From sign-up to
funded application

Five steps from creating your profile to tracking your outcomes. Here's exactly what happens at each stage.

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Step 1

Tell us about your charity

Enter your charity name and what you do. The AI researches you, pulls Charity Commission data, and builds your profile automatically. Review and edit before saving.

One profile powers every search and every draft

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Tell us about your charity

Riverside Youth Trust
We provide mental health counselling and mentoring for young people aged 11-25 in South London.

AI is researching your charity

Charity Commission lookup
Web research
Building profile

Profile ready for review

Causes
Mental healthYouth servicesEducation
RegionSouth London
Income£180,000
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Step 2

Find the right funders

Search by your charity profile or describe a specific project. Funders are scored on cause alignment, geography, grant size, and thematic fit. Each project gets its own results tab.

3,500+ funders, ranked by how well they fit

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Your Matches

BBC Children in Need

£10K - £120K

91%

Youth Futures Foundation

£50K - £250K

88%

The Rayne Foundation

£10K - £100K

85%

18 funders matched to Youth Counselling Service

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Step 3

Write your application

Paste the funder's question and word limit. The AI co-pilot drafts using your charity's real name, real numbers, and real impact data. Iterate until it's right.

Writes as your charity, not generic filler

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BBC Children in Need91%
Draft the answer for Q1. The question is "Describe how your project will benefit children and young people" with a 300-word limit.

Riverside Youth Trust's counselling service directly addresses the mental health crisis among young people in South London. Last year, we supported 142 young people aged 11-25 through one-to-one therapeutic sessions...

297 words

Ask a follow-up or paste a new question...
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Step 4

Check before you submit

Every answer is checked against 8 criteria that experienced fundraisers look for. Word counts are tracked in real time. Fix weaknesses before you submit.

Your second pair of eyes

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Quality Check

Q1: How will your project benefit children?

8/8 passed
Word count297 / 300

Clear ask

Funding amount is explicit

Beneficiary focus

Who benefits and how many

Funder alignment

Matches their priorities

Measurable outcomes

Specific, trackable results

Local context

Relevant to the area served

Credibility

Evidence of track record

Plain English

Clear, jargon-free writing

Strong opening

Hooks the reader immediately

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Step 5

Track every application

A visual kanban board from first contact to outcome. Drag cards between columns, see progress per funder, and pick up where you left off.

See where every funder stands at a glance

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Application Pipeline

Drag cards between columns to update status

To Do3

National Lottery Community Fund

76%
£300 - £500KWrite

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

68%
£25K - £300KWrite

Henry Smith Charity

65%
£20K - £75KWrite
In Progress2

The Tudor Trust

82%
4/6 questions67%
Continue

BBC Children in Need

91%
2/8 questions25%
Continue
Submitted2

Comic Relief

82%
£30K - £150KView

Youth Futures Foundation

88%
£50K - £250KView
Successful1

The Rayne Foundation

85%
£10K - £100KView
Unsuccessful1

Garfield Weston

72%
£10K - £500KView

9 funders in pipeline·1 awarded

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