Case Studies

Check out some highlights of our work with our members, as well as some best practice examples of collaborative arts and business partnerships in Ireland.

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Fund it, Ireland's first crowdfunding platform (2011 - 2023)

Founded in 2011 by Business to Arts, Fund it was the first Irish-owned crowdfunding website to support creative projects.

Fund it 11th Anniversary Commission by Grace Enemaku

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The Jim McNaughton TileStyle €10,000 Bursary for Artists

Inaugurated in 2008, it is our longest-running bursary.

Baryalai Khoshal and Gerard Mc Naughton at the 2022 Bto A Awards

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Business to Arts' New Stream

A landmark 14-year venture which provided subsidised access to training, information, and strategy development for the arts sector.

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Fundraising Fellowship Ireland

A cyclical two-year professional development programme for arts fundraisers supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media.

Aoibhie McCarthy, Artistic Director, Sample-Studios, Matthew Whyte, Fundraising Fellow, Sample-Studios, Maeve Keane, Fundraising Fellow, Galway Community Circus, Louise O'Reilly, Chief Executive, Business to Arts, and Lynn Carroll, Executive Director, Galway Community Circus. Photo by Conor McCabe

Case Studies

Fund it, Ireland's first crowdfunding platform (2011 - 2023)

The Jim McNaughton TileStyle €10,000 Bursary for Artists

Business to Arts' New Stream

Fundraising Fellowship Ireland

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