Research Process

Providing you with such comprehensive coverage about local funding opportunities is expert work.

Our information is continually updated and checked for accuracy by a team of specialist researchers made up of ten permanent staff, plus a further eight associates who work with us during various stages of the editorial process.

Each team member has a graduate - and in many cases post-graduate - qualification and brings a wealth of experience in terms of research and information analysis. Researchers are assigned roles that match their own key skills, for example, we have a qualified journalist in charge of writing our funding news.

You will have full access to a dedicated account manager, who will ensure all the funds and information relevant to your local area is up to date and complete.

All our content is subject to a strict editorial process that ensures the information we provide you is consistent, accurate and relevant. On average, we update and add anywhere from 600 to 1,500 funds a week, as well as tracking more than 1,000 sources of information to ensure our data is up to date, accurate and of a high quality:

• Reactive – our team keeps in touch with all relevant breaking news feeds, funding websites, press releases and latest policy documents.
• Proactive – using various update cycles to ensure our data is up to date, we keep regular contact with a whole host of funding officers, councils, charitable trust funds and many other sources of information who we have built up a relationship of trust with over many years. Our excellent contacts ensure we get inside knowledge on new funding opportunities, which can be immediately added to our system.

For further information about the research process at j4b, visit our website (opens a new window)