Mike Scutari, contributing journalist at Inside Philanthropy deep dives into the impact of Coronavirus and what lies beyond. As arts funders navigate the opening stages of what will be a prolonged effort to stem the impact of COVID-19, many are already looking beyond the pandemic. As A Blade of Grass Executive Director Deborah Fisher told Mike Scutari ... Read more

A compendium of resources created by the Arts Development Company through the Culture+ programme to support artists, small businesses and freelancers. Culture+ is funded by the ERDF and Arts Council England. Illustration by Bel Burkill

A report by CultueLabel for Kids in Museums looking at opportunities to use flexible family tickets to develop new creative business models.

A comprehensive report covering key areas of what makes an arts or cultural organisation resilience. Research conducted by Golant Media Ventures and The Audience Agency. Commissioned by Arts Council England.

Stacey McIntosh has worked with the team at Sage to design an infographic tool for developing a business model canvas.

Find out how Derby Museums  have developed a co-production approach using Human-Centred Design Methodology to work together with their stakeholders, listening to, understanding and responding to their collective needs.

In this Prosper resource Gill Thewlis covers all you need to know to successfully manage change and growth within your organisation — from measuring success and capturing your ideas for growth; through to business planning and funding; and managing risk and change.

In their first Prosper vlog, Amar Patel and Daniel Oduntan from Soul Labels share the highlights and key takeaways of their experiences to date of  Prosper, Creative United’s business support programme designed specifically for arts organisations, museums and libraries.

Explore how Southend Museum revised its business model and got staff behind a more positive and ambitious future.

Julie Aldridge and Pam Jarvis explore how Brighton Royal Pavilion and Museums have reviewed their vision and business model in a bid to become more relevant and resilient.

Discover how writing a manifesto helped Doncaster Museum gain clarity on how the museums service could connect with communities.

Explore the National Justice Museum’s new business model and the process that led to it uniting its various venues, collections and activities under one national brand.

Sarah Thelwall shares MyCake’s fourth annual analysis of the Arts Council England annual data set. Gain insight into the business models of small and large-scale organisations and compare the income streams of different artforms with MyCake’s interactive dashboard.

This guide shares learning from the Digital R&D Fund for the arts. Find out what a Business Model is and how organisations are innovating and disrupting to ensure their models remain fresh and fit for purpose.

This Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy (AF&P)  Summer school essay by AF&P Fellow Clare McCullagh evaluates the theories and practices of cultural entrepreneurship and considers the impact of adopting new resilient business models on arts fundraising.

Discover how Ministry of Stories funds free mentoring of young people and uses customer and partner insights to drive innovation in its business model.

Find out how Bloodaxe Books’ commitment to getting the best poetry to more people drives its business model.

Mark Robinson explores some of the patterns emerging from his arts and culture business model case studies and poses six questions for the sector.

Learn how Southbank Centre has combined artistic and commercial entrepreneurship to diversify audiences and income streams.