Strive Creative

Strive Creative is a Romsey, Hampshire-based funding service founded by Cameron Harvey to help small UK charities find and apply for grants. Built around experience developing systems for a working charity, it is designed for registered charities whose teams lack a dedicated trusts and grants fundraiser and must fit funding research around their other responsibilities.

The service provides a weekly pipeline of funders matched to each charity’s work. Each email highlights a small selection of opportunities, explains why they may be a fit and includes relevant deadlines. Charities review the recommendations and approve or skip them; approved funders are then developed into application drafts based on the charity’s own case for support. The charity retains control, reviews each draft, and submits applications itself.

Strive Creative offers a free 20-minute introductory call, after which charities receive a shortlist of five to ten potential funders to consider, whether or not they proceed with the service.