For the first time, individual churches will be able to clearly show their contribution to local welfare and wellbeing.

All churches, chapels and meeting houses have gone through stages of building and development over time. Discover how to spot these architectural details, and step back in time with us to see how a typical parish church might have looked at various points in its life.

Are you planning a major repair, reordering or heritage project for your church? Are you thinking about or already preparing a National Lottery Heritage Fund application? Jon Hodges has been Project Manager for our Cherish project since May 2024, join him and a representative from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to learn more.

Joseph Davies, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance will lead this session and take you through the steps and measures you can undertake to protect the building and its contents. Busting the myths about keeping the building open to welcome people in.

Hazel Tocock, Bats in Churches Advisor at the Bat Conservation Trust will discuss the unique relationship between bats and churches, and how churches can get the help and support they need to manage their bat population.

In this session Heather Ford from Ecclesiastical Insurance, will take you through the steps to devise an Emergency Plan so that should the worse happen your response is quicker and more effective.

Where do you start? Which grant should you apply for? What information do you need to provide? Help is on hand. This FREE workshop is the ideal session for anyone involved with a church, chapel or meeting house in the UK who wants to learn more about our grants.

With card having overtaken cash as the preferred form of payment in society, being able to encourage and accept digital donations is key for many churches. Whether you are right at the start of your journey, or looking to make the most of tecnology you already have.

A church building project is often a once a generation opportunity. But managing such a project, from planning and community consultation to funding and through to completion is complicated and stressful. Join us for a brief overview of some of the key things to bear in mind.

This session will explore ways of diversifying income sources whilst supporting the needs of communities. How can we make the most of the opportunities that could be there and do we see them? In a highly competitive funding environment, we cannot always solely rely on grants and donations.

If you're worried about the impact of archaeology on your plans, or want to know more about how it can be a really positive element of any project; in this session we will introduce the importance of archaeology and how to make the most of working with an archaeologist. Delivered by Matthew Maries, an archaeologist with a master's degree in the Conservation of Historic Buildings and one of our Cherish church support officers.