Governance and finance

If you’re running a leisure-time music group, you’re probably doing a balancing act of staying on top of issues like changing regulations and PRS licensing, not to mention ongoing Covid challenges.

Miranda Glen, our new manager in Wales, will be leading this session. Come along to catch up on what’s affecting music groups in Wales, get in touch with each other, share learning and ideas and support one other.

In this meetup we'll:

Making Music has over 20 corporate members with a wide range of discounts, products and services that are exclusive to our members. You can find out about what's available on our website - but are you getting the most out of the support and solutions they offer to help your music making?

Many leisure-time music groups regularly consider making project fund applications to arts councils, trusts or foundations whilst others are considering it for the first time. This event will walk you through some of the usual things you can expect, and equip you with some best practice and tips to set you up for a much better chance of success, whether you're applying for £250 or for £250,000!

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Creating an event or activity that is accessible, welcoming and inclusive of everyone starts with one big question: what are the barriers that would exclude someone from taking part? People who experience barriers to making and enjoying music are more likely to be disabled, from an ethnic minority, have a mental or physical health condition or be in challenging socio-economic circumstances. How can you identify the barriers that exclude people from taking part in your group's events and activities, or stop people being included when they experience a change of circumstance?

Gift Aid is a hot topic for music groups, as it can boost your group’s income. But it’s important to know and understand what you can and can’t claim Gift Aid on, and what information you need to provide in order to submit your claim.

In this event, we’ll help you to understand the claiming process, which funds are eligible for Gift Aid, and we’ll work through a couple of example Gift Aid calculations on screen.

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