Welcome to The Environmental Fundraiser's Handbook. A four-part video miniseries about what it means to be a “good” environmental fundraiser in these times with real stories, practical insights, and new ways of thinking about fundraising.

Fundraising is often framed around targets and transactions, but at its heart, it’s really about relationships.

In this episode, we explore what it means to build trust-based partnerships between funders and fundraisers, and why honesty, transparency, and long-term thinking matter more than ever. Guests share experiences from philanthropy, corporate fundraising and sector research with practical insights on navigating power dynamics, being transparent and taking risks. Our speakers include:

• Dr Sophia Cooke, Strategic Initiatives Lead, EFN
• Aruna Bahia, Sustainability Lead, Co-op Foundation
• Steve Jones, Chief Operating Officer, ORCA
• Andy Raingold & Chloe Revill, Co-Founders & Directors, Change in Nature
• Host: Natasha Ratter, Environmental Groups Lead, EFN

Thank you to all our contributors and partners for sharing their insights and helping make this video miniseries so successful. We want to especially thank The Onion Garden for hosting us in London and Studio Goldstar for producing this series.

About Studio Goldstar. This video mini-series was produced by Josie Colter and Ben Beheshty at Studio Goldstar, a creative podcast studio producing climate stories, based in London. Its mission is to make the climate conversation something everyone wants to be a part of. Find out more.

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The Environmental Funders Network (EFN)’s vision is an effective, flourishing ecosystem of environmental philanthropy that is supporting people and the planet to thrive together. Our mission is to cultivate knowledge and relationships that enable environmental philanthropy to step up its impact in response to the climate and nature emergency.