SKEPTk
Where fundraising reality meets board expectation
​Fundraising works best when trustees understand their role, feel confident in their judgement and are clear about how they support success.
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In practice, many boards struggle to balance governance, strategic oversight and their responsibilities around fundraising and philanthropy. This can lead to uncertainty, misplaced caution, unrealistic expectations or unhelpful scrutiny — all of which affect organisational performance.
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SKEPTk is a structured, board-level intervention that helps trustees and senior leaders develop a shared understanding of effective fundraising governance. It provides clarity, confidence and a common language, enabling boards to ask better questions, make stronger decisions and support fundraising in a more constructive, informed way.
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The result..confident, informed Trusteeship
SKEPTk helps boards to:
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Understand their responsibilities around fundraising and philanthropy
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Clarify the board’s role in major gifts, strategy and organisational culture
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Strengthen oversight through better questions and clearer expectations
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Identify risks, assumptions and blind spots that affect decision-making
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Improve alignment between trustees, senior leaders and fundraising teams
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Create a healthier, more confident environment for fundraising
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Skeptk moves boards away from uncertainty, over-caution or unproductive challenge — and towards informed, constructive participation.
How we deliver SKEPTk
Skeptk is not training and not a presentation. It is a facilitated conversation, tailored to your organisation and board context.
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It can be delivered as:
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a board workshop (in-person or online)
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a governance and fundraising alignment session
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a trustee induction or development component
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a one-to-one session for Chairs or CEOs
Each session combines evidence, experience and honest discussion, with the aim of building a shared understanding of what effective fundraising governance looks like — and how trustees can actively support it.
Why boards value SKEPTk
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It demystifies fundraising without oversimplifying it
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It encourages constructive challenge rather than friction
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It aligns board, leadership and fundraising perspectives
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It builds confidence and reduces anxiety around major gifts and risk
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It strengthens governance and improves decision-making
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It provides language and structure trustees can use immediately
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Trustees typically leave with clearer expectations, sharper questions and greater confidence in their role. Organisations benefit from a more engaged, supportive and strategically aligned board.