Anna Cassidy Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

To deliver transformational change in income generation by establishing and leading a new Development department at the UK’s creative powerhouse for dance.Recent successes include leading the bid proposals for a number of substantial grants including a £500k grant for bursaries, £200k from Arts Council England’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund and £500k from the.

Designed and led strategies and plans which secured and maximised income from public and private funding organisations for the artistic, education and participation programmes and capital ambitions at Southbank Centre.

In November 2014 I found myself with the opportunity to travel around the world and I took it. This life-changing adventure started in Thailand, from there I visited; Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, California, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

London, United Kingdom

Managed LAMDA’s capital redevelopment campaign to raise the final £6.3m of an £18.4m project budget, with specific responsibility for implementing the strategy by taking an active role in the cultivation and solicitation process of gifts; from individuals, trusts and foundations, corporates and public funds.

London, United Kingdom

• I provided professional consultancy in the areas of business planning, income generation and strategic partnership development. Contract content included:
• Working in a producer/income generation and international strategic partnership development role for a contemporary arts venture with Queen Mary University, London
• Business planning for a commercial dance company on behalf of 3x World Salsa Champions, and Danse Avec Les Stars judges, Chris Marques and Jaclyn Spencer
• Targeted relationship development and revenue guidance for the Bluecoat, Liverpool.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• I created and led the Bluecoat’s annual income generation strategy including budget management responsibility for £1.2m annual income for the charity. Specific achievements include:
• Year on year, exceeding income targets by attracting and sustaining financial support from local, regional, national and European statutory organisations, trusts and foundations, corporates and high net-worth.
• With responsibility for the management of the creative industries, artists and retailers which occupy the building, I created and led a successful retail strategy and achieved 90% occupancy in 6 months during very.
• Successfully line-managing the Creative Enterprise team, interns and volunteers and encouraging shared responsibility for fundraising from the wider organisation
• Encouraging the Creative Enterprise team to explore new opportunities to maximise the buildings assets which resulted in high quality joint ventures, fairs and markets
• Co-creating the organisational strategy, business plan and budgets with the Chief Executive and fellow members of the Senior Management Team.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Met the final c.£4m income requirements of a £14.5m flagship capital development in Liverpool during the city's year as European Capital of Culture by working with the Chief Executive to successfully attract and.
• Managing the relationships and coordinating the major funding applications and contracts with public funders including ACE, LCC, North West Development Agency (NWDA), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and.
• Successfully attracting and sustaining corporate sponsorship for the Bluecoat’s exhibitions and education programmes, including a six-figure sponsorship deal with Yorkshire Bank and significant funding for artists such.
• Taking a lead role in the design and delivery of the opening events for this high profile cultural redevelopment including the private view, opening dinner and the public celebration.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Science, 2:1 (Hons)

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