'Social Making: Arts and Community Fundraising Online Training with Rachel Dobbs' is a remote learning workshop which will take you through some key information and top tips for thinking about Arts and Community Fundraising. It will get you started by building your own fundraising strategy to help you gather the resources you need to make things happen where you are. 

Workshop focus

Building Your Fundraising StrategySetting Clear Aims & Objectives For Your ProjectIdentifying The “Need” As Your Starting PointFinding The Right Funders For Your ProjectHow To Tell Your Fundraising Story

Who is this for?

First time fundraisers for creative or community projectsEarly career creative or community practitioners who are beginning to develop their own arts or community projectsMid-career creative or community practitioners who may have been involved in fundraising for arts or community projects but have not fundraised for projects themselves beforeThose with some existing experience of developing or managing arts or community projects who are looking to improve their fundraising skills

SOME EXPERIENCE NECESSARY – to get the most from this workshop, you will need to have either some initial ideas for arts or community projects you wish to develop, or have an emerging or established creative or community practice.

Online video chat - this is a chance to raise any questions with Rachel, to meet the cohort, and to share any learning you may wish to. This is limited to 12 participants and will be from 10am - midday Wednesday 29th July. If we have significant interest beyond this number, we may be able to book another group session.