Miguel Nyberg
I help community organisations improve and prove their impact and secure funding.
About me
I've been working as a grant fundraiser for a small grassroots community organisation, Skate Haven, in Southeast London. In the last two years, roughly 80% of all my grant applications have been successful. During this time, we have been awarded £50k through competitive grants alone, from funders such as Sport England, the National Lottery, councils, and smaller charitable trusts. I have also sat on the other side of the table as a grant assessor for Southwark Council.Apart from fundraising, I have co-directed our organisation. This work has involved designing programmes, building governance, delivering activities to hundreds of young people, and evaluating outcomes using academic methods I have acquired across two First-Class, research-heavy degrees in neuroscience and public health (UCL and UoW). My academic background has given me a deep understanding of health & well-being and its links to community, arts, and sports, and my professional experience has familiarised me with the ins and outs of the local fundraising landscape.Now I am looking to use my fundraising skills to help other community organisations, be it CICs, charities, or sports clubs, that are interested in securing grant funding. I can identify the societal benefits of community work (including sports!), and I can write applications that appeal to funders because I understand the social impact that community organisations have and I know how to asses and prove it through validated measures.
Work
My work spans grant writing, applied research, and community-based project delivery. I have led the design, funding, and evaluation of youth and health-focused initiatives, alongside producing research outputs, proposals, and written materials for academic, professional, and public audiences.
Grant Writing
Over the last few years, I have had a strong success rate in competitive grant applications. I have secured funds from national bodies, local authorities, charitable trusts, and corporate community schemes. I have also assessed incoming grant applications for Southwark Council and contributed to a funding decision panel (Funding Differently, 2025).My grant award track record is below:Sport England & National Lottery
- Movement Fund — £14,750 awarded in 2025
- Small Grants Programme — £9,750 awarded in 2024
Funding allocated for diverse community projects, including launching a youth development programme, as well as the planning and piloting of a mentoring scheme.
Charterhouse Southwark — £4,000 awarded in 2024
Funding allocated for the acquisition of equipment, and to support core organisational costs.
North Southwark Environmental Trust — £3,500 awarded in 2024
Funding allocated for the acquisition of equipment, and to support core organisational costs.
Southwark Council – Funding Differently — £5,000 awarded in 2025
Funding allocated to support core organisational costs and expand previous initiatives.
Tesco Groundwork Blue Token Scheme — £5,000 awarded in 2025
Funding allocated toward expanding a youth development programme.
Crowdfunding, Donations, and Other Income
Since 2022, secured approximately £10,000 through crowdfunding and individual donations. This included a targeted crowdfunding initiative in 2022 to support early delivery, and a number of recurring monthly donations. Other income has been generated through contracts with public institutions and subsidised service fees.
Projects
Edu-Skate
A funded programme (Sport England, National Lottery, Tesco) combining structured skateboarding and research on well-being and positive youth development. Designed and delivered in partnership with a network of local and international stakeholders, with delivery supported by trained coaches and volunteers.
London Roll-Models
A funded pilot skateboarding mentoring programme (Sport England, National Lottery, Southwark Council) that applies the wellbeing benefits of structured skate interventions into a 1:1 mentoring model. Designed with a strong safeguarding framework and future scalability in mind.
Research Assistance & Data Analysis
Research assistance role supporting a leading research group (DogRisk, University of Helsinki) in a large-scale study on canine health and nutrition, contributing to data management, analysis, and laboratory tasks.
Credentials
MASc Creative Health (Public Health) — University College London, 2022–2024
Research-led master's focused on community-based health interventions. Dissertation: designed, funded, delivered, and evaluated a structured skateboarding programme for 40 young people, demonstrating sustained wellbeing improvements using validated health measures and qualitative follow-up.BSc Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience — University of Westminster, 2019–2021
Training in experimental design, data analysis, and brain-behaviour relationships. Dissertation: built and ran a remote eye-tracking experiment during COVID lockdown, contributing to models of anxiety and attention.Both degrees awarded First-Class Honours.Additional training: Designated Safeguarding Lead (NSPCC), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England), Skateboard Instructor (Skateboard GB), First Aid, Suicide Prevention, Trauma-Informed Practice.Methods: Mixed-methods research design, quantitative and qualitative analysis, theory of change, logic models, KIDSCREEN, IPA, PRISMA. Tools include SPSS, R, NVivo, and Excel.
Grant Writing Services
Organisations may come to funding from very different starting points. Some have tried and not seen returns. Others might not be sure where to begin. I will tailor my support to wherever you are.
My role is not just to write applications. It's to help you pursue funding that is realistic, aligned with your work, and worth the effort. That includes shaping projects, strengthening evidence, and making sure your organisation is clearly positioned for what funders are looking for.Grant work adds value regardless of outcome — through clearer project design, reusable evidence and impact content, sharper funder literacy, and learning that carries forward into every future application.
Working Together & Fees
Fees are project-based and will mainly depend on the size of the awards being sought, and the extent of services other than simple bid writing needed to put strong, worthwhile applications together. I will be upfront about costs before any work begins.If you are considering my services, I suggest we take a no-string-attached introductory call, I will offer an initial grant landscape scoping for your organisation for free, and we can go from there!Get in touch to discuss whether we're a good fit.
Contact
If you're looking for grant writing support, or want to talk through whether your organisation is ready to pursue funding, drop me a message.If you are considering my services, I suggest we take a no-string-attached introductory call, I will offer an initial grant landscape scoping for your organisation for free, and we can go from there!
Skate Haven CIC
Skate Haven is the community interest company I co-founded in 2022. It delivers public skateboarding tuition and structured youth programmes in South London, reaching hundreds of young people including participants with disabilities and those referred through schools and youth services.The award-winning programmes I have helped design and deliver are all within Skate Haven. This included developing safeguarding and governance frameworks, managing teams of coaches and volunteers, and producing impact evidence that secured new rounds of funding.
Who I Work With
Small charities and CICs that deliver front-line services but don't have dedicated fundraising staff. You know the work is good — you need someone who can translate that into applications funders respond to.Youth and community organisations running programmes that need proper evaluation and outcome evidence — not just to satisfy funders, but to improve what you're delivering.Organisations in health, wellbeing, or behaviour change where the evidence base matters — to funders, and to you. I understand the research, the language, and what this space expects.Start-ups and early-stage social enterprises building from the ground up. I've done this myself — governance, programme design, funding, delivery, evaluation — and I know what it takes to make something credible from nothing.
Grant Assessment & Evaluation
I am comfortable on both sides of the funding process. I can write grant applications — and I can assess them.In 2025, I joined a grant assessment panel for Southwark Council's Funding Differently programme, reviewing and scoring incoming applications and contributing to funding decisions. That experience sits alongside a track record of securing more than £50,000 in competitive grant funding as a writer, with an 80% success rate across funders including Sport England, the National Lottery, and several charitable trusts.This dual perspective — knowing what makes a strong application because I write them, and knowing what assessors look for because I've been one — is what I bring to assessment and evaluation work.Grant AssessmentI am available for freelance grant assessment work: reviewing applications, scoring against criteria, sitting on funding panels, and providing written assessor feedback. I understand funder frameworks from the inside and I am comfortable making clear, evidence-based recommendations.Evaluation & Impact MeasurementI design and deliver evaluation for community-based programmes — not as a theoretical exercise, but because I have built programmes that needed to prove they worked. My evaluation experience includes:- Validated outcome measurement (KIDSCREEN)
- Qualitative follow-up using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
- Systematic evidence review (PRISMA)
- Mixed-methods research design
- Theory of change and logic models as practical planning toolsApplied Research & Data Analysis- Quantitative analysis of survey and experimental data (SPSS, R, Excel)
- Qualitative analysis using interpretative and thematic methods (NVivo)
- Clear reporting for funders, boards, and non-specialist audiencesIf you are looking for a freelance grant assessor, an evaluation consultant, or someone who can help your organisation build its evidence base, I would welcome a conversation. I am based in Greenwich, SE London, and available for remote, hybrid, or in-person work.