Business to Arts

Lobbying Organisation Business to Arts

Date published 21 Mar, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Meetings with officials from Dept. Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht in relation to development of private investment in arts, including advocacy, fundraising capacity building and the development of crowdfunding.

Intended results Enhanced policy focus on private investment in arts and culture. Increased public resources for the development of new funding/revenue streams for the arts and cultural sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Hetherington, Chief Executive, Business to Arts

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meetings with special advisors at Dept. Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht in relation to private investment in arts, including advocacy, fundraising capacity building and the development of crowdfunding.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Assistant Secretary at Dept. Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht in relation to Dept. annual investment in fundraising capacity building programme New Stream and capital investment in crowdfunding site fundit.ie.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Sarah Meade Special Advisor (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Lorraine Hall Special Advisor (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Fergal O'Coigligh Assistant Secretary (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)