Business to Arts AGM 2022 Notice & Forms
March 9th, 2021
Pictured at this year’s Awards venue, the National Concert Hall, was Tina Segner, performance artist and co-founder at Tumble Circus street theatre company based in Belfast with Awards partners Etain Seymour, Marketing and Communications Director at Accenture, Susan Jackson, Senior Marketing Manager for Irish Life Corporate Business, Orla O’Connor, Chair for Arthur Cox, Gerard McNaughton, Creative Director for TileStyle, Bevin Cody, Corporate Reputation Manager for ESB, and Clare Duignan, Board Member for Business to Arts and Chair of this year’s Awards Judging Panel.
In keeping with our Memorandum and Articles of Association, below you will find notice of our AGM, which will be held on Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 6pm via Zoom Meeting. Please contact rsvp(@)businesstoarts.ie for joining details.
Please note that our AGM is a simple administrative process and lasts less than ten minutes. You can download related documents on links below
1. AGM – Notice Letter
2. AGM – Proxy Form
3. AGM – Directors Reports & Financial Statements (31/10/21)
A Summary of Our Impact in 2020-21
Business to Arts would not have the impact it has without your investment and support. Our membership base is our primary source of funds and without your subscription we would not achieve our mission. To give a recap on some of 2021’s activities:
- We continue to implement our 5-year strategic plan (2018-2023). This is available at: ie/strategy-2018-2023
- We curated a series of online events showcasing the breadth of activity undertaken by Business to Arts with our partners including Mason, Hayes & Curran, PwC, IAPI – Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Dublin Dance Festival, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin Dance Festival and more.
- We distributed close to €650k to the arts in 2020/21 through Arts Funds, bursaries, commissions and grants. We also advised / supported many ongoing partnerships
- We launched the ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts, which will distribute an additional €250,000 between 2022-23.
- We continued to work with our Fundraising Fellows from our Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland Programme, from The Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick) and Music Network (Dublin). The Fellowship is a partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- We also supported the cultural sector by offering online one-to-one clinics and group fundraising training, which focused on adapting to digital fundraising tactics and navigating the ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19.
- We announced the call for nominations for the 30th edition of the Business to Arts Awards with Accenture as our new innovation partner Accenture, and returning partners Arthur Cox, The Arts Council, ESB, daa, Irish Life, The Irish Times and TileStyle
On behalf of the Board and Executive of Business to Arts, I would like to thank you for your continued support. If you would like further information on our activities please do not hesitate to contact us.