Whether you're applying to Arts Council England, trusts and foundations, local authorities or other sources, we help creative and cultural organisations strengthen their bids and their long-term income strategies.

At Culture Rise, we offer tailored support across the entire fundraising journey, from developing compelling bids to designing future-proof funding and income generation strategies. We understand the funding landscape, and we know what funders are looking for.

If you’re tired of short-term fixes and want to build a more sustainable future for your organisation, we’re here to help.

How can we help?

We use a bespoke approach to support your unique needs to help you obtain the income you need to develop your business or project in a way that’s right for you. We can help in the following ways:

  • Searching for and reporting on available funds relevant to your creative discipline and project

  • Bid reviewing and feedback on your application before you submit

  • Project development to enhance funding success

  • Business diagnostics and recommendations to improve fundraising readiness

  • Crafting pitches for potential future partners

  • Writing clear, compelling funding bids that get results

  • Developing funding and income generation strategies for improved future sustainability

We have an impressive track record of fundraising successes for individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sectors.

The average national success rate for grant applications is between 10-20%. We are very proud of our success rate of 46% for our submitted applications.

Working with us will take the overwhelm out of the whole experience of raising funds. You’ll feel supported by people with expertise and increase your chance of success.

  • “Culture Rise are experts at what they do! They helped us navigate a complex grant application for a European touring project. The team was really helpful and knowledgeable and we're excited to continue working with them on our upcoming projects.”

    International Development & Tour Booking Manager, Gandini Juggling

  • “Culture Rise helped us raise £30k from Arts Council to develop a mass participatory project that will take place at the festival. We’re really excited to be working with local communities in Cumbria to create this project and are grateful for the support from Culture Rise to help us make this project happen. Lindsay was so supportive, great with guidance, and ever patient, as well as writing a great bid!”

    Creative Director, Kendal Calling Festival

  • “Culture Rise helped to develop one of our artists projects and submitted a funding bid to help it be realised. The process was smooth and quick and their support took the pressure off our limited capacity.”

    Producer, Back to Ours

  • “We’ve been working with Culture Rise on an Arts Council grant application. The team has been professional, proactive and helpful. We’re very happy with the service and would certainly recommend them to other organisations looking to do similar grant applications”

    Company Director, Balter Festival

  • “We really wanted support from someone who understood arts funding for youth and community projects. Culture Rise shared our passion for the work we do, relieved the limited capacity in our team and got our application written in record time”

    Operational Manager, The Grand

Need help with your funding?

We would love to discuss your needs and discover how we can help you succeed