Institute of Fundraising launches new code of practice
The Institute of Fundraising (IOF) has launched a new single code of practice, which collates 30 codes on different types of fundr…
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Sector pushed closer to a private funding culture
ACE’s latest funding stream will provide professional development for fundraising and capacity-building support for arts consort…
Bringing the board to the forefront of fundraising
Christopher Goodhart asks how board members can make more of their fundraising role.
Arts fundraising to support patient care
‘Arts for Life’, a three-year fundraising initiative by the Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity, has been launched…
Irish Arts Council turns to fundraising
Ireland’s Arts Council is working with eight Irish arts organisations to raise €10 million in private funding over the…
My Gurus…
Gemma Taylor names those who have inspired her most
Digital wheel reinvention
I share Liz Hill’s surprise (AP256, p4) at Jeremy Hunt’s endorsement of the new National Funding Scheme, as I am chall…
Breathing Life Into In Memoriam Giving
In Memoriam giving remains one of the most under-developed and reactive methods of raising funds within the whole voluntary sector…
Boards are barrier to progress
Inactive trustees could be the Achilles heel in arts sector efforts to attract individual giving
Defining values
Julia Rowntree, with Russell Willis Taylor and Anna Ledgard, reveal how a focus on practical and effective ways to create real val…
Swings and roundabouts
Rick Bond weighs up the implications of transferring to a trust
Catalyst ignites arts fundraising push
Successful bidders get a three-year cushion to attract more private money
Taxing gifts
The recent budget has propelled charitable giving and tax into the media spotlight. Mahmood Reza explains what it’s all abou…
Job ladder
Maggie Clarke tracks the progression of her career
Giving up on philanthropy?
EXCLUSIVE: New report reveals cynicism about Philanthropy in the Arts
Bookshop
How to run a theatre: a witty, practical fun guide to arts management by Jim Volz, Methuen Drama, 2nd Revised edition, 2011 ISBN-1…
Catalyst funding delayed
Plans are on hold for the launch of a funding scheme that will help arts organisations with little or no fundraising experience to…
If you don’t ask
Is the arts and culture sector missing a trick? Christopher Goodhart urges wider action to promote legacy giving.
Fund-raising the game
Christopher Goodhart believes the route to more successful fundraising comes through thinking laterally & testing new channel…
The phoenix rises
In his recent AP blog, David Dixon asked who is supporting arts fundraisers now that Arts & Business is going…. But A&…
A clear vision
Christopher Wynn applauds Blackbaud’s software for giving fundraisers at Edinburgh International Festival a clear understanding…
Goodbye Arts & Business, hello…what exactly?
David Dixon volunteers suggestions for the future of arts fundraising
A taxing myth
I have been a fundraiser since 1988, when I joined Oxfam, and have worked in cultural fundraising since 1991. So the question of w…
New schemes for new cash
Private giving becomes the new mantra in the arts as ACE launches new match-funding schemes
