Successfully obtaining funds for your museum or gallery requires knowledge and creativity. Access to Funding is a workshop delivering specialist knowledge to make accessing funds a reality.

1. lead the conversation
Funding
Lead the conversation

2. They say if you don’t like the
conversation, change the conversation. At
the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park we
have learned to lead the conversation.

3. Lead the conversation?
• Planning
– Think strategically & articulate your plans.
– Constantly re-assess the use of space.
– Forward planning for interpretations.
• Think like a business
– Constantly review cash flow.
– Develop partnerships.
– Investigate trends & look for opportunities.
– How can we best utilise our assets?

5. Our journey
• Community-based
not for profit
• Huge site
• Heavy costs-
exceeding income
• Should we close?

6. Change your
perspective

8. Think strategically

10. Re-assess the use of
space

11. Re-assess the use of
space
Investigate trends

13. Re-assess the use of
space
Build partnerships

14. Build partnerships

15. Current partnerships
• Biogas Energy (UNSW)
• Blue Mountains Mystery
Tours
• Hartley Corporate
• Lithgow Drama Group
• Lithgow Railway
Workshop
• Spark Metal
• Sydney Trades Hall Assn.
• TAFE Western
• United Mineworkers
Union

16. Forward planning for interpretations
Volunteer
Museum
Grants

17. Think strategically –
Building Improvement Grants

18. Community Building Partnerships

19. Community Building Partnerships

20. Community Building Partnerships

21. Community Building Partnerships

22. Pamper the politicians

23. Lead the conversation
• Planning
– Think strategically & articulate your plans.
– Constantly re-assess the use of space.
– Forward planning for interpretations.
• Think like a business
– Constantly review cash flow.
– Develop partnerships.
– Investigate trends & look for opportunities.
– How can we best utilise our assets?