bid writing
bid writing & fundraising support for artists
I am an experienced bid writer with a wealth of knowledge and practical experience, particularly in supporting independent artists and small collectives to get their projects funded. I am particularly interested in supporting LGBTQIA+ artists, artists of the global majority and disabled artists. I have experience with public funds, trusts and foundations, and have assisted with the development and writing of applications for large, multi-year grants to funders including The British Council, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The City Bridge Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
I have successfully secured over £300,000 for arts projects, research and development periods, talent development programmes, community events, cabarets, theatre productions and sector support projects.
WHAT FUNDS HAVE I GOT MONEY FROM
Arts Council England - Project Grants (Over and Under 30K)
Arts Council England - Developing Your Creative Practice
The National Lottery - Awards for All
Cockayne Foundation
Hackney Council
Southwark Council
The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Finzi Trust
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
WHO HAVE I WORKED WITH ON FUNDRAISING ?
Azara Meghie, BULLYACHE, Clod Ensemble, The Cocoa Butter Club, Cassie Leon, Gayathiri Kamalakanthan, Magnus Westwell, Max Lindsay, Raze Collective, Tom Foskett-Barnes, Quiplash and Queer Youth Art Collective.
TESTIMONIAL FROM GAYATHIRI KAMALAKANTHAN
Fraser is a very considered, organised and caring grant writer. We worked in small chunks of time, and he took the time to fully understand my project before building on ideas and suggestions of venues, marketing, collaboration. He also took the time to understand my pain condition and we first plotted ways of working before diving in. His broad and deep understanding of the arts and culture sector made the bid far stronger than I could have written by myself. I could not recommend more.
TESTIMONIAL FROM MAGNUS WESTWELL
I worked with Fraser in 2023-2024; where he supported me in writing an Arts Council England application for a dance and music project. Fraser was so supportive, generous and flexible - his support made a real difference in my experience of developing the project, and building the application around it. He brought such care and understanding to the process, and I always felt able to work in a way that felt true to me and the project. I couldn't recommend working with Fraser enough.
TESTIMONIAL FROM CASSIE LEON
I have worked with Fraser over the past seven years and have built a lasting relationship with them.
Fraser is well-organised, patient and has great communication skills. They are detail-oriented and quick, but always take the time to fully understand a project before moving into execution. They consider its context, fundability and wider cultural relevance, and understand the importance of queer performance and meaningful representation within the arts.
Rather than simply focusing on the application itself, Fraser helped me build clear phases into the project, creating a realistic structure for research, development, collaboration and presentation. Their understanding of the arts and culture sector, alongside their knowledge of queer performance, meant they could offer valuable suggestions around partnerships, audience development and marketing strategies.
It was also really helpful to be able to work both online and in person, and to share drafts of applications with Fraser for feedback and refinement before submission. Their support made the whole process feel collaborative and manageable.
I couldn’t recommend Fraser more highly.