In this comprehensive webinar, Lucy Costello, Head of Marketing, Ticketsolve takes us through how we can change our objectives towards online fundraising and implement sensitive and meaningful online donation campaigns. Part of the Ticketing Professionals Conference (TPC) webinar series.

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Fellow and Back to Ours Producer Nesta Nelson takes a deep dive into how they’ve started engaging new and exiting audiences digitally throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ticketsolve with David Johnson, Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy give practical guidance on key considerations for cultural fundraisers during Covid-19.

The Spektrix Insights Report is a look into the consumer transaction data of up to 343 arts organisations which use the Spektrix Ticketing, Marketing, and Fundraising CRM system.

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

Carly Straughan takes an in-depth look at the future of Museum fundraising. First published on MuseumNext.

Judy Niner and Amy Richards from Development Partners share some dos and don’ts to understand if you want to get the best results from donation boxes.

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company based in a purpose-built venue in North London. They create theatre for all ages and run successful outreach projects, education courses and membership programmes throughout the year. This case study takes a look at Chickenshed’s hugely successful gala and events programme, which raises approximately 50% of Chickenshed’s fundraised income each year. Forecast income ... Read more

Learn all about how the Museum of Modern Art has successfully established a strategic department for fundraising to harness the untapped potential for Planned Giving and ensure the Museum’s stability and future success.

Social media presents interesting opportunities for the cultural sector including the online world of fundraising. This short paper gives practical advice on how arts organisations of all sizes can integrate social media fundraising into their overall fundraising mix. It concludes with five top tips for getting started.

This manual gives detailed advice on how to encourage people to give money. It looks at why people give, how much is given and why people choose to support the arts. It then suggests an eight step plan which includes identifying your targets (who to approach), getting your targets involved, different ways to ask and ... Read more

Private giving is a growth area for arts funding and such support should make the best possible use of the available tax incentives. This guide explains various forms of individual giving: gift aid, donations from higher and lower rate taxpayers, payroll giving, gift of shares, land and property, legacies. For each it includes detailed case ... Read more

Individual giving makes a substantial contribution to many arts organisations but there is still more that can be done to attract more. This in-depth report looks at the facts, trends and potential behind individual giving. Its recommendations are positive but show how success and methods will vary according to artform, region and size of organisation,

Spitalfields Music asks ticket bookers to its Summer and Winter Festivals to donate the value of a ticket when they buy their own ticket – effectively buy one ticket and donate one. Money generated through this scheme is used to offer free tickets to local residents who could not otherwise afford a ticket. The value ... Read more

Cultural organisations are increasingly looking at ways to encourage philanthropy. This factsheet outlines Legacy10, an independent campaign that was launched in 2011 to encourage charitable giving. You’ll find some key facts in terms of UK giving along with a list of campaign supporters for the Legacy10 campaign. There’s also an introduction to changes that were ... Read more

The Values Survey is a stepping stone towards a new type of donor database which segments by attitudes and beliefs. It surveys motivations to donate and outlines five types of donor: Intrinsics – believe in the transformative power of art. Networkers are socially-oriented  Co-Creators want to be a part of the evolution of the art forms. ... Read more

The Philanthropy in the Arts Agenda was launched in December 2010 and advocated a wide range of aspirations and proposals for encouraging higher levels of philanthropy to arts organisations. In 2011, arts organisations shared views on key aspects of the Agenda at that time. A year on, and Arts Quarter return to the cultural community to ... Read more

This report looks brings together findings from two studies conducted by Arts Quarter – the Hidden Wealth Research Project and the Philanthropy in the Arts Survey and brings together findings from these two projects to provide a snapshot on the extent to which arts organisations have some of the most fundamental building blocks in place to ... Read more

This report is part of an on-going review of organisations who have received Arts Council England Catalyst funding to develop private sector fundraising. It aims to provide a benchmark for performance and to share learning so the wider arts community can learn from the experiences.

Fundraising occupies a lot of our time in the cultural industries, and sometimes it can seems like it’s getting harder and harder to compete with larger, more established charitable organisations and their fundraising teams.  This research report highlights some of the reasons why smaller organisations might not be getting a bigger slice of the pie, ... Read more