As our show was beginning to develop nicely, it became apparent that Sherbet Lemon Theatre would require more than our £200 budget from the University of Lincoln to fund The Truth About Bedtime... Because we already knew that we needed more funding, myself and Emma worked together in order to put fundraising plans in place. If you would like to hear more about Emma’s role as Sherbet Lemon Theatre’s Fundraising Manager, click on the ‘Fundraiser’ tab.
Having somebody in charge of fundraising was extremely helpful to me in my job as producer as two heads are always better than one, especially when it comes to money. During the process I kept track of what money was spent and what money was needed, which made organising fundraising as simple as possible as we knew how much money we wanted to raise. If you’d like more information on how I managed the budget, see my blog post on the ‘Producer’ tab, alternatively, see the official budget sheet on the ‘Technical Documents’ tab.
Having this insight into the amount of money needed for the show was very helpful, because, if in future I wish to apply for Arts Council Funding I know how much I would practically need to put on the show. As Arts Council England state on their website, “we won’t be able to award funding to everybody that applies, so make sure you’re definitely ready to apply when you do submit an application” (Arts Council England, 2018). So, this knowledge and preparation on budgets and funding will mean that I will be prepared for the application process, and therefore have a head start, so to speak . As the process can take up to six weeks to be processed, “it is important that you factor in enough time to allow us to do this when you plan to make an application” (Arts Council England, 2016).
H.M.
Arts Council England (2018) Developing Your Creative Practise. England: Arts Council England. Available from https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/DYCP [accessed 24 May 2018].
Arts Council England (2016) Grants for the Arts How to Apply: £15,000 and Under. England: Arts Council England. Available from https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Grants_for_the_Arts_How_to_apply15k_and_under_Nov2017.pdf [accessed 24 May 2018].
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