Revise approach to money

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Accumulating reserves enables organisations to weather storms and to invest in organisational capacity to change and evolve both artistically and managerially in response to inevitable changes in the environment within which you operate.

The following questions are designed to help you to work out which tools to explore from the selection available:

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Do you know which of your activities/programmes are making money and which are making a loss? 

Can losses be justified based on the cultural/social/economic value of the activity/programme?

Do you have a concrete plan to make year end surpluses and develop designated reserve funds? 

Have you assessed the risk that some income streams are likely to reduce over the next few years and have you worked out how you will respond?

Are you good at costing projects and modeling the financial implications of new ventures?

 

Core individual resources

The resources listed below in type and alphabetical order are the key resources to use as you work through this issue.

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Full cost recovery toolkit

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“Full cost recovery toolkit” from ACEVO. Helps you work out the full costs of projects.

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How healthy is your fundraising?

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“How healthy is your fundraising?” from the Business Survival Toolkit. A tool to help you decide which aspects of fundraising to invest in.

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Is it a good idea?

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“Is it a good idea? – a guide for charities considering new social enterprise activity” by Jean Barclay (2007). Includes advice and a template for basic financial modeling of new ventures.

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Learning from the community

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Learning from the community: effective financial management practices in the arts” Jim Rosenberg and Russell Willis Taylor (2003). Includes a tool that can be used for self assessment.

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The Matrix Map

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The Matrix Map (Bell, Masoka and Zimmerman, 2010) from the Business Survival Toolkit. Helps you assess your activity on the basis of contribution to mission and financial impact.

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Understanding your financial model

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“Understanding your financial model” from the Business Survival Toolkit. Helps you to think about what your financing model means in terms of levels of risk.

Relevant collated collections of resources

These folders of resources listed below in alphabetical order might be useful if you want to delve deeper into any of these associated subjects.

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Financial planning

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Financing

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