Fundraising: Finding connection, creating empathy
When it comes to bid writing, many grant givers demand predicted impact. But for Lucie Davies and Alex Mayer, there is profound va…
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Foundations granted arts more than £200m during pandemic
A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation shows arts and culture grants from trusts and foundations spiked in financial year 2020/2…
London Museum renovation project receives extra £50m
The Mayor of London and the City of London have committed an additional £25m each toward the renovation costs of old market…
New organisation seeks to boost arts investment
Newly-established organisation brings together Arts & Culture Finance and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture with the aim…
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust receives £1m donation
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been gifted £1m from American playwright Ken Ludwig, the largest private donation in the tr…
Bristol Improv Theatre saved after campaign
Bristol Improv Theatre says it has been saved from closure after exceeding its £20,000 fundraising target. The theatre start…
Struggling arts charity gets mystery donation
An anonymous donor has given an arts charity £10,000 towards a fundraising campaign. The Hive in Shrewsbury, a creative venu…
Growth in legacy gifts an opportunity for small arts charities
Research on legacy donations for the art, culture and heritage sector suggests smaller organisations are well placed to gener…
Chichester theatre gets approval for new venue
Chichester Festival Theatre has received planning permission for a new 120-seat studio theatre. Called ‘The Nest’, the…
Arts funding policy under the new government
In a period of fast change, financial pressures, despair about public service provision and political upheaval in the UK and abroa…
Berkshire theatre campaign nears funding goal
A group trying to buy a run-down theatre from a local authority is nearing its fundraising target. The BBC reports the Save Novell…
Campaign for free craft workshops reaches fundraising target
A charity’s campaign to raise money to pay for vulnerable and disadvantaged people to attend creative classes has hit its &p…
Sponsorship boycotts ‘counterproductive’, says Vaizey
Lord Vaizey’s comments come following Barclays' announcement that it will no longer sponsor Live Nation festivals after…
Run-down theatre receives £100,000 donation
An anonymous donor has pledged £100,000 towards saving a run-down theatre in Berkshire. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Mai…
Gatsby Foundation gifts £16m to Cambridge Arts Theatre
The donation will enable the theatre to complete the first phase of a redevelopment project which includes the total refurbishment…
Five strategies to elevate your philanthropy practice
Continuing our series looking at the role of philanthropy in the arts, Tessitura’s Kate Watson and Rebecca Herberson explore…
Making friends with philanthropy advisors
You may not have met a philanthropy advisor before, but it is a growing profession, so be ready. Emma Beeston, who’s been on…
Philanthropy is about empathy
In the first of our series looking at the role of philanthropy in arts funding, Caroline McCormick of the Cultural Philanthropy Fo…
Philanthropy in 2024: More questions than answers
As activity this year gathers pace, Michelle Wright explores the many quandaries arts organisations have to navigate in deciding w…
Gallery launches crowdfunder for redesign
An art gallery in Oxford has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 toward a £2m renovation. The campaign b…
LA funding survey: Fears of ‘unsustainable’ strain on trusts
Council cuts to arts budgets have left charitable trusts and foundations 'overwhelmed' with applications for funding as ar…
Museum warns of closure risk over energy costs
A museum in Wales has launched a public appeal to help it remain open in the face of soaring energy bills. Llandudno Museum says i…
Wigmore Hall opens fund aimed at self-sufficiency
The classical music venue’s new fund has been set up to allow it to run without funds from the public purse if ever necessar…
Campaign to boost culture investment launches
A UK-wide campaign designed to highlight the impact culture and heritage organisations make within their communities in the run-up…
