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Transforming the fundraising success of arts organisations

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy empowers cultural professionals to develop diverse and entrepreneurial practice, building and growing a skilled fundraising workforce.

We run a vast range of training courses, deliver a series of supportive programmes, and have a wealth of resources and guidance available, no matter where you are in your fundraising career.

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New to Fundraising
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Mid-career Fundraisers
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Senior-career Fundraisers
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Charity Leaders
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Trustees

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy transforms the fundraising knowledge, skills and levels of success of arts, cultural and heritage organisations

Whether you are new to fundraising, mid-career, a charity leader, or a Trustee, Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy will work with you to harness the opportunities that fundraising offers. Explore the different projects we run, or select your chosen level and find out what opportunities are available for you.

Fundraising training courses coming soon

Suitable for Senior Fundraisers+

Starts 9 Sep 2026

Train the Trainer
Suitable for beginners

Starts 22 Sep 2026

Essentials in Fundraising
Suitable for all levels

Starts 30 Sep 2026

Essentials in Application Writing
Suitable for all levels

Starts 1 Oct 2026

Essentials in Legacy Fundraising

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Leadership in Arts Fundraising
E-Learning

In partnership with the University of Leeds we have created two e-learning courses on the FutureLearn platform: Essentials in Arts Fundraising and Leadership in Arts Fundraising. These are free to join and run continuously.
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Freewheeling, Sue Austin. Photo: Norman Lomax.
Programmes

Throughout the year, there are opportunities to take part in our various programmes. These are designed for small numbers of arts organisations to engage fully in research and development not only for the benefit of individual organisations but also for the sector as a whole.
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Sporting Heritage Dana Abdulkarim former GB rounders captain – and now teacher at silverdale Schoool Sheffield celebrates the start of the countdown to this year’s National Sporting Heritage Day (30th Sep) which will mark the power of sporting stories, memories, memorabilia. This year the theme is celebrating diversity in sport. 18 may 2022 www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk All Images Copyright Paul David Drabble – All Rughts Reseved – Moral Rights Asserted –
Benchmarking

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and MyCake have launched a free online benchmarking dashboard using publicly-accessible data from all organisations who are part of the Arts Council England NPO (National Portfolio Organisation).
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East Street Arts – Echoes Mural by Add Fuel – ©Doug Gillen
Insights

The Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy team is renowned for its thought-leadership in the sector and we are committed to creating, sharing and disseminating knowledge and resources across all strands of the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy programme.

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Sign up for a free Power Hour

Are you struggling with specific challenges in your organisation?

Our free expert-led Power Hours are intensive, focussed sessions designed to boost your confidence in income generation, strategy, governance, culture change and so much more!

Each Power Hour will be held with a sector expert in a one-on-one confidential environment.

Please register for free through the form below, with a short synopsis of what you would like to talk through and we will be in touch directly to schedule your Power Hour.

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The OAE conducted by Masaaki Suzuki (Jessica Cale: soprano, Hugh Cutting: countertenor, Guy Cutting: tenor Florian Störtz: bass-baritone) perform ‘Bach Christmas Oratorio’ in the Southbank Centre’s QEH on Saturday 2 Dec. 2023 Photo by Mark Allan