Case Study: Canal & River Trust m a n a g e m e n t c e n t r e . c o . u k/case_studies/case-study-canal-river-trust/ New charity: new donors – setting up a major donor fundraising programme from scratch Formerly British Waterways, the charity Canal & River Trust (CRT) was launched in 2012. It is responsible for maintaining 2,200 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, as well as museums, archives and a large collection of protected structures. 1 / 5CRT was established with a generous one-off government grant. This was designed to give the it time to build a sustainable financial model, by combining its existing successful commercial activities with a strong voluntary income stream – including a major donor fundraising programme. Challenge As a charity newly created from a

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