Fundraising Consultant – Call Out
Smoking Apples Theatre are seeking a Fundraising Arts Consultant to work with them over a funded period of organisational development.
We are looking to work with a Fundraising Arts Consultant to help us review our current fundraising strategies and revenue streams to generate more sustainable income, reducing reliance on public funding.
We’d like this role to objectively consult and advise us on what we currently do with our fundraising and income generation, and identify key areas for further development. We (SA) will then go away and form a new fundraising strategy before a final session with the consultant to review the strategy and suggest any further changes or improvements.
We would like to work with someone who understands the challenges faced by a small, independent arts organisation, including our resources available.
Smoking Apples Theatre Limited, was co founded in 2010, and is made up of 3 Co Artistic Directors, a producer, a creative associate, and several regular associate artists. We have been fortunate enough to receive several Arts Council project grants over the years to create our work, however, we are now looking to find a range of more sustainable income streams we can use to support our work between projects, particularly to cover core costs and to contribute towards larger project budgets.
This contract is for 2 days work, to include 2 consultancy sessions with the core team. These sessions would most likely take place remotely, over Zoom, but an in person meeting could be considered if preferred.
Dates:
Session 1: April (suggested date Mon 29th, but this is flexible)
Session 2: July
The fee is £480 per session, £960 total (this fee is inclusive of VAT)
Applicants must have knowledge and understanding of fundraising for small arts organisations, including limited companies.
We are happy to hear from individual freelancers, or those working for an organisation, however, we would expect to work with one individual rather than a company.
If you would like to know more about the company, please visit our website here:
If you have any questions about the work, please contact Molly on molly@smokingapplestheatre.com
To Apply:
Please email a CV and covering letter (max. 500 words) or a 5 minute video to Molly Freeman at molly@smokingapplestheatre.com
If you’d like to send a video file, or audio only file, please use WeTransfer: https://wetransfer.com and send it to Molly at molly@smokingapplestheatre.com
WeTransfer is a free file sharing site that you can upload to, directly from your phone or computer.
Deadline for applications: Monday 8th April, 9am
We will shortlist applicants and contact them to organise a short interview. We will respond to everyone who applies, regardless of whether we are taking the relationship forward.
This position has been supported using public funding by Arts Council England
About Smoking Apples:
Smoking Apples are an award winning puppetry and visual theatre company that work with complex subject matter. Our work includes indoor touring shows, outdoor and large scale work and outreach/educational projects, previous indoor work has included CELL, a story about one man’s final adventure when he finds out he has Motor Neurone Disease, In Our Hands, a show about a trawler fisherman fighting to save his career and Flux, a story about a female nuclear physicist. Most recently, we created Kinder, inspired by the Czech Kindertransport, which premiered in 2022 and toured the UK in 2023. Our outdoor work and education/outreach strands have also seen us travel the UK and abroad, working with some fantastic partners. These include Applause Rural Touring (Arbor the Tree and Buzz) and the Little Angel Theatre, where we run Spectrum Youth Theatre.
Artistic & Innovation
Smoking Apples strives to develop and deliver innovative puppetry and visual theatre, workshops and design services of the highest quality to people and places. Working with complex subject matter we make visually stunning, enjoyable theatre that holds audiences and artists at the heart of our work.
Puppetry
Smoking Apples continues to strive to develop and bring awareness to Puppetry practices across the arts sector worldwide. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of puppetry and visual theatre, as an art form of the highest quality in its own right. We offer puppetry training pathways through workshops, creative roles and internships, sharing our experience with the next generation of theatre makers, feeding into the talent pipeline of the sector.
Diversity & Inclusion
Smoking Apples aims to treat all individuals with respect and to approach each other and those we work with in an inclusive and non-judgemental manner. We are committed to exploring new modes and ways of working that prioritise kindness, well being, positive mental health and a safe working environment, as pillars of our organisation. We actively champion neuro-inclusion, celebrating the diversity and creative excellence of all artists.