Not raising the income you need? Can’t break through the not-for-profit noise? Struggling to tell your charity’s story? Don't worry - we're here to help! Our team will work with you to devise a strategic comms plan, or a specific fundraising appeal, with the supporter journey firmly in mind. The good news is, we’ll create and deliver everything you need, from video to design or copywriting to campaign scheduling, integrated across your channels. Sounds good? Have a flick through what we can do ⬇️then get in touch! #CharityStorytelling #CharityComms #SupporterComms #CharityGrowth
About us
We help charities grow by providing first-class fundraising and communications services 🚀 📖 We offer a fully integrated approach to communications and fundraising, pairing strategic thinking with high-quality design and copy. Our staff have 20+ years’ combined experience working in-house in the charity sector (and many more agency-side), so we understand where you’re coming from. We’re all highly motivated to do good in the world. SERVICES: - Supporter communications - Fundraising campaigns - Trust and Foundations grant applications - Social media management - Video production We’re sure you have a great story to tell about the difference you’re making. We’d love to help you tell it better. Get in touch with Dan for a chat: [email protected]
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http://www.betterstory.co.uk
External link for Better Story
- Industry
- Fundraising
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Corsham, Wiltshire
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2019
- Specialties
- Fundraising, Campaigns, Marketing, Graphic design, Copywriting, Video, Communications, and Grant applications
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Corsham, Wiltshire BS20 6NG, GB
Employees at Better Story
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Mary Rose Giles-Jordan
Charity Communications & Safeguarding
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Karina Martin Mst
Fundraising, coaching and strategy to help charity leaders grow life-changing organisations.
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Melissa Carlisle
All things comms. Especially copy.
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Dan Doherty
Fundraising and communications for UK & US non-profits: Trust Fundraising, Campaigns, Websites & more 🚀 | Life & Business Coach 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Updates
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2024 has been a huge year for Better Story and our clients. Some highlights include: - £100k raised in a single email. - £200k + raised in a single campaign. - $300k for a faith-based US non-profit. - £250k over 3 years for a UK-based refugee charity. - 46 new volunteers recruited from a social campaign. - Helping one of our clients double their impact and turnover from £500k to £1million. - Launching our Charity Growth Mini MBA to help charity leaders thrive and grow their organisations. We can't wait to see what wins we'll make for our clients in 2025! In the meantime, wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year from the Better Story team ✨
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“Appointing Better Story to help us develop our Trust and Foundation fundraising activities was a really good call. Over the last 12 months not only have we applied to more Trusts than ever before, but I have also learned a lot about how we can vary our approach to potential funders and better target Trusts beyond just those operating in our own sector. Working closely with a dedicated point of contact – thank you Anna Marshall - made the whole process feel seamless and like we had an extra person in our team.” Nick Lingard - Trusts Fundraiser at BMS
Fundraising and communications for UK & US non-profits: Trust Fundraising, Campaigns, Websites & more 🚀 | Life & Business Coach 🫱🏼🫲🏾
What if you could raise over £250k in 4 months for under £8k Done ✔️ What if you could double in size to in reach £1 mill turnover Done ✔️ What if you could start and grow your major donor work, raising 5 figures in the first month for only £250? Done ✔️ What if you could invest in a fundraising and comms strategy to set you up for success? Done ✔️ What if you could constantly think of new ideas for Elf in the Shelf ❌ Not done - we’re not miracle workers!! Hope it’s been a great 2024 for you and your charity!? —— This post was inspired by some our client wins and their lovely feedback, such as: “Appointing Better Story to help us develop our Trust and Foundation fundraising activities was a really good call. Over the last 12 months not only have we applied to more Trusts than ever before, but I have also learned a lot about how we can vary our approach to potential funders and better target Trusts beyond just those operating in our own sector. Working closely with a dedicated point of contact – thank you Anna Marshall - made the whole process feel seamless and like we had an extra person in our team.” Nick Lingard - Trusts Fundraiser at BMS
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Better Story reposted this
Fundraising and communications for UK & US non-profits: Trust Fundraising, Campaigns, Websites & more 🚀 | Life & Business Coach 🫱🏼🫲🏾
What if you could raise over £250k in 4 months for under £8k Done ✔️ What if you could double in size to in reach £1 mill turnover Done ✔️ What if you could start and grow your major donor work, raising 5 figures in the first month for only £250? Done ✔️ What if you could invest in a fundraising and comms strategy to set you up for success? Done ✔️ What if you could constantly think of new ideas for Elf in the Shelf ❌ Not done - we’re not miracle workers!! Hope it’s been a great 2024 for you and your charity!? —— This post was inspired by some our client wins and their lovely feedback, such as: “Appointing Better Story to help us develop our Trust and Foundation fundraising activities was a really good call. Over the last 12 months not only have we applied to more Trusts than ever before, but I have also learned a lot about how we can vary our approach to potential funders and better target Trusts beyond just those operating in our own sector. Working closely with a dedicated point of contact – thank you Anna Marshall - made the whole process feel seamless and like we had an extra person in our team.” Nick Lingard - Trusts Fundraiser at BMS
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There’s still just enough time to unwrap our December charity fundraising news if you sign-up now (link in comments). We read and curate the best of all things charity-related, so you don't have to! Get ahead on: 🍰Funding opps: Funds for charities that focus on deprived and disadvantaged communities. 💡Ideas: What could a charity vending machine for your organisation? 😲News: What to expect in 2025 – the latest volunteering trends. 🚀First look: News about our Charity Growth Mini MBA in 2025 Get all of these titbits, plus a bonus comms tip from our team, direct to your inbox by signing up below ⬇ [Image description: Text written on an open envelope reads: Want the latest charity news and tips in your inbox? Sign up below.]
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Want to know what funders are really thinking? Here are seven insights from our Head of Development, Trusts and Foundations Jason Smith 👇
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing some of the funder insights that the team and I at Better Story have had from speaking to funders, this is all of them together! 1. (unsurprisingly) they have A LOT of applications! They often volunteer their time and spend their free time reading applications, this means that unfortunately they often spend very little time reading applications This means making key information stand out and making the content as easy to read as possible is crucial. 2. Information over Presentation Applications need to focus on providing strong information rather than perfectly presenting the information This means you don’t need to use the full word count if a message can be conveyed more concisely. 3."Dent in the Cause" Applications should focus less on convincing the funder of the “worthiness” of the charity, and more on showing the specific impact or "dent" the charity is making in that cause. 4.Avoiding Jargon Avoid using jargon and don’t assume that the reader has prior knowledge. A good test is whether your case for support can be summarised in two clear sentences. 5. Partnerships Mentioning existing partnerships with others (even if they are applying for the same funding!) is an effective way to capture the interest of potential new funders. 6. Current Funding If you have already secured some funding then mention this in the application, it shows interest and encourages the funder to “complete” the funding amount 7. Spelling isn’t really that important oh and neither is perfect grammar! What is important is the impact you want to make! Find out more about what we do here: https://betterstory.co.uk/
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Fundraising and communications for UK & US non-profits: Trust Fundraising, Campaigns, Websites & more 🚀 | Life & Business Coach 🫱🏼🫲🏾
£250k over 3 years for a UK based refugee charity £100k for an International NGO $300k for a faith based US non-profit I'm not sure what the Better Story team have been eating this November but they are on 🔥 The potent combo at the moment seems to be major donor coaching with either Supporter Comms or Trusts & Foundations. But the beauty of it is you can build your own support package to get what you need for as long as you need it. Experience and bespoke funder database included 💥 Check out our new services page link in the comments below for an idea of how we can help you and the costs. We're helping charities with turnovers between £60,000 and £8,000,000. Here's a pic from last Christmas. A few transfers have taken place since then but the core of the team and the tactics remain unchanged ⚽️
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Better Story reposted this
Fundraising and communications for UK & US non-profits: Trust Fundraising, Campaigns, Websites & more 🚀 | Life & Business Coach 🫱🏼🫲🏾
£600k raised, and counting. I think this must be our biggest result yet in a 8-12 week period 🤔 So happy for Better Story clients who have had positive news from funders lately 🙌🏼 Now it’s all eyes on the performance of our clients’ Christmas (UK) and end of year / thanksgiving (USA) campaigns 🙏🏼 I’m continually amazed at the generosity of funders and individuals who, despite the challenging context, continue to believe the world can be a better place … and give generously to that end. Thinking of my charity colleagues as I workout in a Houston gym before meetings ☺️ 💪🏼
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If you haven't got a campaign in the post for Christmas yet, don't despair! You've still got some time to create emails for the most generous month of the year - December. Take five minutes to read our blog: How to make the most of December - your fundraising team will thank you: https://lnkd.in/ddjq8Dzh
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