Volunteer Marketing Advisers wanted

Business in the Arts:North West is a small charity which exists to bring business skills and experience to the arts in ways that are beneficial both to business and to the arts.  We aim to help arts and creative organisations improve their business operations at the same time as providing stimulating and challenging development opportunities for business people.

We are keen to recruit volunteer marketing advisers for our Skills Bank, a project-based programme through which business managers and professionals provide guidance to cultural managers, working towards specific objectives and transferring skills along the way.  Examples of current opportunities are:

•  A textile artist based in Lancaster who wants to develop a brand and marketing tools in order to establish herself as a business.
• A circus company in Cheshire who provide free shows to the community and donate profits to charity – looking for help with a review of marketing and press plans. 
• A small selling gallery in Stockport who need to raise their profile and get more people through the door to be sustainable. 

The programme requires a commitment of just a few hours per month, and gives you the chance to get out of your comfort zone and try out your skills in a new and interesting environment.  For CIM members, CPD points can be earned towards your Chartered Marketer status.

Non-marketeers are also welcome, as we have a range of opportunities for people with business skills through both the Skills Bank and the Better Board Bank, which matches appropriately skilled people on to the boards of cultural organisations.

 To find out more, please contact Dorothy Taylor at BIA:NW, telephone 0151-709 8780, email dorothy@businessinthearts.co.uk

 www.businessinthearts.co.uk

 Registered charity number 1046901

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