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Details unveiled for £100 million scheme to boost private giving to culture
Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) yesterday announced further details of the £100 million Catalyst scheme to boost private giving to the cultural sector and build long-term resilience, sustainability and innovation. A summary of the whole Catalyst scheme can be found here, together with links to guidance for all the parts of the scheme. For more information contact: Nick Adams, Corporate Communications Officer, Arts Council England, Tel: 020 7973 5549 Email: nick.adams@artscouncil.org.uk Lydia Davies, HLF Press Office. Tel: 0207 591 6032 Mobile: 07973 613820 Email: lydiad@hlf.org Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Between 2011 and 2015, we will invest £1.4 billion of public money from government and an estimated £0.85 billion from the National Lottery to help create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country. www.artscouncil.org.uk Catalyst Arts is one of the ways in which Arts Council England will use its Lottery income in flexible ways to support its Grant in aid investment. The strategic use of Lottery funds will help the Arts Council realise the goals set out in Achieving great art for everyone – its ten-year strategic framework for the arts. Other areas for which strategic funding is being developed include digital, capital and touring. Heritage Lottery Fund Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage for present and future generations to take part in, learn from and enjoy. From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of our diverse heritage. HLF has supported more than 30,000 projects, allocating £4.7bn across the UK. Website: www.hlf.org.uk HLF’s commitment to the Catalyst programme followed a strategic consultation early this year which widely endorsed proposals for giving more support to help organisations build their financial resilience and engage more with private giving. HLF is currently developing the detail of proposals for a new strategy to be launched in April 2012, covering the period from 2013 onwards. DCMS DCMS provides funding for the arts in England, sets arts policy and supports arts based initiatives, often in partnership with other government departments. DCMS funding is distributed through Arts Council England, which make all funding decisions at ‘arm’s length’ from Government. DCMS is also responsible for ensuring that the historic environment of England is properly protected and conserved for the benefit of present and future generations. The department funds English Heritage, the Government’s statutory advisor on the historic environment, and the largest source of non-lottery grant funding for heritage assets.
Full guidance for applicants has now been published with the first part of the scheme now open for heritage applications.
Catalyst is designed to enable arts and heritage organisations to diversify their income streams, attract significantly more funding by increasing their fundraising potential and help them to develop and explore innovative new approaches to securing private giving.
The £100 million Catalyst fund will be invested through:
Catalyst: Endowments:
•a £55m scheme jointly funded by Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
•applications for Heritage awards are now open. Applications for Arts awards open on 1 November 2011
Catalyst Arts: capacity building and match funding scheme:
•a £30m Arts Council capacity building and match funding scheme
•applications open 1 November 2011
Catalyst Arts and Catalyst Heritage fundraising capacity building programme:
•a £7m Arts Council fundraising capacity building small grant scheme
•a £5m HLF investment in capacity building, including a small grant scheme
•to be launched spring 2012
The Arts Council will also invest £3m in a programme of learning and knowledge sharing.
Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council England said: 'Increasing the amount of private giving to the arts remains a long term ambition but we hope these measures will start a significant shift in both the culture of asking and the culture of giving.
'One of the Arts Councils 10 year goals is to make the arts more sustainable and resilient and increasing the amount organisations attract from private giving is an important part of this. Critically, Catalyst is about attracting new money to the arts, increasing the pool of donors whose generosity continues to make such a vital contribution to our mixed economy funding system.'
Jeremy Hunt, Culture Secretary said: 'Supporting a culture of giving is one of my top priorities. Today's announcement shows that we are making rapid progress, with £100 million now available to help culture and heritage organisations strengthen their fundraising skills and attract significant sums from private sources. I remain incredibly grateful to everyone who gives money to support these vital sectors and look forward to the Catalyst scheme making a huge impact on the financial resilience of organisations across the country.'
