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A Philanthropy Toolkit – Getting Started

For cultural and creative organisations who are new to working with philanthropists, we have drawn together some useful resources in several key areas.

For those arts organisations who are new to working with philanthropists, Figurative’s philanthropy team (New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture) have drawn together some useful resources in several key areas.

The resources provided here are designed to start to demystify the process and provide some introductory tools for arts organisations seeking to increase their philanthropic giving. We have included links to external sources including HMRC, Arts Council England (ACE), the Institute of Fundraising and several practitioners in the field of charity and arts fundraising which are intended to act as a starting point for those looking to engage in working with philanthropists. However, no responsibility is taken for the contents of these third party sites.

You can download the toolkit below, or read online here.

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