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IN CO-PROMOTION WITH ARTS & BUSINESS SCOTLAND

HARNESSING DIGITAL TOOLS FOR THE CULTURAL SECTOR

Social media and mobile tools are great for staying in touch with friends, but how many creatives are exploring such tools to target their marketing and raise crucial funds? Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) exists to engineer funding and expertise for the cultural sector, helping to sustain and increase business support and individual giving.

AmbITion Scotland is a change programme for the arts and culture in Scotland. Its aim is to help the sector achieve 21st century sustainability through implementing integrated IT and digital developments.

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Arts & Business Scotland and Amb:IT:ion Scotland present Getting Digital Webinar: New Tools for Fundraising This Webinar will investigate how best to use the web to profi le and provide much needed funding streams to support creative projects of all scales, illustrating the power of social media and mobile tools and techniques to build audiences and raise profi le.

Featuring expert speakers in their field, topics covered will include how to use digital tools strategically for arts fundraising and news of a crowd-funding site for Scotland designed specifically for the cultural and creative sectors.

Crowd-funding is the latest phenomenon by which artists and creatives are successfully raising funds online and engaging audiences and donors in a completely new way.

Suitable for creative organisations and entrepreneurs alike, the Webinar will be available for all to view online both on the day and on demand after the event.

Date: Times: Speakers: 18 November 2011 10am -12.30pm Sarah Gee, Indigo Ltd. & Rachel Beer, Beautiful World

For more information and to watch for free online go to: www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/scotland or www.getambition.com

Arts & Business Scotland is an operating name of Arts & Business Limited, a charity registered in Scotland (SC039470) and in England (274040) 20 Oct–17 Nov 2011 THE LIST 17