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It is essential that a person, or group of people, see fundraising as their responsibility. Fundraising requires time and effort to be successful, so a person or team should commit themselves to it. Fundraising doesn't have to be full-time (most fundraisers have other tasks in the organisation) but it should be seen as an important and separate piece of work.

Raising money requires many different skills (e.g. written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm, creativity, organisational abilities, confidence and commitment) and one of the first tasks should be to identify people within the organisation with such skills.

Similarly, you should identify any potentially helpful contacts your organisation already has (e.g. with local businesses, philanthropic organisations like the Rotary Club or the Women's Institute, Trustees of local trusts) to help directly or indirectly with raising funds.