Trusts and Foundations: The power of human connection
- Is your proposal speaking to funders’ values?
- Are you building relationships or just submitting applications?
- Turn connections into funding with network-led trust fundraising.
Publications
At Compton Fundraising, our consultants are not just advisors, they are active fundraising practitioners. Drawing on decades of hands-on experience, we’ve developed tried-and-tested methods that help charities achieve transformational results.
We remain curious, reflective, and open to innovation. Through our Issues Papers and other publications, we share our latest thinking, sector insights, and practical guidance on fundraising strategy, campaign planning, and donor engagement.
Our publications are designed to support fundraising professionals, trustees, and charity leaders with real-world advice grounded in experience.
Explore our latest publications to stay informed and inspired.
Where are your Major Donors?
- Are you Major Donor ready?
- Are you trained to engage major donors effectively?
- Is your case for support urgent and compelling?
Fundraising in a recession
- Where to start?
- A practical 5-point plan to follow
- Developing fundraising resilience
Fundraising in the new landscape
- How can income generation be maximised in this difficult fundraising climate?
- How to structure a fundraising review?
- What are the questions to ask now for results in 3-6 months' time?
Capital Fundraising
- A campaign or an appeal?
- Where's the money?
- Three steps to a Resources Study
Legacy Fundraising
- The value of legacies to charities in the UK
- The typical legator
- Where to start? The six 'I's.
Capital Fundraising in the UK
This book outlines how to plan and conduct a capital fundraising campaign.
It is based on our experience, over six decades, of managing volunteer-led campaigns.
From the fundamentals of testing your fundraising goal, organising a campaign and advice on how to successfully ask for major gifts, we give you all the information you need to raise money The Compton Way.
If you’d like a copy of the book, please email us on info@comptonfundraising.co.uk.