As the Grant Assessor Network continues to grow, I wanted to share what led me into freelance grant assessing, why I love it, and talk about some of the progress I've made so far. There has been a lot of change in the charity and public sectors over the last few years, which has impacted people's roles and created several challenges. Funding cuts, pressure to do more with less, closures, redundancies and burnout are just some of the issues individuals are facing, and ones tha

Tips for presenting to panels as a freelance grant assessor

Grant assessing is a niche career path often requiring a specific set of skills and experience to succeed. Whilst other grantmaking professions such as fundraisers and bid writers have more established support networks and clearer skills requirements, it's not always so black and white for grant assessors. To help with this, I analysed some job specifications for freelance assessor roles, and along with my own experience, created a list of essential skills it's good to have

It can be hard to know how to set your rates as a freelancer. This blog talks about the things you should consider to set a rate that's right for you.

This blog walks you through essential steps I've learned as an assessor when starting work with a funder. Get these steps in place and you'll be smashing your assessor contracts in no time. 1: Get clarity on the fund you’re assessing for Before you start work, make sure you understand exactly what you are assessing. This means confirming the details of the fund, the programme guidance and criteria. From experience, even small misunderstandings at this stage can lead to time

You know how to assess grants but do you know how to freelance? This post talks about some of the things you need to do to set up your freelancing career.