FundED – bringing school fundraising into the future
School stories that resonate with donors; genuine partnerships with local businesses and trusts; diverse funding and support that reaches into the wider community; confidence that your next initiative will get the funding it needs
These are the goals of our FundED platform. Our purpose-built online education resource makes fundraising simpler, more accessible and more successful for New Zealand schools.
Hear from Jenni Giblin why Funding HQ decided to create FundED for schools
Simple, central, self-guided fundraising
For schools, fundraising can be challenging. Most schools in Aotearoa don’t have fundraising experts on staff, and need to fit grant applications and other funding efforts into packed schedules and high-pressure work. This can mean your fundraising tasks are ignored and pushed back, which leads to less effective fundraising – and less funding – in the long run.
FundED is an online platform designed to help schools upskill staff and fundraising teams, with self-guided learning modules, real-life case studies, step-by-step guides and templates, and monthly webinars.
Here’s how it works:
Fundraising fundamentals – Learning Modules
Learn about fundraising responsibilities with in-depth, self-guided learning modules.
Modules include:
- Expert guidance: Learn about sponsorships, philanthropy, grants, community fundraising and other school-specific funding options.
- Adaptable resources: Adapt our proven templates to write grant proposals or approach donors.
- Find funds: Access to our funding database gives you 1000+ funding opportunities, searchable by region, sector and deadline.
Learn by example – School Case Studies
Our collection of case studies explores successful fundraising efforts from schools all over New Zealand, showing you how school fundraising can work.
Case studies show:
- Successful fundraising: Examples of fundraising that works
- Real school challenges: Helping you understand common issues faced by New Zealand schools, and how to resolve them
No more guesswork – Step-by-Step Guides
Struggling to navigate funding applications? Our simple guides help you through the process and take the guesswork out of funding requests.
Guides include:
Step-by-step instructions: Practical advice for every step of a funding application
Concrete examples: Executive summaries, project descriptions and other grant application details
More insights, more learning – Monthly Webinars
FundED members get access to Funding HQ’s monthly webinar and Q&A sessions.
These include:
- Expert guidance: An experienced team member leads each webinar, sharing their knowledge and insights into the fundraising space.
- Varied topics: Webinars and Q&As cover everything from trust funding and grant application complexities to working with local body organisations.
FundEd - pricing and access
FundED runs on a membership model, with schools buying a yearly subscription to access the platform. We’ve kept the price low to align with the needs of New Zealand schools.
Price: $750 plus GST for a 12-month membership.