National Campaign for the Arts Petition
The National Campaign for the Arts is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers...
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Ireland at Venice at the Lewis Glucksman
Sarah Browne and Gareth Kennedy, the artists representing Ireland in 2009 and Caoimhín Corrigan, Commissioner for Ireland in 2009 in conversation with Mike Fitzpatrick, Commissioner for Ireland in 2007.
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Funding Opportunities
Funding for arts and education programmes is not always easy to find. A creative approach, a willingness to adapt and the ability to pre-empt the needs of a potential funder can go a long way.
Links and information regarding funding are listed under the following headings: Local, Social, National and European.
For a complete guide to fundraising for non-profit work in Ireland, contact CREATE, Ireland’s national development agency for collaborative arts publish a very comprehensive handbook - Irish Fundraising Hand book, available from CREATE at €20 + p&p €3. To order latest edition, download order form at www.create-ireland.ie
Hot tips for funding by Kingsley Aikens:
The cause must catch the eye, warm the heart and stir the mind.
Tell stories, often and passionately
Giving is a habit, which when well nurtured, continues and continues.
Extract from: Promoting Philantrophy in Ireland: 101 Fundraising Tips by
Kingsley Aikens, CEO : The Ireland Funds