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Industry Insights: Developing Creative Projects for Funding w/ Cord Milward
28th July 2025
7.30 pm BST
£8.30 or free for sustainer & soulmate members
Saffron’s monthly workshops are part of the Saffron Members Club, but non-members who are women, non-binary people, trans or gender non-conforming folks may also purchase a ticket.
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.
ACCESSIBILITY
We never want money to be a barrier to people accessing music tech, so if you are unable to afford a ticket but believe you would benefit from attending these workshops, please email us on members@saffronmusic.co.uk.
Workshops are open to people worldwide, but will be running at 7.30 pm BST so please bear differences in time zone in mind. If you purchase a ticket but are unable 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.
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