Fundraising Training for Festival Organizers in Adjara

The British Council-Georgia’s successful partnership with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Adjara Autonomous Republic is ongoing within their Memorandum of Cooperation.

On June 5 - 8, they are organizing a Fundraising Training conducted by Owen McNeir, the representative of Festivals and Events International (FEI). The training will enable participants to get familiar with fundraising tools, trends and methods which are often built on collaboration and shared interests.

Owen McNeir is a Marketing and Development professional with a successful track record delivering short-term results and long-term sustainability in the Arts & Culture through strategic planning, training and mentoring.

This is the third such training for festival professionals in Adjara. The previous training conducted in July 2017 was dedicated to the development of a marketing plan and, in June 2017, participants of the training session acquired the knowledge, understanding and a practical framework enabling them to write a festival and event management plan.

One of the highlights of the program, the ‘Festivals for Development Conference’ for governmental institutions and festival organizers, was held in Batumi on 14 March 2018. It was organized to raise awareness about the importance and contribution of festivals to cultural and economic development, and their role in the development of creative and cultural industries. Key personalities of UK festivals presented the best cases and innovative models of collaboration between the British Festivals such as the Edinburgh, Fringe, Brighton, Unlimited, and Gloucester festivals.

It is hopeful that projects implemented by the British Council will significantly contribute to turning Adjara into a hub of international festivals, encouraging millions of people all over the world to discover this beautiful part of Georgia.

The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It creates friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. Using the UK’s cultural resources, it makes a positive contribution to the countries it works with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.