“David has been exemplary with his advice and support, from which we continue to benefit.”

David has a wealth of experience and gives really practical and creative advice. He really understands the pressures and challenges teams face in the sector, so his solutions are genuinely effective and achievable.

I just want to thank you for the high quality of the report you have produced for us. It contains just the right level of detail for us and I like the way it is presented – it is presented in a way that is very easy to read. You have made sensible recommendations for us and clearly set out the actions we need to take. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this. It is a useful report and very practical for us – not always what you get from outside consultants. Great stuff!

Our donations are much higher following the work you did with us, and the team has a different mindset about how to ask.

I think the strategy is really great – it’s very practical and well thought out. And in contrast to other fundraising strategies I’ve seen consultants develop for me I can actually see us using it to develop our fundraising.

Thank you for the advice, guidance and very detailed Strategy. You’ve very much informed our thinking and pushed us to make decisions that are critical to the success of the scheme.

I just wanted to say thanks so much for our consultation. I found your advice extremely insightful, helpful, and most importantly, practical! You left me with a great deal to think about and with some great action points to put into practice as soon as possible.

I don’t know how you’ve managed it, but you have brought out the confidence of the development team, and you’ve also been such a support to us all in this tricky period. Your experience and expertise are hugely impressive. How do you manage to understand an organisation so quickly? It’s such a skill!”

“David is a very engaging and knowledgeable speaker who clearly researches heavily around his already extensive experience. His sessions are always inspiring.”

“I feel more motivated and confident to take the next stage in implementing a strategy for fundraising through legacies”

David is very knowledgeable and experienced, and draws on that to give real examples of his topic. The result is compelling, and builds confidence in the recipient.

David is both highly knowledgeable and gifted in translating this in a way that is understandable. After the sessions I felt able to take the information and examples of good practice and use them to help my organisation.

“I was very interested in the content throughout. It was easy to understand and David was great at explaining the information, offering interesting supporting examples. I think it was a good combination of exercises and presenting that kept me engaged.”

“Very helpful course. I feel more confident to lead a small project to introduce a legacy section on our website and associated activities to inform, promote and benefit from the new webpages.”

I really enjoyed the friendly, inclusive nature of the training. David was really great at encouraging you to participate and made it feel like a safe space. I also thought the pacing was perfect – fast enough to not lose interest but ample time given to each exercise.

“I really came away from the session feeling like I had new insight and felt very inspired.”

“Thank you – this has been one of the most helpful and positive sessions!”

Practical, specific advice around the mechanics of relationship & individual fundraising, combined with theory & examples. Really useful & inspiring!

The speaker clearly knew his subject and delivered this in a clear methodical way. Lots of good insights into the subject. There was the right amount of interaction with the audience.

David is an expert in his field and is a very skilled communicator

Great to have a speaker who deliverers well paced, well resourced training and who can draw on lots of different examples.

David is a very knowledgeable, professional speaker who puts people instantly at ease with his friendly, approachable manner. He has always been very flexible, clearly explaining concepts in a way that is accessible and easy for all delegates to take away and apply to their own organisations.

“I now have lots of relevant ideas about how to increase our donations and simple techniques I can pass onto other staff.”

Absolutely brilliant! David was incredibly engaging and I think everyone around me felt inspired and motivated by his talk – really enjoyable. Bloody brilliant! So insightful and empowering.

I always enjoy the Apollo Fundraising Training courses – very knowledgeable, informative and accessible

“The session struck a good balance between top-level concepts and specific detail. Examples were used well to engage participants, facilitate useful discussion and get people thinking about strengths and weaknesses within this area of work. Subverting thinking to consider the objectives of the funder was a very insightful.”

“I now feel more confident about asking.  After this course I will be more engaged with donors.”

“The session covered all the aspects I had hoped for and I feel able to promote the idea of legacy giving to the rest of the Board.”

A superb presenter – engaging, entertaining and not afraid to challenge us and ‘rattle the cage’ where necessary!

“Helped us to understand a lot of the terminology and process behind legacy giving which I had previously found confusing from my own research.”

“I’ve been raising grant applications for several years, and have had previous training in it, so I really wanted a ‘refresher’ and update. This turned out to be very much more than that – lots of revision, for sure, but plenty of new ideas and insights, a lot of which go back to the Planning to Fundraise session in September. Excellent value!”

“I am completely new to writing grants, and was feeling very hesitant, but now feel like I can utilise my existing skills along with the new knowledge to complete quality applications.”

“I have gained skills in how to write better bids that i can take forward and use in my next fundraising efforts.”

“It’s clear that David is an active practitioner in the field and knows the real time struggles of both funders and fundees. He came across as highly knowledgeable and engaging, offered some very useful advice and successfully challenged perspectives.”

“Thanks to the course I now have increased confidence in pitching.”