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