The final report from the Cultural Cities Enquiry set up by Arts Council of England and Core Cities UK.

Susanna Caudwell shares how the Hallé’s Corporate Choir Competition has helped them build relationships with the corporate sector and raise over £20,000.

Artichoke recently won The Richmond Associates Award for Best Campaign Over £100,000 in the Emcees Fundraising Awards. Development Director Sarah Coop shares how they reached their £3 million target.

Overcome your fear of cold calling and approaching businesses with this simple toolkit, which is based on a blog written by Nicole Newman for Creative Partnerships Australia.

Chapter shares the results of its business membership scheme. From creation to promotion, discover top tips for a successful scheme.

Derby QUAD reveals the results of its corporate club package and shares top tips for creating a scheme of your own.

Learn from Creative Scene’s experience of partnering with Bradford-based fashion label bonprix to foster new relationships and stimulate and sustain arts engagement.

Gain inspiration for building relationships with the business community in this case study on Dorchester Arts’ 50/50 Business Membership Programme.

This guide provides useful advice on how to prepare for a meeting with a potential corporate partner to ensure your ‘ask’ is presented in a way that complements your potential partner’s business activities.

In this how-to guide you will explore key tips on building valuable relationships with corporate sponsors.

Learn how Sherman Cymru approached local businesses for financial support to enable schools, particularly those  based in disadvantaged areas of the city, to attend their Christmas production.

Learn the basics of writing partnership agreements with this fundraising fact sheet, which provides guidance and a sample agreement to illustrate what your agreement should cover.

The arts provide an effective way to reach and influence senior clients and other key decision-makers. This guide presents real-life case studies that show that for a modest outlay the arts are powerful generators of goodwill. Their image of creativity, innovation, quality, social responsibility and trust is one that businesses themselves wish to project.

Why has business sponsorship of the arts been so successful over the years? This factsheet outlines how the arts are able to meet one or more business objectives, including access to a target market, enhancing its image, staff development and creative problem-solving.

The arts have a much richer role to play within a modern, competitive and sustainable business environment. This guide sets out how arts organisations can create new relationships with businesses and achieve a more varied set of outcomes.

Raising money in the form of sponsorship from a business is all about building relationships. This guide is intended as a brief introduction to sponsorship of the arts for galleries and museums. Guidance includes assessing your organisation, researching the market, making an approach and sources of further information and training.

To develop a successful partnership with a corporate sponsor takes time, effort and planning. This factsheet identifies five steps that arts organisations should take, each step requiring a number of questions to be answered. By following each step you should be able to make a successful approach for sponsorship and develop a long-term relationship.

A quick summary of some of the key indicators gathered across 17 DCMS sponsored museums.

We all know that running sponsored events can be a great way to raise money for your organisation, but did you know that you can increase the amount you raise by encouraging the people who sponsor to use their Gift Aid entitlement?  This guide shows you just how easy that can be.

In a connected world, managing your corporate reputation and brand has become more complex. Several short case studies are used to illustrate approaches some organisations are taking – in particular how reputation impacts on our approaches to development and corporate sponsorship.