Leveraging AI as an Innovative Tool for Bid Writing

Access to funding remains one of the most significant challenges facing charities, social enterprises, and community-led organisations

Particularly small and medium-sized and BAMER-led organisations. While funding opportunities are increasing, competition is intensifying, and bid writing has become more complex, data-driven, and time-consuming.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a powerful opportunity to transform bid writing by improving efficiency, clarity, and strategic alignment with funder priorities. When used ethically and responsibly, AI can support organisations to better articulate their impact, strengthen outcomes frameworks, and submit higher-quality funding applications—without replacing human expertise or lived experience.

This initiative seeks to build organisational capacity by equipping participants with practical skills to leverage AI as a supportive and innovative tool throughout the bid writing lifecycle.

Objectives

The programme aims to:

Improve participants’ understanding of AI and its application in bid writing
Equip organisations with practical AI tools to support research, drafting, and review
Enhance the quality, clarity, and funder-alignment of funding proposals
Reduce time spent on repetitive bid writing tasks