Want to take your arts fundraising career to the next level?

Join our exclusive 90-minute webinar: “How to Be an Arts Fundraising Consultant” happening on Wednesday, 21st May 2025

You’ve already built strong fundraising skills through the National Arts Fundraising School, now discover how to turn that expertise into a successful consultancy career.

Whether you’re thinking about making the leap into consulting, or you’re asked as a producer to source funds, or you simply want to add freelance projects alongside your current role, this session will give you the practical tools, insights, and confidence to succeed.

What you’ll get

• Clear guidance on how to get started as a consultant.
• Insights into what arts clients really want (and are willing to pay for).
• Practical tips from seasoned consultants on pricing, pitching, and positioning yourself.
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
• Space to ask your questions live.

What we’ll cover

• What arts fundraising consultants actually do (and what they don’t).
• How to define your niche and stand out in a crowded market.
• How to find your first clients and keep them coming back.
• Setting your fees and structuring your offers.
• Managing tricky client relationships.
• Balancing consultancy with other commitments.
• How to build a reputation and personal brand in the arts world.

This is a practical, no-nonsense session designed for people who already understand fundraising and now you’ll learn how to apply those skills in a consultancy context.

Who should attend?

Graduates of the National Arts Fundraising School (or those with similar experience) who are curious about:

• Going freelance.
• Setting up a side consulting practice.
• Expanding their influence in the sector.

Who’ll be sharing their expertise?

Sharing expertise in the webinar will be:

Bernard Ross

Director of National Arts Fundraising School and CEO of =mc consulting.

Bernard has over 40 years of experience as a consultant and has set up and run three different consultancy businesses. He’s also led consultancy initiatives to deliver strategy for Europe’s largest arts organisation Southbank Centre and the world’s largest NGO, the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

He will be joined by two ex-NAFS attendees who have set up their own successful  independent businesses: Phoebe Broad and Lucy Stone. They’ll share their experience of setting up and the advantages and disadvantages of the consultant life and answer practical questions.

Details

Book your place now

Can’t make the date? Register anyway, and we’ll send you a recording.