Najia BagiMusician, Arts and Fundraiser

My background

• Music• Birmingham City Council• Music• Band on the Wall• Music…• Lakeland Arts• … music! And Art

What am I going to talk about?

• Fundraising – an introduction• How to sell an idea• Research and planning• How much money to ask for • Relationship management • How I work with programming departments

What is fundraising?

• Selling an idea • Really hard! • Extremely important

How do we sell an idea for money?

• Case for support• What is the need?• Why me/us?• Why now?• Family room at Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Research and Planning

• Planning• Research • It can take a long time

Development and Programming

• Planning • Strategic working• Research • Understanding what they want to deliver• Knowledge sharing – it works both ways