• Arts funding
• Finance

There has been a lot of talk about the future of UK arts funding over the summer. Fran Sanderson has been assessing various funding streams to find ways to maximise their impact.

• Arts funding
• Finance
• Management

Arts organisations are only too aware of the limitations of short-term funding. But, in Northern Ireland, a pioneering financial programme provides a fresh blueprint for future fun…

• Income
• Ticketing

We've come a long way from the difficulties of recent years, and some key metrics are starting to show a positive trend. But we’re not out of the woods yet, writes David…

• Arts funding
• Fundraising
• Income

In the first of our series looking at the role of philanthropy in arts funding, Caroline McCormick of the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation argues that the financial plight of our c…

• Fundraising
• Income
• Sponsorship

As activity this year gathers pace, Michelle Wright explores the many quandaries arts organisations have to navigate in deciding where to focus their fundraising efforts.

• Income
• Retail and merchandising
• Ticketing

In light of the huge challenges that so many arts and culture organisations have faced in recent years, Watershed’s Clare Reddington shares five ‘rules’ for turni…

• Finance
• Income
• Policy

Now more than ever it’s important to focus on the things that really matter, to free ourselves of distractions and to identify earned income opportunities, says Robin Cantril…

• Digital
• Finance
• Governance

Many arts organisations struggle to find high-quality trustees, particularly ones with digital or business expertise. A new matchmaking service is responding to this challenge, as…

• Finance
• Law
• Scotland

Fiona McKerrell, Carissa Najafian and Kirsty Fryer are lawyers with extensive experience of working with organisations facing financial challenges. Here they share top tips fo…

• Finance
• International
• Research

Impact investment is an ideal partner for the arts sector where taking creative risks, experimentation and imagination are second nature, writes Fran Sanderson. 

• Arts funding
• Fundraising
• Income

In spending down their assets, trusts and foundations are making a strategic change of direction which could pose a threat to the charity sector, says Ben Wilson.

• Children and young people
• Income
• Participatory arts

Following the closure of the Bridge network earlier this year, and an unsuccessful bid for ACE funding, Nick Owen of The Mighty Creatives still thinks there’s life after fund…

• Digital
• Income
• Theatre

Kelman and Gemma Greig-Kicks are on a mission to use virtual reality technology to democratise theatre and provide new income streams for creators.

• Diversity
• Equality
• Finance

While not making him rich, Kevin Osborne’s early career earnings in the music industry were enough to allow him career breaks which were important learning opportunities.

• Environmental sustainability
• Finance
• Research

Two years on from the launch of an international initiative exploring the creative economy for sustainable development, Fran Sanderson reflects on how impact capital can be a vital…

• Access
• Digital
• Income
• Museums and heritage

Digitising collections is an ongoing challenge for museums, as evidenced in the latest National Museum Partnership report. Fiona Morris and Charlotte Morgan discuss the potent…

• Covid-19
• Digital
• Fundraising
• Income

In the competitive field of fundraising, digital gift giving has been experiencing a boom, as Stephanie Clark explains.

• Covid-19
• Cross artform
• Diversity
• Equality
• Income

In response to Covid, Phil Douglas developed a training offshoot that was not only a financial lifeline but an essential resource for raising LGTBQIA+ awareness. 

• Fundraising
• Income

In the next 30 years, a record £5.5 trillion is set to be transferred between generations, as either inheritance or gifts. Michelle Wright thinks legacy giving is a negl…

• Finance
• Fundraising
• Income
• Theatre
• Ticketing

All arts organisations are under pressure to diversify income. In the latest in our series of case studies looking at strategies being adopted to tackle this, Catherine Mallyon sha…