Purpose

Short overview written paper – detailed PowerPoint

• Pen portrait of current recipients
• Previous Government Strategy v new Governments Strategy for local growth plans – where does culture fit into that mix
• reference to district local plans
• growing money, coaching, mentoring,
• bid strategies, increasing the number of National Portfolio Organisations
• Identifies things that are new
• How do you work with NPO's
• Application process
• How to access grant funding
• Who else you work with – how many organisations come on board

? Do we know Arts Council Funding Pool? Too early – new governments agenda about growth – more likely to access funds if quality of place and link to growth – compelling offer to draw skilled people into area – culture offer important to compete with city – linkage to economic growth – Edward Mathews Gentle

? Re-run figures of funding per head – benchmark – Blackpool - Blackburn

? Absorbed marketing Lancashire into service area – the place marketing work is other side – need to invest in the marketing aspect – skilled workers in coherent way – stretched across a number of portfolio holders