Wednesday 6 April 2011
10:00am – 4:30pm

Broadway, Nottingham

Whatever the size of your organisation, learning how to identify philanthropists and build lasting relationships has never been so important.

Please Give Generously, a national symposium organised by Cultivate with the support of Arts Council England, brought together senior managers, board members fundraisers and philanthropists to examine the role of philanthropy in the arts and to find out how we can develop practical skills and capabilities of arts and cultural organisations to achieve philanthropic gifts.

Chaired by Moss Cooper, the former Director of Capital at Arts Council England and more recently Associate Dean, School of the Arts & Director, Principal Gifts at Columbia University in New York, the symposium themes developed to illustrate:

· the people - how to identify who gives to the arts and how to develop the relationships that maintain and encourage giving

· the routes - the methodology by which philanthropy is given

· the models - best practice in developing and maintaining ongoing philanthropic relationships

· the ‘ask’ - examples of good practice in the UK and USA