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Using behavioural economics in arts & culture fundraising
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Dana Segal, NAFS tutor and =mc Partner Consultant blogs on her experience at the Change for Good using Behavioural Economics seminar, and discusses how and why arts organisations should be looking to use these techniques in their fundraising.
Thinking about investing in arts fundraising training? 5 tough questions to ask your supplier before deciding
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It’s never been more important to invest in skills and knowledge about private fundraising in the arts. These are tough times.
Perfect timing – Rachel Cockett, Director of Development, Birmingham Museums Trust
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hortly after she took up her first fundraising role at Birmingham Museums Trust, a promotional leaflet falling out of a magazine led Rachel Cockett to the National Arts Fundraising School at the exactly the right time. Find out how it gave her the skills and confidence to take the Trust to a whole new level of fundraising success.
Getting to the top – Marina Jones, Royal Opera House
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This blog celebrates the journey of one of the UK’s most successful arts fundraisers – Marina Jones, Head of Trusts & Foundations at Royal Opera House. Read on to discover what she gained from the National Arts Fundraising School, and how it helped her achieve her fundraising goals.
It began at the Barbican… my 29 year NAFS adventure
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When the National Arts Fundraising School (NAFS) opened it’s doors in 1988, Colin McKenzie was one of the first participants. Read about his fundraising journey since then and find out why he’s still benefitting from the programme, nearly 30 years after attending.
Myth No 5: The rational case for the arts drives donations
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In the final part of the #5Myths of Arts & Culture Fundraising blog series by National Arts Fundraising School Director Bernard Ross, he touches on the use of behavioural economics in fundraising.
Myth No 4: Millennials are mean (or millennials are magnanimous…)
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Part 4 of #5 : ‘Millennials’ – or Generation Y – is a general term for a demographic that includes anyone born from early 1980s to mid 1990s – a number of whom are now turning 30 or even closing on 40.
Myth No 3: Crowdfunding will solve the cash crisis
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Third blog in the series of arts & culture fundraising Myths (#5Myths) by Bernard Ross. This time, crowdfunding…
Myth 2: The rich will save us all
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Introducing the second blog from the 5 myths of arts & culture fundraising series (#5Myths) by Bernard Ross.
Give up on the Unicorn! 5 Fundraising Myths for Arts and Culture…
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Bernard Ross, =mc & National Arts Fundraising School Director and fundraising expert speaks out on 5 fundraising myths in arts & culture that you need to address… Here’s a challenging graph. With some challenging information. And challenging implications. The question is, what do we do about the loss of public support since it’s unlikely that […]
19 years post-NAFS and the learning is still having an impact
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In this guest blog, National Arts Fundraising School alumna Fiona Mason, now a freelance writer, arts consultant and Development Manager for Pacitti Company, shares her story since attending the School.
Stop ‘asking donors for money’ right now
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=mc Director Bernard Ross bucks against the latest fundraising trend… and with good reason.
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