Funding advice
Other sources
Could you charge for tickets, classes, food, merchandise, beverages or hire of your premises? Are any of your activities transferable, if you provide free or reduced activities for community groups could these activities interest the corporate sector?
Crowd sourcing is relatively new to the culture funding profile. Crowd Funder and Kickstarter are the most commonly used sites.
The following organisations can offer advice on finding alternative sources of funding:
- Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy provide training and information on raising money through philanthropy
- Know How Non-Profit is the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) knowledge bank has useful advice and guidance on different types of fundraising
- The Institute of Fundraising is the professional membership body for UK fundraising; the IOF site has useful good practice guidance on different types of fundraising
Page last updated: 23 August 2023
