Respecting and benefiting from diversity in fundraising
Fundraisers should already know that every donor is different, but do we recognise all their many differences enough and reflect t…
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Are there not enough hours in your day?
I can’t think of a time when anyone has ever complained to me of having too many hours in their working day. Everyone seems…
Thoughts on where arts marketing and fundraising meet
How does fundraising fit into marketing in arts organisations? We all have to make that judgement, so not surprisingly it was a po…
Needs and networks
Rosalie Neath explains how volunteers help the work of the Art Fund
Catalyst for philanthropy
ACE announces details of £40m scheme to boost private giving to the arts
Michael Kaiser in Bristol
These seminars, six in total across the country, were set up by Arts Council England as part of their commitment to strengthening…
Michael Kaiser in Manchester
Michael Kaiser, admiringly known by some as the “ turn around King” following his ground breaking fundraising at the R…
Catalyst for philanthropy
ACE announces details of £40m scheme to boost private giving to the arts
The need to mix fundraising basics with technology
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
Developing your Fundraising Strategy
The recent cuts have meant that many organisations have either recognised they need to fundraise or to increase their reliance on…
A culture of asking
Kara Larson sorts the myths from the truths about “US-style” philanthropy
Social media fundraising
Heather Stewart wonders how social media fundraising will develop and who will capitalise on it successfully
What the Budget means for the arts
The budget’s implications for arts organisations were, to some extent known, before George Osborne started his one hour spee…
A bit rich
Rosalind Riley (AP231) makes many telling points when arguing that the arts should be state funded. Unfortunately, all her argumen…
You can’t take it with you…
AP EXCLUSIVE: John Nicholls reveals the findings of Arts Quarter’s legacy fundraising survey, which show opportunities for signi…
New tricks
Dan Baker describes his company’s experience of crowdfunding
Far and wide
Chris Grady explains how Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is developing its philanthropic support
Matched funding to encourage philanthropy
Now I’m sure we’d all like an early Christmas present of a large gift from a donor or new sponsorship and I read with…
Hunt’s punt on giving
Hunt holds out his hat to philanthropists in efforts to boost giving to the arts
Thinking big
Five arts organisations reached their fundraising targets for the week within hours of the opening of The Big Give Christmas…
Charlotte Jones: The devil in the detail
The idea that philanthropy will fill the gap created by cuts in Government arts budgets is one that raises an eyebrow in som…
Will philanthropists save the arts?
It’s an important question, posed in a recent Guardian article, which grabbed my attention as I’m regularly approached…
Ticketing systems – who does what?
We asked AP readers about their ticketing systems. This is what we found out… • 21% always use ticketing transac…
Gloomy forecast for fundraising
Only one in ten arts organisations predict fundraising income will grow this year and nearly 40% are expecting further decline, ac…
