Achates

Achates is a cultural consultancy providing holistic support in fundraising, strategy, organisational change, and recruitment

28/04/2026

We were delighted to host a Resilience Roundtable in Leeds yesterday with an exceptional group of arts leaders.

Thank you for such a generous and thought-provoking discussion — spanning income diversification, leadership with purpose, and how we can foster an environment that truly supports experimentation and innovation in the sector.

21/04/2026

Meet Phoebe Walker, Senior Consultant at Achates 👋

14/04/2026

Are you confident that your fundraising data protection practices are fully compliant? 🔍

Data protection is critical - but it can feel complex, technical, and hard to apply in practice.

In our upcoming Achates Community Masterclasses, we’re breaking it down for you:

• What does UK GDPR actually mean for fundraising?
• Which lawful bases apply to your prospect research?
• How can you stay compliant whilst still working effectively?

These new sessions will be released in a couple of weeks and will support you to build confidence in handling data responsibly, letting you fundraise with clarity, confidence and integrity. 💡

👉 Find out more about Achates Community and sign up today: https://share-achates-community.mn.co/landing

07/04/2026

Our Organisational Change work supports organisations to respond to change in a way which is purpose-led, collaborative and sustainable. We support organisations to build strong teams and long-term resilience.

We’ll be sharing more about the other areas of our work over the coming weeks.

26/03/2026

Achates Live! Maximising Your Organisation’s Earned Income Potential
🗓️ 9 April │ 🕐 2pm - 3pm

As we experience an ever-more challenging environment for securing fundraised income, we know many organisations are increasingly trying to strengthen their earned income streams.

However, for many, it can be difficult to know where to start in both maximising existing sources of earned income, and innovating new ones.

In this session you’ll hear from our experienced panel on how they’ve successfully established purpose-driven earned income-generating programmes.

We’ll explore how they did this, the challenges and opportunities, and the legacy of their initiatives for both their overall impact and their organisational culture.

Book your place: https://tinyurl.com/3jtknuua

24/03/2026

Meet Jacoba Bruneel, Consultant at Achates 👋

18/03/2026

In today’s climate, many cultural organisations are navigating increasing financial pressure and uncertainty.

Our Income Generation team is here to support you in developing resilient fundraising strategies and unlocking new earned income opportunities, all rooted in organisational purpose and audience insight.

Head to our website to read case studies about how we’ve supported clients to develop stronger, more sustainable income streams that support long-term impact and organisational resilience: https://lnkd.in/eTYEy67R

We’ll be sharing more about the different areas of our work over the coming weeks.

14/03/2026

Achates Recruits is currently supporting the recruitment of two exciting roles in the sector:

👉 National Centre for Writing – Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer

National Centre for Writing is recruiting an outstanding individual to lead them, as their new Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer, into the future.

They are seeking someone to develop and set their strategic course, lead the excellent team already in place, build and maintain relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, and ensure their financial resilience to enable them to continue to achieve their aims and ambitions for generations to come.

🗓️ Closes 10am on Tuesday 7 April 2026

👉 Tall Stories - Venues and Touring Coordinator

Tall Stories is currently seeking a new Venues and Touring Coordinator to support the organisation with its busy touring programme. Working closely with the Producer, key responsibilities will include meeting with venues and programmers, tour booking and contracts, and performance and technical scheduling.

🗓️ Closes: 9am on Monday 30 March 2026

To find out more about both roles, head to our website: https://www.achates.org.uk/services/achates-recruitment/

10/03/2026

At Achates our work spans consultancy across strategy, income generation, recruitment, and organisational change. Alongside this, we provide sector support and shared learning, including through our membership platform - Achates Community.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing each area of our work in more detail!

Get in touch if you want to find out more

04/03/2026

Achates Inspires: Measuring and Communicating Your Impact
🗓️ 19 March │ 🕐 1pm - 2pm

How can evaluation help your organisation to make better decisions, strengthen your impact, tell your story and leverage more funding?

Impact measurement has never been more important for cultural organisations, with new SORP guidelines now requiring charities to report on their impact.

Join our next Achates Inspires to hear how organisations are measuring and communicating their impact, using evaluation to inform decision-making, and responding to the changing policy landscape.

We’ll share practical tips to help you make your evaluation work affordable, effective and compliant.

Book your place: https://tinyurl.com/k8754mpe

03/03/2026

Meet Vicki Grace, Director of Recruitment & Organisational Change 👋

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