Arts becoming less reliant on government funding
Cultural organisations in receipt of local authority funding are bracing for cuts, but the sector remains optimistic about its fin…
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One coin, two sides
For small arts companies, it’s a fiercely competitive time to be applying for funding from trusts and foundations. Anni…
Career guide: Arts fundraising
What kind of person makes a good fundraiser? Amanda Rigali answers your questions and reveals why it’s never been a bet…
The year ahead
What will the next 12 months bring for the arts and cultural sector? The Audience Agency team share their predictions for what lie…
Taking back control
After moving to a new box office system, an Atlanta theatre secured nearly three times more in donations in the last half of 2015…
Facing up to failure
Are fundraisers too scared to take risks? Michelle Wright examines the issue and asks three arts fundraisers what they’ve le…
Getting more from trusts and foundations
How can small arts organisations fundraise more efficiently? Joanna Ridout shares her tips for attracting greater investment whils…
Nurturing a new generation
Wendy Gadian explains why finding the right funder was key to helping the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama support emergin…
Back to basics
Fundraising experts Adam Lopardo and Ellie Turner share their dos and don’ts of applying for funding from trusts and foundat…
Success home and away
David Curtis reveals how the Orchestra of the Swan has secured funding from trusts based as far afield as New York.
A strong application
Do trusts and foundations really favour some organisations over others? Sarah Miller explains what can move the Andrew L…
When times are tough
With a fundraising target of £18m for Hull 2017, James Trowsdale knows how to present a project application that stands out…
If at first you don’t succeed…
The National Theatre isn’t shy about re-approaching a foundation that has previously turned it down. Emily Horn and Bry…
Competing against the rest
Deborah Larwood reveals how Sheffield Theatres secured foundation funding for an access project and shares her top fundr…
Managing the money
Do you regularly find your head pickled by the financial rules and regulations pertaining to fundraising? Accountant Pete O’…
Million pound donors give £45m to culture
Twenty-three gifts of over £1m were made to organisations in the cultural sector in 2014, according to the latest ‘Mil…
Who would want to be an arts fundraiser?
They raise the money organisations need to make great art, but who are they really? And what drives them to do what they do? Amand…
Ethical fundraising
Poor fundraising tactics have brought shame on the sector, says Michelle Wright. Change is needed, but is a new regulator really t…
Lighting up London
Artichoke’s Lumiere light festival is hugely reliant on sponsorship. As it prepares to come to London for the first time, Sa…
Photodiary: A week with Michaela Nutt
You might know what a development associate’s job description includes, but what does a week in their life actually look lik…
Mixed success for Catalyst as scheme is scaled back
Just £26m will be available to support fundraising in the arts over the next three years, down from £70m in 2012-15.&n…
Fund with philanthropy in mind, says think tank
Smarter funding decisions and help for the arts sector to evidence its impact are needed to boost philanthropy, according to a pap…
Friends on tour
Can a small touring company benefit from running a Friends scheme? Liz Hill examines the opportunities and the challenges.
Developing vital skills
Tracey Gregory reports on the lifeline provided by Catalyst funding for six small arts organisations in Milton Keynes.
