Helping visionary leaders grow creative organisations with impact

We understand the challenges creative leaders face: limited time, stretched teams, and the constant juggle between artistic ambition and financial reality. That’s why we specialise in business development for arts and culture organisations in the UK - we provide the strategic support you need to grow with confidence and clarity.

By offering tailored business consultancy, funding expertise and leadership support we work with leaders like you turn vision into sustainable action to help your business thrive.

  • “We worked with Culture Rise to engage the community of North East Lincolnshire and co-create a festival strategy that was relevant to local people. This will be hugely beneficial when we apply for funding to make the festival happen, which Culture Rise will support us to do. Their work will help us deliver a festival that’s specific to the place and local people, and that extends the impact the festival has on our audiences.”

    Creative Director, From the Fields

Our passion is supporting arts and cultural organisations to develop their businesses so they can sustain themselves in the increasingly challenging landscape.

We offer practical, hands-on support that empowers you to lead with clarity and confidence:

  • Business diagnostics using a combination of coaching and business tools, we help understand the gaps in your business that are preventing you from thriving.

  • Strategic planning for arts organisations we help you get clear on your long-term vision, and co-design adaptable business plans with you that align with your mission, values and capacity.

  • Fundraising and income generation
    We support with grant writing, preparing partnership proposals, and develop realistic, multi-income funding and income generation plans that contribute to your future sustainability. 

  • Monitoring and evaluation
    We can consult with your audiences, measure your impact, evidence your value and recommend evaluation frameworks to strengthen your story for funders and stakeholders.

  • Leadership and organisational development
    Whether you're growing a team or managing change, we support you to lead with confidence and purpose through coaching and consulting.

All our work is tailored to your needs and delivered with empathy and integrity using business tools, frameworks and real-world expertise.

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