On 27 January 2016 we hosted a panel discussion entirely dedicated to fundraising in the arts. Michelle Wright (Chief Executive, Cause4), Layla Moosavi (Fundraising consultant & trainer), and Matthew Bowcock, CBE (Arts Council England & Hazelhurst Trust) talked about the growing role arts fundraisers play in securing arts organisations’ futures and the skills the new generation of arts leaders and fundraisers will need to develop to deliver their organisations’ vision. The talk was chaired by Sarah Gee (Founder, Indigo Ltd) and was followed by a Q&A with the audience.

The videos below are a selection of recordings from the event, which are freely available on our YouTube channel here.

• - Is this a good time for young people to go into arts fundraising?
• - The advantage that arts fundraisers have over other fundraisers
• - What skills should fundraisers have today?
• - CEO of Cause4 Michelle Wright's four P's of fundraising
• - Philanthropy expert Matthew Bowcock explains why donors give
• - How involving artists can benefit fundraising
• - Sarah Gee says fundraising is too important to be left to the fundraisers

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' Fundraising in the Arts' was a partnership event with the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Programme and the Institute of Fundraising Cultural Sector Network, aiming to to develop a network of young fundraisers in London.