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Re: Lottery applications

On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 at 08:09:53 +0100, A M Moore wrote:

> I understand that it is much harder to obtaining funding now than it was say
> 2-3 years ago - we are going for instruments.
That seems to be correct.

> Would anyone on the list who has been successful recently please contact me
> ?  I`m trying to find out why recent applications have failed and what we
> could do to ensure a good chance of funding.

I was responsible for a failed application recently.

You need evidence of at least 20 public performances per year, for a
start. Take advice from your local arts board people as to what
constitutes a "public performance". I got the impression that the jobs
we did (and were paid for) by the local council were not counted, for
instance, because the public didn't pay to get in - contest entries are,
I think counted. I may be wrong there; check.

You also need to jump through quite a few hoops along the way.
Make sure that your rehearsal venue is accessible to disabled people
(quite strict rules about heights of handrails, slopes of ramps and so
forth - a problem if you have a first-floor bandroom, for instance). And
you're asked various racial questions, too, although they say this
doesn't play a part in the assessment.

> We are also wondering whether to `go it alone` or to ask a specialist who
> has been successful with gaining funding for other bands.

The latter, I should say. It's too complicated a game nowadays, and you
will end up, as we did, putting in large quantities of effort and
getting a single fill-in-the-blanks sheet saying you failed.

Ian
-- 
To check if the playing field is level, one must first get off one's high horse
    - Tony Kavanagh <kavteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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