Effective fundraising is similar to developing a new product or service – it too requires a stepped approach using business…

Brewery Arts Centre increased its charitable income from box office donations by more than 40% when it approached customers at the…

Cost cutting is as essential as fundraising, but it’s not often given equal consideration. Michelle Wright shares tips for a…

A DCMS-backed funding programme is set to extend the value of match funding offered to arts organisations raising funds through cr…

The amount generated through donations, sponsorship and membership by Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation…

Many arts organisations are striving to diversify their fundraising income, but there are dangers in this approach, warns Michelle…

Fundraising may be different for small arts organisations but it doesn’t have to be difficult, especially if you share exper…

Trading Standards is powerless to investigate a complaint against the Fundraising Regulator by arts charity Children and the Arts,…

The Charity Commission’s new fundraising guide has transformed the role of trustees. Samir Savant considers whether it is a…

88% of arts organisations involved in Arts Council England’s funding programme have committed to maintaining or increasing t…

Children and the Arts is complaining to Trading Standards after receiving an unsolicited invoice and correspondence from the Regul…

Income generating activities by ACNI’s core-funded organisations have failed to offset the loss of Government funding and ar…

Many great public art collections were founded upon the bequests of private collectors, but how can galleries engage the collector…

When member benefits proved uneconomical, Northern Ballet decided to stop offering them. Crys Whitewoods explains how the decision…

Can financial incentives prompt donors to give more, or more often? In their second article on crowdfunding in the arts, Peter Bae…

The DCMS, Arts Council England and national arts organisations must all do more to support culture in the regions, a select commit…

The Treasury’s initial consultation failed to result in consensus about reform to the value test.

Crowdfunding is a growing into a vital source of finance for the arts. In their first of two articles on crowdfunding in the arts,…

Myths about arts fundraising are common, especially amongst directors and board members, says David Dixon. He identifies eight of…

Many arts organisations feel awkward asking their supporters to leave a gift in their will. Rob Cope offers guidance on how to tap…

Progress has been made by a sub-set of organisations that now regularly receive substantial gifts in wills, according to a new rep…

Anti-oil campaigners are calling for the Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP to be reviewed following revelations that trustee…

Training has given many non-specialist fundraisers in the East of England the skills and confidence to make their case to potentia…

Josephine Chanter reveals how The Design Museum ditched its quiet fundraising approach, starting with a glamorous benefit auction…