Transform How You Fund Space and With Artists At the Center

Thank you for your interest in building more equitable, artist-centered fundraising practices!

To show our appreciation, we are sending tools that will help you shift from treating artists as beneficiaries to honoring them as genuine partners in fundraising and storytelling.

Checklist booklet titled "Artists as Co-Stewards and Ethical Storytelling," with pages for a fundraising toolkit and narrative building templates, along with a blue circle with a black plus sign in the center.

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Cover page of a checklist titled "Artists as Co-Stewards and Ethical Storytelling Checklist" with a yellow background, pink band, and an image of a fountain pen and paper.

Here’s what you’ll get:

Artists as Co-Stewards and Ethical Storytelling Check-List

A 10-question assessment to evaluate whether artists have real power in your organization and whether your storytelling practices honor their dignity. Use it to identify 1-3 concrete actions you can take in the next 30-90 days.

A one-page template titled 'Access-Centered Appeal Builder' with sections for writing fundraising appeals. The sections include 'Your Narrative Foundation,' 'Vision,' 'Offer,' 'Problem,' 'Impact,' and a blue footer with support contact information.

A one-page template for writing fundraising appeals that lead with impact and access, not apologies. Use it for grants, donor emails, direct mail, or campaign copy.

Access-Centered Appeal Builder

Most arts organizations struggle to fund space because they frame rent as overhead to apologize for, rather than as the cultural infrastructure that makes artist access possible.

These resources help you:

  • Reframe space as fundable infrastructure, not administrative burden

  • Center artist partnership in fundraising, not just in programming

  • Tell dignified stories that honor artists' full humanity

  • Take immediate action with practical next steps you can implement this quarter

Where should we send the tools?

By signing up, you'll also receive occasional emails from Further Together with fundraising insights for community-centered organizations. Unsubscribe anytime.