What Clients are saying about
Funding Connection
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As Twizel Early Learning Centre (TELC), we are delighted to share our experience working with Helen from Funding Connection. Our journey with her services began when we sought assistance to apply for grants, and the outcome has been nothing short of transformative for our centre. Helen’s expertise in the field of fundraising is evident. Her deep knowledge enabled us to navigate the grant application process with ease. Helen informed us throughout the process, providing clarity and confidence at each step. Thanks to Helen’s guidance, the grants we received have been pivotal in helping us enhance our indoor and outdoor environments. These improvements will enrich the experiences we offer our children, making their learning spaces safer and more engaging. Investing in Helen’s services was undoubtedly a wise decision for TELC. The tangible results speak for themselves, and we wholeheartedly recommend her to any organisation looking to secure funding. Her professionalism and dedication are commendable, and we are excited to continue our collaboration with her in the future.”
“We are so happy with our new garden and we can’t thank Helen from Funding Connection enough for all the help she gave us to raise funds to make our garden.
We lost our “guardians” our two big Norfolk Pines in a storm, they were our school emblem and our entrance to our school. We knew that we had to move on into the future and we have now got a new “Whale logo” and a new garden, things are looking good here at Te Puru School.
Thank you again Helen, we felt really supported throughout the process. Kind wishes ”
“Naenae Primary school has had the pleasure of working with Helen Whitcombe from Funding Connection for almost 3 years. During this time Helen has provided us with excellent support in the area of grant applications and fundraising. Helen’s work has been a major factor in gaining grants for a range of resources for our students.
Helen takes the stress and pressure off the school when making applications, by managing the processes from start to finish. She gathers all the necessary information relevant and completes the application. Helen is a tireless worker and has demonstrated great sensitivity to our needs. She is empathic and committed to ensuring a positive outcome. This allows the school to get on with our number one priority, the students and their learning.
Thank you Helen and Funding Connection for your great efforts and success in gaining our school grants.”
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“I joined a charitable organisation after having retired from a long career and was totally new to seeking funding. Helen was invaluable in supporting and educating me through what I believed was a daunting process. Helen’s patience amazed me given the number of questions I posed to her on a daily basis. She is a consummate professional with a positive attitude and never once wavered despite my concerns of successful outcomes. I am happy to recommend Helen for being my mentor, guide and confidant throughout what was a successful process.”
“I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for your fantastic work helping us put together the grant for the $10,000 Teacher Aide salary.
We were successful which is absolutely amazing! We are extremely excited about this news and its positive impact on our school and budget.
When they rang me to tell me the news, they said that they don’t normally give funding for salaries but were obviously impressed with our application, so I am very grateful to you.
Many thanks and well done!!”
“Using Helen from Funding Connection was our best decision when trying to organise funding for our new playground. Helen not only had several sources of funding for us to use, but she also had all the skills and knowledge to tailor our application to give us the best chance of success.
Helen made the whole process quite seamless and her calm demeanor meant she wasn’t fazed by the multiple questions we kept throwing at her. We will definitely use Funding Connection the next time we are in need of a grant.”
“For someone of my age and limited computer skills the funding application process was absolutely daunting. Then I discovered Helen at Funding Connection!
With Helen’s help, every step of the way, and her patience, I was able to get through the process, learning a lot along the way.
The fact that we were successful for the full amount of $31,034 was wonderful. Thank you Helen.
“I am overcome with gratitude to you for getting this through. I have to keep reading it to make sure it is real!”
“Over the past 3 years Helen and I have built an excellent working and friendly relationship. Our small rural school had a mammoth financial goal to upgrade and refurbish the school / community swimming pool. With Helen’s guidance, knowledge and support we’ve reached our goal and work is expected to start in the next month or so ready for Summer 2019-2020.
Together, we compiled five funding applications, all of which were successful to the total amount of $85,003.”
“Funding Connection was integral in the success of our project. I was very impressed at the prompt responses from Helen and the thoroughness of her work. Her knowledge and understanding of the process and the avenues to go down to secure funding was invaluable. It was great to work with someone who had expertise in funding applications. We were able to secure almost $22,000 to allow a project to go ahead within the calendar year rather than a protracted fundraising drive that would see a project to take 2 or 3 years to be completed.”
“We have no hesitation in recommending the services of Funding Connection NZ and it’s founder Helen Whitcombe . Helen has an in depth knowledge of just how applications for funding should be presented , her expertise and professionalism have been invaluable to our organisation in funding support requests over the past three years . We are a Lower Hutt based Charity providing community services from our Hall facility . Through our relationship with Helen, we have been successful in obtaining grants for essential maintenance in excess of $35,000 for a range of projects over the past years . We are very grateful for the assistance we have received , without which our very long standing operation would have been at risk .”
Avalon Public Hall
“Rongotea School has had the pleasure of working with Helen Whitcombe from Funding Connection. During our time working with Helen, she provided us with excellent support in our grant application. Helen’s work has been a major factor in us gaining a grant for our purchase of school minivan.
Helen takes the stress and pressure off our team when making applications and submitting accountability reports by supporting us through the processes from start to finish. Thank you, Helen, for your great efforts and success in helping us gain funding to purchase a minivan. Using Helen was the best decision, Helen had/has all the skills and knowledge to tailor our application to give us the best chance of success for now and the future. We will use Funding Connection the next time we need a grant.”
“Whenuakite Country kids has had the pleasure of working with Helen Whitcombe from Funding Connection for over a year. During this time Helen has provided us with excellent support in the area of grant applications and fundraising. Helen’s work has been a major factor in gaining grants for our huge outdoor environment project, which is finally able to happen after almost 4 years, thanks to Helen’s guidance.
Helen takes the stress and pressure off our fundraising team when making applications and submitting accountability reports by supporting us through the processes from start to finish.
Thank you Helen for your great efforts and success in gaining our early childhood centre grants, using Helen was the best decision, Helen had/has all the skills and knowledge to tailor our applications to give us the best chance of success for now and the future. We will definitely use Funding Connection the next time we are in need of a grant.”
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