Pitchfork Consulting works with festivals, creative producers and arts organisations to help bring their work to fruition.
From strategic review to project development, helping to identify and secure funding and partnerships with private, public and third sector organisations.
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Dig & Discover
Taking a step back to look at wider environmental conditions. Understanding where the challenges lie. Examing who your audiences are and why they engage and value your work. Develop strategies that will help resolve problems.
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Cultivate
Cultivate your curiosity, evaluate your work and understand the impact it has on your community. Use this information to develop new projects or programmes.
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Field of View
What has changed for your audiences or your organisation? Showcase your achievements and share case studies to demonstrate your impact.
Sleeves rolled up ready for:
Strategic development review
Sponsorship development
Grant bid writing
Membership schemes
Project planning
Event planning
Step 1: Dig & Discover
This typically starts with looking at the environmental conditions:
A review of your annual reports, meeting team members to understand your values and mission.
Examining income streams to appreciate the role of sponsors, funders and donors.
Familiarisation with your membership schemes.
Understanding of audience demographics, venues and a sense of place.
Step 2: Cultivate
Cultivate your curiosity.
Impact evaluation will help you understand the value of your work and communicate it to others.
Research will help place your work in a wider cultural context and could identify potential sponsors or partners who fit with your ethos. Businesses who are interested to reach your audience demographic and funders who align with your mission.
Clearly articulate to funders and donors the changes your work makes to the community.
Plan resources required to achieve objectives.
Step 3: Field of View
Creating a clear vision with detailed plans, informed by research and evaluation will help you to achieve your mission.
“I have worked with Maggie through Hay Festival for many years, and she successfully developed and delivered our sponsorship, from event series in the early years right through to our current headline partner of the festival. Maggie works collaboratively, taking the time to understand the business and present well-thought-through proposals and opportunities, with a clear business case to meet objectives. Her knowledge and experience is a benefit to any business, whether fundraising, business development or sponsorship, and her relaxed personable style makes her a pleasure to work with.”
— Michelle McLeod, Sponsorship Manager, Baillie Gifford
“Maggie has been a real support for Wimbledon BookFest in developing our offer for partners and sponsors. She is incredibly easy to work with, and has a wealth of experience and expertise that she tailors to the needs of the organisation. I’ve loved working with Maggie and would highly recommend her to others in the event industry.”
— Fiona Razvi, Director of Wimbledon BookFest