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National portfolio organisations briefing
Louise Brown taking part in Dance SCAPES project, Gloucester
Photo: Kevin Clifford
Agenda
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Setting the context
Achieving great art for everyone: national priorities and what this
means in regions
Bridge organisations
Henley review of cultural education
Museums and libraries transition
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
Strategic funding programmes
The National portfolio relationship
Funding agreements
discussion sessions: 2-4 of the Achieving great art for everyone
priorities
Setting the context
• new, open, transparent and fair funding process
• decisions based on our goals and the ambitions and aspirations set
out in the applications we received
• we have focused on excellent organisations and exceptional
individual talent
• funding fewer organisations with wider reach
• all regularly funded organisations have a year of funding to support
moving to a new way of working
National Lottery funding
• National Lottery income is forecast to rise from £149m in 2010/11 to
£223 million in 2014/15
• Lottery can’t be used as a direct substitute for Grant in aid - we will
support distinct areas
• £18m a year identified to support touring through the National
portfolio
• £10.5m allocated to Bridge organisations through the National
portfolio
• Grants for the arts and Strategic Lottery funding
Review of funding process
• holding an after action review that will help us to consider and learn
from the process:
o of introducing a new funding system and framework for the arts in
England
o to make decisions on funding for the new National portfolio of
organisations
• to inform our approach to the next investment round in 2015, and to
managing a 50% reduction in our administration.
Achieving great art for everyone - policy based approach
• a national policy approach to each of the 13 priorities within the
goals
• working towards a shared purpose, building knowledge and
experience
• policies to be developed in conversation with you - to ensure they
are delivered in a way that is useful, achievable and sustainable
Bridge organisations
• 10 Bridge organisations will build on the legacy of 10 years of
investment to shape an offer for children and young people. They will
also work with four partner Bridge organisations in London
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o develop and facilitate a coherent offer for children and young people
o identify and ‘plug gaps’ in provision
o ensure arts and cultural opportunities are more accessible to all children and
young people, families, and teachers
o tap into opportunities for National portfolio organisations to build new
partnerships and access additional resources
o facilitate arts and cultural opportunities, rather than deliver them
o simplify the landscape, maximise resources and avoid duplication
• the Bridge organisation in the East Midlands is The Mighty Creatives
What will Bridge organisations do?
we are expecting Bridge organisations to:
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recognise and utilise regional expertise, and build capacity
assist the Arts Council and National portfolio organisations in
developing work around raising the standards of work for, by and
with children and young people
act as a generous, neutral way of working with National portfolio
organisations
access additional resources
Review of cultural education
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Schools White Paper – every child should experience a wide range
of high quality cultural experiences (5-19)
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Darren Henley commissioned by Department of Education and
DCMS to work through sponsored bodies to capture the views of
the sector
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Arts Council to capture views of National portfolio organisations,
Museums and Libraries by first week of June
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we will capture views using an online survey – responses will be
sent from us to the Department for Education and DCMS by 3 June
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report and recommendations published Dec 2011
Museums and libraries and Arts Council England
Arts Council taking over four of MLA’s functions:
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Renaissance
museum development and improvement
library development and improvement
cultural property functions
Reviews and discussions
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Our vision is to achieve closer collaboration between the arts
infrastructure, museums and library services – increasing leverage
with key partners, but also improving the quality of service and
increasing impact
Museums and libraries staff will join us by 1 October 2011
Transfer of functions will be complete by April 2012
Estelle Morris reviewing Achieving great art for everyone to find out
how we should properly include museums and libraries
a literature review of museums and libraries research and, a review
of sectors and MLA programmes
July roundtables with key sector figures and conversations to
discuss the vision for a new partnership approach
Milestones in transition programme
Summer
• launch of new Renaissance programme
• publication of Companion to Achieving great art for everyone
Autumn
• launch of other museum and library programmes
• assessment process for museum grant recipients
• museums and libraries staff joining Arts Council
Winter
• announcement of museum grant decisions
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
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A four year celebration of culture across the UK, culminating in a 12
week festival
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Arts Council England is a principal funder of the London 2012
Festival and Cultural Olympiad
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We’ve always seen London 2012 as an unprecedented opportunity
to bring great art to more people across the UK
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Through our investment we hope to see:
o increased participation in the arts
o increased profile for our artists
o new partnerships that result in a strengthened sector
Creative Programmers
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The network of Creative Programmers in
each region are helping to develop a
diverse range of events and festivals to
celebrate London 2012 as part of the UK
Cultural Olympiad
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These include projects that will form part
of the London 2012 Festival, Torch
Relay, Open Weekends, pre-Games
training camps and Inspire Mark
programme
Flagship national projects: Artists taking the lead
•12 extraordinary commissions will celebrate the Games in creative,
engaging ways across the country
•The Lionheart project by Leicester based crochetdermist Shauna
Richardson, features three giant hand crocheted lions in a custom-built,
case to travel throughout the East Midlands and beyond
•The tour will begin in Spring 2012 and will visit major East Midlands
towns before heading to London during the Olympic and Paralympic
Games
Flagship national projects: Unlimited
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We’re also a key partner in Unlimited, a project to celebrate
disability, arts, culture and sport on an unprecedented scale
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In the region, Derbyshire ceramicist Paul Cummins will create a
collection of ceramic flowers which will be displayed in public
places around the region before moving to the Olympic Park during
games time
Flagship national projects: Games Time
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East Midlands is just one of four regions and nations to host the
national Community Celebrations
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Funded by the Legacy Trust UK and Arts Council England, Games
Time is a series of spectacular outdoor events in different towns
and cities across the region
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The premiere performance will be part of the SO festival 2011 at
Skegness and London 2012’s Open Weekend
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Work includes many artists and performers including Mahogany
Carnival Arts, Walk the Plank and artistic director Lea Anderson
The London 2012 Festival
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The London 2012 Festival will be the culmination of the Cultural
Olympiad, featuring the world’s leading artists
o 12 weeks, from 21 June to 9 September 2012
o 1,000+ events
o 1 million tickets
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Arts Council England is supporting a number of high profile
commissions. LOCOG will be announcing how people can access
tickets on 21 June, one year to go to the Festival
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You can still get involved - your first point of contact is Creative
Programmer Paul Brookes [email protected]
Strategic funds
• the areas for the strategic Lottery funds we’ll talk about today are:
o capital
o private giving
o digital innovation
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other areas we will look to invest strategic funds in include
o touring
o audience development and cold spots
o leadership and organisational development
o children and young people
o talent development
Capital
• approved budget of £200 million over six years up to 2016/17
• open access but capital investments likely to be mostly into National
portfolio organisations
• we will prioritise investments to improve existing arts facilities and
assets
• investments to increase environmental performance and ensure that
organisations are sustainable
Private giving
• approved budget of £50 million over five years up to 2015/16
• up to £30 million from DCMS – to be used to support promoting
endowments in the cultural sector – arts, museums, heritage
• up to £10 million from HLF
Private giving
• large grants in the £1m to £5m range to organisations evidencing
matched funding across the cultural sector
• tiered match funding scheme with awards from £10,000 to £500,000
• capacity building and cultural change programme aimed at arts
organisations wanting to improve their ability to raise funds from
private sources
Digital innovation
• currently testing and scoping the shape of the Digital Innovation
programme, informed by learning from our partnerships with the
BBC Academy, NESTA and others
• focused on 2012/13 - 2014/15
• Arts Council/NESTA digital research and development programme
2011/12
New relationship with National portfolio organisations
• focused around the goals and priorities set out in your application to
us
• the funding agreement will set out clear expectations in relation to
the goals
• we have a full year to properly prepare for changes and to alter
business plans where necessary
National portfolio organisations expectations and responsibilities
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to nurture and promote diverse talent and programming
to make the best use of digital technology, across the whole
organisation in pursuing your mission
to collect, interpret and share audience data
to contribute to increasing levels of engagement with the arts
to make it easy for supporters to donate money to the organisation
to advocate about the value of supporting the arts locally, not simply the
organisation itself
to pursue development of your workforce
to encourage children and young people to engage with the arts
to work with the Arts Council and other organisations to share your skills
& expertise as we together deliver Great art for everyone
to pursue an appropriate carbon reduction approach across all of the
organisations activities
Funding agreements
• a new process, and new agreements
• your grant offer from us is conditional on a funding agreement
• your relationship manager will be in contact to arrange a meeting
• it should be separate from your annual review of 2010/11 (if you are
a currently a regularly funded organisation)
Timeline
• June - October
negotiation on the funding agreement
• September – October
The Arts Council will moderate and quality
assure grant offer letter
• June - March 2012
Business plans to be received
• April 2012
First payments
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we’ll talk about the Funding agreement in a little more detail, there
will be an opportunity to ask questions and we’ll listen to your
comments today
• the agreements will provide clarity about roles and responsibilities
for NPOs and the Arts Council
Timeline
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We envisage this new process, and the new agreements
themselves, will be a key way in which we will see a change in our
relationship with you; it will articulate your leadership role within the
sector and our expectations of all National portfolio organisations:
to nurture and promote diverse talent and programming
to make the best use of digital technology, across the whole
organisation, in pursuing your mission
to collect, interpret and share audience data
to work in places and communities of low arts engagement
to make it easy for supporters to donate money to the organisation
to advocate about the value of supporting the arts locally, not simply
the organisation itself
to pursue development of your workforce
Timeline
• you received a conditional offer of a grant from us, which is
conditional on you agreeing a funding agreement
• your Relationship manager will arrange a meeting to have an initial
discussion about the agreement and will work with you to get the
agreement completed
• it should be separate from your annual review of 2010/11 if you are
a current RFO
Part 1 - Grant offer letter
• our offer, details and funding amounts per year
• additional requirements if there are any
• source of funding:
Grant in aid (revenue)
Grant in aid (capital)
Lottery
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Part 2 - standard terms and conditions
• standard terms and conditions for National portfolio funding
• apply to all grants, non-negotiable
• will be published on our website
Part 3 - Schedule 1
This contains the significant areas for negotiation
• agreed programme for each year’s activities
• contribution to Arts Council goals and priorities
• key performance indicators (KPIs)
Part 4 - Schedule 2
This is the payment schedule:
• standard payment amounts and dates
• flexibility around payment amounts
• payment conditions
Business plan – the key supporting document
• the business plan will be a key supporting item for the
funding agreement
• there is no standard format for a business plan – it is
individual to each National portfolio organisation
• for some it will be very short and simple for others long
and complex – its what’s appropriate for each
organisation
• however, it should demonstrate the organisation’s ability
to deliver programme given in the funding agreement
• we expect the plan to be updated and reviewed
periodically
Summary of the process
Funding agreement
Includes:
 offer letter
 Sched 1: programme
 Sched 2: payment schedule
 T&Cs
Business plan
Negotiation
Demonstrates:
 business model can
achieve programme
 able to fulfil NPO
expectations
 mitigates risks to ability to
deliver funding
agreement
Break out groups
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Blue group – Etc room one
Red group – Etc room three
Yellow group – Screen room
Green group – Screen two - stay here
• Please return to Screen two after the breakout groups at 12.25pm
Thank you
• You will receive by e-mail the presentation, feedback from all
discussion groups and a Survey Monkey evaluation form
• Thank you
Thank you