How can outdoor arts organisations build financial resilience and diversify income while keeping community impact at their core?

James Cross will lead the session with an introduction to Figurative - an independent charity dedicated to impact, investment and innovation in the cultural and creative sector - and its £16 million Arts & Culture Impact Fund supporting socially driven cultural organisations across the UK.

You'll also hear from Rowan Cannon, director of Wild Rumpus, about how the organisation used investment from Figurative to support a strategic shift in direction - diversifying income through commissions, touring work and new events, building financial reserves for quieter periods, and funding essential redevelopment at their facilities.

The session will finish with an opportunity for open discussion and to ask questions. Whether you're curious about repayable finance, would like to understand the benefits and risks, or just want to learn more about the fund, please do join us.

Figurative is an independent charity finding imaginative ways to grow the financial resilience and social impact of the UK's cultural and creative sectors. It specialises in raising and managing impact funds and attracting new philanthropy. Figurative conducts and supports research to make the case for continued investment and innovation in these areas to funders, policymakers and the public. It also provides expert advisory services to support the development of cultural impact and funding models across the globe. See more at: figurative.org.uk.

James Cross is an investment manager at Figurative who leads on the origination, execution and management of investments for the Arts & Culture Impact Fund - a £16 million fund supporting socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations across the UK.