Sources of funding and support for Black & minority led social enterprises
As the Black Lives Matter movement and the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare exacerbating racial inequalities in the UK, the past year has seen new efforts to...
Introducing arts and culture organisations to finance that supports creative ambition, resilience and doing good in society
We support arts and cultural organisations that benefit the lives of individuals, communities and society through their work and use our investments to help organisations to become more sustainable and resilient.
More about Arts and Culture Finance >Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the Arts: A spotlight on IRIE! dance theatre
A look at the different ways IRIE translates commitment to diversity into action – from service design and impact measurement to representation in leadership and governance...
Five organisations share the first £1.2m investment from the Arts & Culture Impact Fund
In March 2020, Nesta’s Arts & Culture Finance team launched the £23m Arts & Culture Impact Fund – a social impact investment fund for creative social...
Creativity, Culture & Capital
Arts and Culture Finance, Upstart Co-Lab and Fundación Compromiso are launching Creativity, Culture & Capital, an international collaboration that brings together stakeholders from across the globe...
5 top tips for social investment application success
In the four years since we began offering dedicated social finance for the arts and cultural sector, we’ve received 333 enquiries about our offer, taken forward...
How arts & culture is spreading hope during COVID-19
The recent UK lockdown has been a massive blow for the cultural sector. With theatres, museums and arts centres being amongst the first to close their...