Arts organisations queue up to join The Big Arts Give

"I am delighted with the uptake for The Arts & Business Big Arts Give.  This not only demonstrates a real appetite in the cultural sector for new ways to fundraise, but also that this enthusiasm is not confined simply to large or London-based arts organisations.  All cultural organisations need to work to secure private money.  We believe this shows a real willingness and ability to adapt to the new funding environment and we will be with them every step of the way. Our Big Arts Give is not about “quick fix” fundraising, but should be used by arts organisations to help develop new supporters and foster a culture of life-long giving.

"With arts budgets about to suffer we are genuinely proud to work with Alec Reed and his Big Give initiative. He trail-blazed online giving and we are delighted we have bought this new digital avenue for fundraising to the arts. It is a pilot year for this scheme, and it looks like the cultural sector is ready to devote more energy to securing new private money.

"Arts & Business research shows that 76% of cultural bodies expect individual giving to be of greater importance in the next three years and they are prioritising this over other sources of private investment for the foreseeable future.  This campaign is already encouraging arts bodies of all sizes to create new wealth and attract new donors. In a new era of pressure on public funding, philanthropy will become ever more vital to the success of arts and cultural organisations. Arts & Business aims to prepare and lead the arts sector by trail-blazing new fundraising initiatives like The Big Arts Give.”
Colin Tweedy, Chief Executive,  Arts & Business