Music Events
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The Music Mark Annual Conference is a two-day conference for those who share a belief in the power of music education to make a difference to the lives of children and young people. The theme of our 2017 conference is Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity.
This course aims to dispel the mystique of writing strong applications for funding – whether grants from trusts/foundations or statutory bids. With practical exercises to improve your writing skills, the course ensures that anyone can produce a strong fundraising application provided that they follow some simple rules, undertake thorough research and are tenacious.
This course provides a step by step guide to developing successful sponsorship and membership programmes. This is relevant for organisations looking to work with all scales of businesses, from local companies through to national brands. You will also have the opportunity to discuss issues and think creatively around sponsorship challenges.
This course will offer practical guidance about how a cultural organisation’s Trustees and staff team can best work together to develop and lead a successful fundraising strategy. This practical training will help participants to understand the essential role that Trustees play in fundraising, across regulatory, strategic, and communications perspectives.
Are you one of the 50% of charities without a digital strategy? Could you benefit from using digital tools to support fundraising? This practical course gives people from any scale of organisation, or freelancers, the tools to make the most out of digital fundraising (email, web, social) with minimal time, skills and budget. Expect practical digital exercises so do bring a phone, tablet or laptop.
Is fundraising a dark art? Fundraising is often seen as partly a magical process and part luck. This course supports participants to dispel the myths and to learn how research, planning and careful preparation can build successful fundraising. No magic wand is required!
