» Arts Council England

The national development agency for the arts

» Arts & Business

Develops partnerships between business and the arts

» Arts Marketing Association

Professional development body for marketing the arts

» Creative Industry Network

Network for creative industries in Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire

» Creative Launchpad

» Creative Leicestershire

Small business support for the arts, media and design sector in Leicestershire & Rutland

» Culture Info

Arts and culture news and comment from around the world

» Mainstream Partnership

» Nottingham Arts and Creative Industries Forum

» Arts Jobs and Arts News

Arts Council England's FREE listings service - register to receive and upload information about current vacancies, opportunities, arts events, news and press releases

» Rural Culture - East Midlands

Information about cultural projects and organisations in rural parts of the East Midlands

» Audiences UK

The UK network of regional audience development agencies, Useful resources and toolkits available to download

» Arts Audiences: Insight

Arts-based audience segmentation from Arts Council England 

» Artsderbyshire

News about arts events, organisations and individual artists in Derbyshire and Derby City

» KnowHow NonProfit

Free information and advice for not-for-profit organisations

» I Value the Arts

Register here to show your support for public funding for the arts

» Pro Active Resolutions

Useful site for specialised financial, business management support and capacity-building tools for the creative sector

» Hallam

Great resources on search engine optimisation, social media and online marketing

» Philanthropy UK

Current information and best practice on giving

» Arts Advocacy Toolkit

By working collaboratively, the arts sector can make a compelling case for why the arts matter.

This Arts Council England toolkit is to help your organisation make a persuasive case that cuts to the arts should be as small as possible and that any reductions should be managed intelligently over four years to minimise the effect.