Financing future communities
The Conservatoire in Blackheath recently arranged a finance plan with Triodos Bank to fund its future activities. Phillip Bate exp…
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Letter: A candid friend
Art Fund volunteer Jane Crease responds with incredulity to reports that the charity's financial support for its voluntee…
My Gurus – Hanna Streeter
Hanna Streeter, Executive Director at Orange Tree Theatre, reflects on the key influences on her career, including being insp…
Ticking all the right boxes
Christine Harmar-Brown draws on her experience of submitting and assessing applications to offer some pointers on what works.
ACE plans to match crowdfunding for Music Education Hubs
The move follows a 2017 pilot project that found arts and heritage crowdfunding donations increased by 17% when the project was ma…
Big vision
How can the ‘fix-it style' philanthropy of the mega-wealthy US tech entrepreneurs be applied to the arts in the UK? Mich…
Avoiding ‘grantspeak’
Don't make the mistake of thinking homogenous jargon will push a funder's buttons, says Phoebe Walker.
Income rises at national institutions despite funding cuts
In real terms, institutions sponsored by DCMS have increased their income by over a quarter in the past decade, despite a 19% redu…
The elephant in the room – should trustees be obliged to give?
Should trustees on arts boards always be expected to give a donation, as is commonly the case in the US? Michelle Wright weighs up…
National museums’ fundraising income drops as major campaigns end
Tate, the British Museum and Imperial War Museums have all recently completed drives to gain support for large-scale capital work,…
How to… develop a fundraising strategy
What would the ideal fundraising strategy look like? Michelle Wright discusses the key elements – from inspiring donors with…
Arts organisations must be allowed to die, report claims
A new report on resilience in the arts encourages a shift in thinking from individual sustainability to the health of a sector as…
Call for free business support for arts sector
Arts professionals show a “continuing aversion” to the language of business support, despite a strong interest in acce…
Government to boost charities’ role in public services
A new Civil Society Strategy accepts that “Government alone cannot solve the complex challenges facing society”.
Letter: We’re not here to defend the public
CEO of the Fundraising Regulator Gerald Oppenheim responds to the charge it is a toothless regulator that doesn’t care.
Regulator resolute on decision to side with charity over artist
A complaint that Bow Arts Trust took donations from a tenant in one of its artists' studios without their permission was dismi…
Meet the Fundraising Regulator – another public champion that doesn’t care about you
No one in need should put any faith in this toothless ‘regulator’, which has just spent two years squirming out of its…
Creative Scotland trials matched crowdfunding scheme
The launch follows research into the power of match funding to boost public donations to arts organisations and increase fundraisi…
Is there ever a good time to talk about death?
Legacy giving has huge potential as a source of future funding for the arts, especially in Scotland. Richard Radcliffe offers tips…
Lessons in effective fundraising
When trustees and senior managers develop their fundraising skills alongside staff and volunteers, some key barriers to fundraisin…
Institute of Fundraising: Don’t refuse money on ethics alone
The membership body has collated and updated guidance on accepting and refusing donations, stressing the importance of adhering to…
Whose ethics are they anyway?
At the heart of the debate about ethics in arts sponsorship and fundraising are questions about the moral obligation of the arts s…
UK arts councils launch cultural cities enquiry
A call out for evidence seeks submissions on how planning, tax and fundraising reform could support arts organisations to become m…
Government must tackle arts fundraising challenges, AMs say
Welsh Assembly members have concluded that a fundraising skills deficit is holding back attempts to reduce arts organisations&rsqu…
