Alternative financing
New approaches to funding art and culture
In recent years, constraints on public-sector spending on culture have led to some creative thinking about alternatives to support from governments, foundations, private donors and sponsors. New financial instruments are being explored including targeted loan programmes.
Read more in Christopher Gordon’s article on sponsorship and alternative financing.
Alternative Bank
Alternative Bank is an ethical bank with an emphasis on social responsibility. Culture in a community context and ecology are of significant interest to ABS, …
Alternativni izvori financiranja culture
This book presents a directory of alternative ways of funding that are available for (Croatian) arts and culture organizations, as well as for individual …
Association Internationale des Investisseurs dans l'Économie sociale
International Association of Investors in the Social Economy is a broad European network of ethical investors (with partners in Canada, USA, Bangladesh and …
Creative Advantage Fund
A £5 million community venture capital fund (created by Advantage West Midlands, Arts Council England and European Regional Development Fund) for supporting …
Credal Bank
Ethical cooperative established 20 years (reaction against banks' support of South Africa apartheid regime) offering microcredit on one to three year loan - …
Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles
IFCIC is an intermediary agency (49% state financed, remainder French banks) established to ease and secure bank loans for the sector through underwriting 50% …
Kontakt. Das Programm für Kunst und Zivilgesellschaft der Erste Bank-Gruppe
Kontakt aims at actively supporting the social and cultural transformation processes in Central and Eastern Europe. The Kontakt program serves as a platform …
Music Fund
An NGO set up as a solidarity project between the artistic communities in Belgium and Palestine, and which now includes other countries. Music Fund organises …
Non-money support – Finance Hub
Two essential publications to help you promote your cultural projects focusing on the …
Société de développement des enterprises culturelles
SODEC is a government supported agency focused on practical assistance for creative enterprises looking beyond Quebec. It is a useful and informative site of …
LabforCulture is a partner initiative of the European Cultural Foundation. LabforCulture is grateful for the support provided by its funders.
