Fundraising Resources
Devon Create Growth Programme
The Create Growth Programme is designed to help creative businesses in Devon. The programme supports you to develop the skills to secure investment so that you can achieve your ambitions for your company to grow. It is tailored to the needs of different creative disciplines, their respective markets, governance and distribution models.
Creative East Devon Fund
The Creative East Devon Fund (CEDF) provides discretionary financial support to local art and culture initiatives and projects that can demonstrate a commitment to developing the East Devon Cultural Strategy.
They welcome a wide range of applications. Projects can be across any art form (music, dance, theatre, heritage, craft, digital and visual arts as well as literature, gardening and cookery), which celebrate everyday creativity.
Devon Community Foundation Grants
The Devon Community Foundation Grants are here for organisations that are tackling inequalities and strengthening communities in Devon.
They hold a number of funds which may be ringfenced for particular locations, issues or groups of people. They distribute grants from some of our funds throughout the year, while others are only available during certain periods.
Creative Foundations Fund
The new £85million Creative Foundations Fund has now been launched. The fund will provide capital grants for not-for-profit creative and cultural organisations to improve and restore existing cultural buildings and equipment. The Creative Foundations Fund is part of the Arts Everywhere Fund announced by the government in February; it is being delivered by the Arts Council.
The aim of the fund is to revitalise existing cultural assets in order to improve the economic sustainability of the creative and cultural sector.
Developing Your Creative Practice - Arts Council England
This fund supports individual creative and cultural practitioners to focus on their development and take them to the next stage of their practice.
You can apply for development activities related to ACE’s supported disciplines. For example:
building new networks
experimenting with new collaborators or partners
international travel to explore your practice
professional development activities, such as
training
working with mentors
research and development time to explore your practice and take risks
Ronald Duncan Stipends
Special Collections is thrilled to launch the annual Ronald Duncan Stipends for Southwest Writing. These Stipends are funded by a donation from the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation to continue the his legacy of experimental and cross-disciplinary writing.
Each year, three talented writers will have the chance to explore our incredible archives to inspire new creative works. We’re looking for innovative minds eager to engage with our collections in fresh and exciting ways, producing original writing and sharing their journey with the public.
Exeter Grants Programme
Grant support for community groups and organisations to work on local projects that help make Exeter such a great place to live.
The Exeter Grants Programme aims to support groups and organisations to use their passion, skills, experience and knowledge to work together to make a difference in their community and create change by supporting projects that:
Help people to help themselves and each other
Build on the strengths of people and communities
Connect people and organisations within and across communities
Know of another funder for Exeter and Devon creatives?
Let us know about it!