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Adding value

I was recently interviewed by a student about her dissertation on cultural sponsorship – the key questions were around new trends, innovation and the changing nature of sponsorship. I don’t believe that the sector is currently undergoing a massive paradigm … Continue reading

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#giveitbackgeorge – the Robin Hood of philanthropy?

For the last couple of weeks countless articles, opinion pieces, blog posts and tweets have appeared on a daily rate raging about the recent plans to cap the tax relief on major gifts to charity. The announcement prompted a very … Continue reading

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Wage slavery does not suit the funding challenges of a ‘knowledge economy’

The funding challenges in a knowledge economy – whether that entails building a new social web platform, reinterpreting national statistics to provide useful insight or developing games and entertainment – have more in common with the traditional arts than you might think, … Continue reading

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Hunted out

And so farewell to Dame Liz Forgan, the Arts Council’s first female chair, as well as one of its finest. Mark Robinson has already written about the subject over at Thinking Practice with his customary eloquence and pertinence , and … Continue reading

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