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Creating fundable impact plans for grant applications

Strengthen the impact section of your grant

  • Live online
  • 60 minutes
  • £95 · £69 concession
  • 1 open date

Even strong grant applications can fail if the societal impact plans are poorly developed or outdated.

This practical workshop reveals the science and craft of integrating impact into funding proposals effectively. You will learn how to explicitly identify beneficiaries, map your impact goals, and align them with your detailed plans. The workshop provides real examples from funding applications, showing reviewer feedback, and clarifying what makes a societal impact strategy convincing.

What you’ll walk away with

  • Understanding how to align your societal impact plans with evidence-informed good practices
  • The ability to craft a credible 'golden thread' from impact activities to long-term benefits
  • Techniques to present credible, specific societal impacts in your proposal in a clear and compelling way
  • Tips for creating highly fundable impact strategies

What the session covers

  • UnderstandWhy creating fundable impact plans for grant applications matters now, and the evidence behind the approach.
  • LearnThe step-by-step method your trainer uses, distilled into one focused hour.
  • ApplyWorked examples showing the method on real research, ready to adapt to your own.
  • AskLive Q&A with your trainer, so you leave with answers to your own case.

Who trains you

Trainers are assigned per date. The trainer named on the date you book runs that session live.

Prof. Mark Reed
Trainer · Training Tue 10 Nov

Mark Reed has trained 10,000+ researchers from 200+ organizations across 52 countries. He specializes in training on impact planning, stakeholder analysis, theory of change, and impact evaluation.