Events and Training

A quarterly event for our A&B NI Members. This is a peer led, networking and information session for our members to collaborate by sharing ideas, resources, fundraising tips, successes, losses, potential funders and more. We will also be able to share upcoming funding/grant opportunities, fundraising events, training and other resources on different aspects of fundraising. This is open to anyone in our Arts network, engaging into any aspects of fundraising.

Welcome to T&F: Introduction, an online event that will help you dive into the world of Trusts and Foundations! Ahead of our Trusts & Foundations Symposium, we are offering attendees the opportunity to attend a preparation session with the A&BNI Team.

In this online session you will learn how to prepare for the Symposium to make the most of your one-on-ones, and how to keep on track with submitting your applications. This will be followed by information on the Trusts & Foundations attending on the 6th February at the Symposium and highlight their key areas of funding so you can fine-tune your project idea(s) for each funders’ key priority areas. This workshop is perfect for anyone who is new to Trusts & Foundations fundraising or that is attending the Symposium for the first (or second) time.

Arts & Business NI invite you to come along to Celebrating Creative Partnerships on 15 Jan, 12pm – 2pm at the Crescent Arts Centre.

Creative thinking will be one of the most in-demand workforce skills for businesses by 2027, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Future of Jobs report. Discover how NI businesses are innovating and gaining a creative edge through partnerships with cultural organisations.

At this free lunchtime event, we’ll hear from guest speakers from across the cultural and commercial sectors who have successfully worked together to bring amazing creative projects to life, with support from A&B NI Investment Programme funding. We’ll also find out about the critical role a creative culture continues to play in helping businesses develop new ideas, meet their objectives and adapt to new trends.

🎉Get ready — our first-ever A&B NI Creativity Week is coming this January! We’re inviting you, our amazing member network, to join us in celebrating the incredible power of creativity across Northern Ireland on your social media channels on 13 - 19 Jan.

Whether it’s photos or videos of creative workshops with staff, an arts based outreach project or working with an arts partner to make your brand shine - if you’ve got a story, share it with us this A&B NI Creativity week.

Writer, comedian, broadcaster and performance coach Viv Groskop will join us in Belfast to deliver an exclusive event about public speaking, confidence and ambition. 

Our annual Symposium, which over the years has facilitated hundreds one-to-one funding surgeries, helping to generate substantial amounts of money and support for the Cultural Sector in Northern Ireland. This year attendees will hear directly from the Foundations on their funding priorities, gain an insight into the decision process, and receive top tips for applications. The plenary session will once again be followed by one-to-one surgeries with the Trusts and Foundations.