The Fundraising Toolkit
These three practical tools are designed to help arts and culture organizations strengthen their fundraising approach and put findings from the Michigan Arts Economy research to work.
CultureSource created these resources to help arts and culture organizations strengthen their fundraising approach and put findings from the Michigan Arts Economy research to work. Use them together as a starting point for your fundraising strategy or jump into the resource that best fits what you need right now.
Fundraising tools developed by Irina Thompson, CFRE, Marts&Lundy, for CultureSource.
In partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Strengthen Your Fundraising
Start with where you are. Use the Fundraising Matrix to assess your organization’s current fundraising capacity, identify areas for growth, and find practical next steps.
Use the Research
Put the bigger picture to work. The Fundraising Lens highlights findings from the Michigan Arts Economies research that can help provide credible context for donor conversations, proposals, and other fundraising communications.
About the Research
These tools build on CultureSource’s Michigan Arts Economies research, which offers a deeper look at the many ways arts and culture contribute to communities and the state’s economy.
Build Your Case
Connect the sector story to your organization. Use Fundraising Positioning to develop language that connects the broader value of arts and culture to your organization’s specific work, strengths, and case for support.