Mike Zywina
Director
Mike Zywina has 15 years’ experience in the sector as a fundraiser, consultant, senior manager and trustee. He set up Lime Green Consulting in 2014, to help charities and social enterprises to be more strategic, become more sustainable and access more funding.
Mike works across all these areas, designing strategic planning workshops for leadership teams and Boards of Trustees, and writing the applications that secure the funding needed to turn those strategic plans into reality. Having written hundreds of funding bids, Mike enjoys sharing tips from personal experience on what works well (and what doesn’t), as well as calling funders out when they get things wrong.
For a back catalogue of advice, opinion and semi-coherent musings on fundraising and strategy, check out the Lime Green blog here: https://www.limegreenconsulting.co.uk/blog
My Upcoming Events
Thursday 10th December 2026 @ 12:00 GMT
Trusts and Major Donors Conference 2026
Are you a trusts, grants, or major donor fundraiser that’s looking for a way to define success, increase your impact, and reduce your workload? The Trusts and Major Donor conference is back for another year of shared learning, case studies, and best practice to help you focus on the areas that will help you succeed.
My Previous Events
Building relationships with invitation-only trusts
Getting invitation-only funders to take notice isn’t quick or easy, but it is possible. Over the years I’ve seen charities do this brilliantly, and helped organisations to open doors that they previously thought were bolted firmly shut.
On Demand
Grants and Major Donors Conference 2022
Watch the Grants and Major Donors Conference 20225 on demand for case studies and best practice to help you succeed.