Funding Strategy

Bid Writing

Strategic Communications

Budget support

capacity building

Sustainable Growth

Funding Strategy • Bid Writing • Strategic Communications • Budget support • capacity building • Sustainable Growth •

WHEREVER YOUR ORGANISATION IS IN ITS JOURNEY,
WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT WHAT COMES NEXT.

Our Approach

Voluntary and community organisations are often driven by a strong commitment to support their communities. The challenge is translating that commitment into clear programmes, credible partnerships and funding applications that funders recognise and support.

At Social Value World we work alongside organisations to strengthen the foundations that make this possible. Our work focuses on funding strategy, programme development and organisational capacity, helping groups articulate their work clearly, build strong partnerships and approach funding opportunities with confidence.


Funding applications & strategy

We work with you to shape funding applications in ways funders recognise and trust, helping you approach funding opportunities with confidence.

  • Full development of funding applications, from framing the proposal and structuring the narrative to aligning the bid with funder priorities and requirements.

  • Independent review and strengthening of existing applications to improve clarity, impact articulation and funder alignment.

  • Support for joint funding applications involving multiple delivery partners. This includes facilitating partner discussions, developing programme design, structuring project budgets, establishing clear outcome measurement frameworks and coordinated proposal development.

Organisational capacity building

We work with you to strengthen the internal foundations of your organisation, improve strategy and communication, and develop the systems needed for sustainable growth and future funding opportunities.

  • Areas of support include programme planning and organisational development; strengthening key messaging and communications; stakeholder and partnership engagement; monitoring and evaluation frameworks; financial planning and income diversification - supporting sustainable growth and preparing for funding opportunities.

Website & brand identity

We work with you to develop website and brand identity that communicate your organisation’s work clearly, helping you reach audiences that matter.

  • → Website design and development
    → Logo and brand identity
    → Impact report and publication design
    → Flyers, brochures and promotional materials

  • → Donations portal set-up (one-off or recurring)
    → Volunteer engagement and sign-up pathways
    → Service registration and programme sign-ups
    → “Get involved” opportunities for community members and supporters
    → Corporate engagement and partnership enquiries
    → Surveys and questionnaires for feedback, monitoring and impact reporting

  • "Social value world have enhanced the capacity of RMUK's fundraising and given us confidence to develop a fundraising strategy that can help us in the future they have been very professional, patient, empathetic and have always worked at our pace. They have helped us to think more strategically about the issues that we deal with and how we can scale across other services".

    — Sister Stella, Founder/Director, RMUK Wellbeing CIC

  • "Social Value World has helped us change the way we have approached funding and how we present ourselves. This has lead to an increase in income and a capacity we wouldn’t have thought possible. Adam is a critical friend, keeps us on track and really understands our sector".

    — Caspar, Managing Director, Clear Community Web

  • "Adam is extremely patient, very knowledgeable and has worked with us to increase our organisational turnover by 25% - I am very impressed with Adam's attention to detail and 100% success rate with bids submitted to date!"

    — Tracey, Founder/CEO, JAGS Foundation CIC

  • "Lambeth Larder Community Food Resource CIC has been working with Social Value World since spring 2020. Their support and expertise has resulted in them raising over --- in grant funding for our organization, which has far exceeded our expectation. This will make a significant difference to our work... enabling us to continue offering vital support to Lambeth residents and VCS groups around the reduction of food poverty. We highly recommend the work of Social Value World and look forward to working with them again in future".

    — Virginia, Founder/Director, Lambeth Larder Community Food Resource CIC

  • "Adam works hard to get the best results. His bid writing is methodical and detailed, enabling a growing record of success. Adam's passion and dedication can be seen throughout his work. He has been a great asset to our charity; helping to establish effective procedures and management of projects and growth".

    — Amie, Founder/CEO, Founder & Director, The Hebe Foundation