Catalyst

Catalyst invests in BC arts, cultural and heritage organizations wishing to enhance their artistic and administrative capabilities.

The Catalyst program provides funding for BC arts, culture and heritage organizations, alone or in partnership, to undertake projects that will build their artistic and/or organizational capacity.

Catalyst funding recipients 2009
View the factsheet and advisory panel in PDF.

The Catalyst program addresses the following objectives:

• To strengthen the arts sector’s economic base and organizational capacity
• To strengthen the arts sector’s ability to build artistic excellence
• To strengthen the arts sector’s ability to establish strategic alliances

Funding is available in four categories: 

A. Developing Audiences and Markets

This program category supports projects that are part of an innovative and well-integrated audience and/or market development effort by an organization, or a group of organizations, to better serve existing audiences and/or to build, deepen and sustain relationships with a wider range of audiences and markets in B.C. and elsewhere.

B. Consultancies

This program category supports projects that bring in a qualified consultant with the expertise to address a clearly defined need or gap in an organization. The expected outcome for a consultancy is a report or planning document that will provide the organization with the information and skills it needs to develop and execute plans, along with a methodology to move the organization forward. 

C. Mentorships

This program category supports projects designed to enhance organizational capacity through mentorships. A mentor is a person with needed expertise who shares knowledge and gives guidance over an extended period of time to an individual employed by the organization. Mentorships may last one month to one year and may occur through face to face interaction, through telephone or email communications, or a combination of methods. See the program guidelines for details on funding incentives for eligible organizations with annual budgets of $250,000 or under.

D. NEW CATEGORY! - Website Development

i) New Website Development
ii) Existing Website Enhancement

This category supports new website development, as well as enhancements to an existing website for B.C. based non-profit arts, cultural and heritage organizations and associations. The objectives are to improve or expand audience relationships, provide online information, support educational activities or develop ecommerce opportunities. Redesign of an existing website is not supported.

For more information, see the program guidelines. If you have questions, please contact the Arts team at 2010 Legacies Now:

Email: Arts(at)2010LegaciesNow.com
Phone: 778-327-5160
Toll Free: 1-866-427-2010

On Catalyst and Innovations funding

Glossary of Web Terms

Catalyst Advisory Panelists

Catalyst and Innovations review

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