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Achieving positive impact and change for the sector would be impossible without our network of valued partners.

We work with partners to…

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… your brand and organisation to our network of 40,000 creative leaders and practitioners. We work with an array of partners, including brands, creative businesses, corporates, and cultural institutes, and we know that every organisation’s needs are different.

We can bring your business to our engaged membership of over 5,000 based across the UK, through bespoke events, content, marketing plans and offers. We have an engaged audience on our bespoke digital platform, and our social media presence exceeds 175,000 followers. Our Creative Coalition Festival positions you in front of 10,000 attendees across the UK and internationally across over 60 countries. Through our varied events programme, there are many opportunities to increase your visibility, including our Creative Hub event series which connects individuals and organisations from across the sector within the UK’s nations and regions.

We welcome collaborations that produce engaging content for our members, developing new audiences for your work and amplifying your message. We welcome your ideas on what our partnership might look like.

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… in the UK’s growing creative industries. Working in partnership with Triodos Bank, our Creative Growth Finance Fund awarded over £3.2 million in loans to some of the UK’s most promising creative businesses, growing revenues throughout the pandemic, additionally unlocking £2.13 million in private investment. We partnered with North of Tyne Combined Authority to invest over £2.6 million in the region’s creative and cultural industries.

… your brand and organisation to our network of 40,000 creative leaders and practitioners. We work with an array of partners, including brands, creative businesses, corporates, and cultural institutes, and we know that every organisation’s needs are different.

We can bring your business to our engaged membership of over 5,000 based across the UK, through bespoke events, content, marketing plans and offers. We have an engaged audience on our bespoke digital platform, and our social media presence exceeds 175,000 followers. Our Creative Coalition Festival positions you in front of 10,000 attendees across the UK and internationally across over 60 countries. Through our varied events programme, there are many opportunities to increase your visibility, including our Creative Hub event series which connects individuals and organisations from across the sector within the UK’s nations and regions.

We welcome collaborations that produce engaging content for our members, developing new audiences for your work and amplifying your message. We welcome your ideas on what our partnership might look like.

… in the UK’s growing creative industries. Working in partnership with Triodos Bank, our Creative Growth Finance Fund awarded over £3.2 million in loans to some of the UK’s most promising creative businesses, growing revenues throughout the pandemic, additionally unlocking £2.13 million in private investment. We partnered with North of Tyne Combined Authority to invest over £2.6 million in the region’s creative and cultural industries.

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… for positive change. We work with our members and partners to determine, shape and deliver high-impact campaigns, targeted at government, industry and the general public. In response to the pandemic, we worked in partnership with creative leaders, businesses, devolved and local governments to champion the needs of the creative sector to UK government: #OurWorldWithout campaign engaged over 10 million people on social media and helped secure significant support for the creative and cultural industries. We are always seeking partners to help create a movement and achieve change.

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… retain and grow the next generation of talent through our UK-wide delivery programmes –through our BFI-funded Filming in England and Creative Enterprise initiatives, and our targeted local talent development and business growth programmes, delivered in collaboration with our Local and Combined Authorities partners.

Our growth programmes have so far supported over 600 creative businesses across the UK, delivered through a range of partnership including the Greater Manchester’s Growth Hub, MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Plymouth City Council and Wakefield District Council.

Over the past year, our nationwide Creative Enterprise programme, supported by the BFI with funding from the National Lottery, has helped 894 screen businesses access the connections, training and networks they need to unlock their growth potential.

Through the strength of these partnerships, we are able to provide investment, networking, mentoring and development opportunities, enabling creative talent across the UK to thrive.

… for positive change. We work with our members and partners to determine, shape and deliver high-impact campaigns, targeted at government, industry and the general public. In response to the pandemic, we worked in partnership with creative leaders, businesses, devolved and local governments to champion the needs of the creative sector to UK government: #OurWorldWithout campaign engaged over 10 million people on social media and helped secure significant support for the creative and cultural industries. We are always seeking partners to help create a movement and achieve change.

… retain and grow the next generation of talent through our UK-wide delivery programmes –through our BFI-funded Filming in England and Creative Enterprise initiatives, and our targeted local talent development and business growth programmes, delivered in collaboration with our Local and Combined Authorities partners.

Our growth programmes have so far supported over 600 creative businesses across the UK, delivered through a range of partnership including the Greater Manchester’s Growth Hub, MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Plymouth City Council and Wakefield District Council.

Over the past year, our nationwide Creative Enterprise programme, supported by the BFI with funding from the National Lottery, has helped 894 screen businesses access the connections, training and networks they need to unlock their growth potential.

Through the strength of these partnerships, we are able to provide investment, networking, mentoring and development opportunities, enabling creative talent across the UK to thrive.

Interested in partnering with us?

We are always looking to partner with like-minded organisations who share our passion for the creative industries. If you are interested in getting involved or becoming a partner, please complete the expression of interest form below and we will be in touch shortly.