As part of our MoneyMatters! campaign we commissioned fundraising expert Sarah Gee to write a research report into the skills knowledge and attitudes required for an investment mindset. Sarah has worked with hundreds of arts and heritage charities and has a wealth of experience in this field.

To whet your appetite to dig in and read this paper – here’s some of the highlights:

Why is an investment mindset not yet embedded in the arts? Is it that the arts feel surplus and profit making are not something they should be aiming for or that successive generations of a subsidy mindset have not been conducive to developing an investment mindset?

Where might entrepreneurial mindset skills and vision come from? Personality traits and environmental circumstances and other factors play a part in the complex process model of entrepreneurship. Sarah gives us examples of what qualities make a good entrepreneur and how successful models break away from the charity mindset. The report also looks at examples of entrepreneurial behaviours elsewhere in the third sector.

Sarah concludes this paper with a list of recommendations that art organisations might want to consider around developing skills knowledge and attitudes required to facilitate an investment mindset. Take a look and see if you are investment ready – there are some great takeaways here.

You can read the article HERE.