Dear colleagues,

The next HLF online community live chat, on Thursday 12^th July, 2018 between 12.30-13.30, will focus on how to use endowments to secure the future of your heritage.

It will be particularly interesting for those of you who are involved in fundraising activities. Please do pass this information to your colleagues whose task is to ensure the financial sustainability your heritage. https://www.hlf.org.uk/community/live-chats/fundraising-and-endowments-thursday-12-july-1230-130pm

Find out what your organization needs to put in place before starting an endowment campaign, how to build an endowment fund and position it within other fundraising priorities, how to use the appeal of match funding, and how to communicate effectively an endowment to different types of donors. 

Hear first-hand from HLF grantees who have successfully completed their endowment challenge as part of the Catalyst Endowments funding programme. Our guests will share the successes and challenges they faced along their fundraising journey and answer any questions you might have. 

“It had not been in our DNA to ask for money, and that change has now started” - HLF Catalyst Endowment grantee. 

Catalyst Endowments was a joint venture between HLF, Arts Council England and DCMS which offered matched funding worth between £500,000 to £5m to 31 grantees, in the period 2012-2018. The funding programme supported organisations to create or grow an endowment in order to establish long-term sources of income. Grantees collectively raised £53.3million from private investment which was matched by £29.8m from HLF resulting in a total investment in UK heritage of £83.1m. 

You can read further about the impact of the programme in the final evaluation report.

NB: commenting will open at 12.30pm on Thursday 12 July, at which point you'll be able to log in to comment using your HLF account (link at the top of the page) or one of your social media profiles (link next to the comment box).

With best wishes,

Asimina

 

Dr Asimina Vergou

Evaluation Manager

Heritage Lottery Fund

7 Holbein Place

London SW1W 8NR

Phone: 020 7591 6188

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Website: www.hlf.org.uk