Business to Arts

Lobbying Organisation Business to Arts

Date published 29 Nov, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Contacted Department about upcoming dates for Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland and submitted a proposal for the next round of the Fundraising Fellowship

Intended results To secure the Dept's support in promoting the programme To secure further funding from the Dept for the next edition of the Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland programme To get a representative from the Dept to sit on the judging panel for the selection of the next round of Fundraising Fellows

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Reid

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.

Email (2-5)

Initial email was sent to inform the Department of the upcoming dates for the Fundraising Fellowship and to request a representative of the Department to sit on the judging panel. An additional email was sent to confirm that Business to Arts would be submitting an application for an expansion of the Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland programme into 2022 for the same amount as was accepted in previous editions of the programme.

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.

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)