Industry Insights: Developing Creative Projects for Funding w/ Cord Milward
An interactive workshop and online clinic exploring the ins and outs of grant funding for music creatives
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Online
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About this event
Saffron, the non-profit organisation dedicated to redressing the gender imbalance in the music industry, presents the July instalment of its Industry Insights monthly online workshop series. The session is open to all women, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming people who would like to attend. It is hosted on Zoom.
DEVELOPING CREATIVE PROJECTS FOR FUNDING
In this 1.5-hour workshop, we'll be sharing top tips for putting together a funding application for your creative projects. Whether you're working up to release new music, trying to finance a tour or looking to apply for a residency, arts fundraiser Cord will share the basic principles for how to make your proposal to funders stand out.
This session will cover:,
- How to create a persuasive case for support
- How to create a budget
- Common mistakes & how to avoid them
- Places to look for funding
- General q&a
ABOUT CORD
Cord is an experienced fundraiser working across arts and culture, social justice and community projects. Alongside freelance work, Cord is the Fundraiser at Trinity Centre in Bristol. Her previous experience includes assessing grant applications for Arts Council England, as well as bid writing for national organisations including Women of the World Festival, Talawa Theatre, UD Music and Saffron CIC.
ACCESS
Access to these sessions is free for sustainer and soulmate members of Saffron’s online community, Saffron Members Club. Membership packages start at just £5.50 per month and provide access to regular online workshops, an online community space, video masterclasses, free music tech tools, discounts and much more. If you can’t afford a ticket but believe you would benefit from attending, please email us: members@saffronmusic.co.uk.
Workshops are open to people worldwide but will be running at 7.30 pm UK time so please bear differences in time zone in mind. If you purchase a ticket but aren’t able to attend live, you will automatically be emailed a recording of the workshop(s) after the event.
We are committed to making our online events as accessible as possible. We have created a guidance document about this - Click here to view the accessibility document. Alternatively, please email us with any access requirements you may have.
GENDER POLICY
The gender imbalance in the music technology industry is well-recognised. While we are absolutely not ‘anti-men’, we see that a shorter-term solution is to provide fellowship and learning environments that are not dominated by the cisgender male perspective. Therefore, these workshops are intended for women, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming people to attend. While we do not ban cisgender men from attending, we hope that they will respect that this event is not intended for them.
ABOUT SAFFRON
Saffron is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to advance gender equality in the music tech sector by creating safer spaces for marginalised people to learn, create and grow confidently through forward-thinking technological music creation, DJ and music industry experience.
Saffron’s work focuses on educational courses, online workshops, mentoring, a global members club and an artist development and label platform. We are building a future industry that is inclusive and diverse. Founded in Bristol UK in 2015, Saffron has grown from a one-woman operation to an initiative supporting thousands of people worldwide to find music education and community.
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The music tech industry is currently composed of just 5% women.
Our mission is to increase that figure, advancing gender equality in the sector by creating safe spaces for women and non-binary people to learn and build confidence.