It makes business sense to integrate sustainability into a fundraising strategy. Dr Jonathan Gunson, explores what fundraisers working across the arts, culture and heritage sectors can learn from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Environmental Change toolkit. An Arts, Fundraising & Philanthropy article.
Published in Autumn 2022, key findings from Cause4‘s Arts and Culture Fundraising Benchmark (2021 release of 2019 data). The benchmarking data remains a valuable guide to understanding the pre-pandemic norm – a check against where your organisation could, or should, return to. Combined with more recent insights from other published sources, the benchmarks offer a … Read more
Donors are looking for transparency, accountability and tangible commitments to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. Tarsha Whitaker Calloway, Vice President, Philanthropy, Tessitura Network chairs a lively online panel discussing examples of successful and authentic approaches.
The Spring 2022 edition of Now, New and Next from Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy explores fundraising philanthropy and the environmental agenda. Trends, statistics and expertise for arts, heritage and cultural fundraisers.
A new study of performing arts organisations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. by TRG Arts and U.K. arts data specialists Purple Seven shows a decline in philanthropic revenue in 2020 on both sides of the Atlantic. David Brownlee and Eric Nelson examine the findings.
With arts philanthropy static in the UK and declining in the US, what needs to be done to persuade the next generation of mega-rich donors to support culture? Michelle Wright, CEO of Cause4 and Programme Director of the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Programme. examines the challenges ahead.
Can you tell our readers a bit about what you do? Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy transforms the fundraising knowledge, skills and levels of success of creative organisations. We’re a national consortium led by Cause4, with the Arts Marketing Association and University of Leeds. Our dedicated programme of training courses support arts professionals across their career, from new fundraisers writing their first applications to Trustees looking to become Chairs … Read more
Gain insight into Arts Council England’s Catalyst programme designed to help arts organisations diversify their income streams and access more funding from private sources.
Find out more about Arts Council England’s Catalyst programme – designed to help arts organisations increase private giving – in this second evaluation report, which covers the entire programme.
The Catalyst Craft Consortium – comprising of Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool; Craftspace, Birmingham; Devon Guild, Bovey Tracey, Devon; Manchester Craft & Design Centre; and Smiths Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – has been working to develop skills and evidence to attract philanthropy and investment, and explore new areas of fundraising. The consortium commissioned this report to investigate the … Read more