The 2024/2025 financial year was one for the books with over $15million being facilitated through the ACF – the highest amount of donations that we have ever processed. In addition the the value of the donations, we tracked the most campaigns run in a year and the most donors we have ever seen interacting with […]

  The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) have partnered with Creative Plus Business to offer exciting new professional development and capacity workshops and coaching sessions: Skills Lab. Skills Lab is a pilot professional development program for artists and organisations who have fundraised through the ACF to access targeted skills development in finance, compliance and governance, and […]

This latest investment of $160,000, via ACF Boost micro-grants, will support 32 creative projects with outcomes across literature, performing arts, music, visual arts, film, and design; with participants represented across all Australian states and territories.  ACF Boost offers matched micro-grants of up to $5,000, with the matched funding designed to amplify the impact of private […]

Starting a fundraising project on the ACF is a simple, two-step process. Register a profile  Register a fundraising or grant recipient project  In this post, we’re walking through Step 1 – registering a profile!    Starting with the basics  The first part of the form captures your contact details in case we need to reach […]

Here at the ACF we use a number of terms that might not be in everyone’s everyday vernacular. We’ve compiled some these key ABCs to help make sure we’re all on the same page.   ACF – The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists and arts organisations. It was established […]

The fundraising world is a large and complex one, so it’s not surprising that there are a number of myths surrounding this world. We’ve broken down the five most common fundraising campaigns myths to help you start out on the best foot possible.   1. Donors will come to you  The most common misconception in […]

Thinking about running a fundraising campaign to support your Fringe show? Here are some key things to consider before you launch a campaign. In the last year, the Australian Cultural Fund has helped more than 700 artists raise over $11.2 million to fund their art. This has given us some great insights into what works […]