Catalyst: Evolve workshop with Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy is running a series of facilitated workshops across England in Autumn 2015 to support people who are interested in applying to Catalyst: Evolve, Arts Council England’s new strategic funding programme, either as an individual organisation or as part of a consortium. These will reflect on the learning from the first Catalyst Programme, and Arts Council England’s ambitions for Catalyst.

The three and a half hour sessions will be facilitated by Amanda Rigali, Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Head of Programme. Participants will be joined by an Arts Council England Senior Manager with responsibility for Philanthropy in their Area, and a guest speaker from an arts organisation which benefitted from the previous Catalyst programme.

These sessions are free to book, but places must be booked in advance.

Places are limited to one per organisation which meets the following criteria for Catalyst: Evolve as follows:

- They are arts organisations. Museums or libraries are not eligible to apply to this Progamme

- They are a Registered Charity or Community Interest Company and can demonstrate an emerging track record in fundraising from at least one of the following: Individuals, - Trusts & Foundations, Businesses

- Organisations which have previously received funding from the third tier of the Catalyst 1 Programme are eligible to apply, but organisations which received funding from tiers one and two (Endowments, and Capacity-Building and Match Funding) are not eligible to apply

Please note that arts organisations do not need to be an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation in order to apply.

For further information, please read the Guidance for Catalyst: Evolve, via this link http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/catalyst-arts/catalyst-evolve/or contact Natasha Krichefski on 020 7247 1430.

If you represent an arts organisation which is eligible to apply to Catalyst: Evolve, please select from one of the ten sessions below:

Wednesday 4 November, 1.30-5pm – Yorkshire Dance, Leeds

Thursday 5 November, 12.30–4pm – Engine Shed, Bristol

Tuesday 10 November, 1.30-5pm – Arts Council England, London

Wednesday 11 November, 1.30-5pm – Northern Stage, Newcastle

Tuesday 17 November, 9.30am-1pm – New Art Exchange, Nottingham

Monday 23 November, 1.30-5pm – Lift Islington, London

Tuesday 1 December, 1.30-5pm – Exeter Library, Exeter

Thursday 3 December, 1.30-5pm – Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Tuesday 8 December, 1.30-5pm – Arts Council England, London

Wednesday 9 December, 1.30-5pm – mac, Birmingham

For more information visit http://artsfundraising.org.uk/catalyst-evolve-workshops/