Rick Holland CFRE meets with ACE Executives

Good meeting yesterday with Arts Council England leaders Liz Forgan, Chair, Ali Cole, Executive Director, Advocacy and Communications, and Alan Davey, Chief Executive at their headquarters in Great Peter Street.

We discussed fundraising consultants, the "culture of giving" and, perhaps more importantly, the "culture of asking" in the UK, as well as how the fundraising community can work with ACE to help arts charities, especially smaller ones, diversify their income in light of decreasing statutory and government funding.

Specific solutions will take time to develop, but this was an excellent start and I thank Alan, Ali, and Liz for their candor and their time.

More details to follow.

Rick

Rick Holland CFRE
www.confidentphilanthropy.co.uk
rick.holland@confidentphilanthropy.co.uk

Wealth ≠ Philanthropy

Beth Breeze of Kent Philanthropy had a great letter in this week's Third Sector (the 16 March 2010 issue) which addresses the continuing confusion between "wealth" and "philanthropy."

Wealth does not automatically engender philanthropy.  Fundraisers, and their charities, need to forget about the “Rich List” and find out who's bubbling under.

Rick Holland CFRE
Director
Confident Philanthropy Ltd.

07867 814 690

www.confidentphilanthropy.co.uk
rick.holland@confidentphilanthropy.co.uk