# Arts and Business NI hosts fundraising training events

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/12/arts-and-business-ni-hosts-fundraising-training-events/
- Published: 2013-09-12T14:05:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Arts and Business in Northern Ireland (A&B NI) is organising two events in the coming
weeks to help fundraisers.

On 16th September an event themed around **philanthropy and diaspora** will take
place at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Strategies that maximise ‘the intersection
between commerce and culture’ will be examined with the help of Ellen Gilligan of
the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Kingsley Aikins of Diaspora Matters and formerly
CEO of the Ireland Funds.

The event is sponsored by the Irish Institute, Boston College, the US Department
of State and Arts & Business Northern Ireland.

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On 2 October [A&B NI](http://www.artsandbusinessni.org.uk) is running a one day 
conference which offers their arts members the opportunity to hear keynote speakers
from **leading UK charitable foundations** and meet their representatives personally.

The conference will feature representatives of the BBC Performance Arts Fund, Paul
Hamlyn Foundation, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Loyds TSB Foundation for Northern
Ireland, Ulster Garden Villages and BBC Children in Need.

 

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