Creative Spaces Network
At Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2024, Megan Thorn, Managing Director at Exult, led a workshop focused on effective strategies for building funding relationships in the creative spaces sector. Megan guided participants through a structured approach to engaging with businesses and forming strategic partnerships. Her workshop emphasised creating mutually beneficial relationships with funders and business partners, and partnership-building.
The following Exult documents extracted from her workshop will guide you in building connections with potential funders and business partners.
Exult - Building profile and credibility
Exult - Sponsorship - who can you put your sponsors in touch with
Exult - Who makes a potential business supporter
Exult - What can businesses give you other than money
Exult - Building relationships
Megan Thorn, Managing Director at Exult, brings nearly 25 years of experience in facilitation, developing, designing, and delivering training programmes. She has worked globally across corporate, government, and non-profit sectors, with a passion for empowering community-impacting individuals. Megan is deeply curious about how ideas evolve into actions, focusing on creativity, innovation, teamwork, and leadership. Skilled at facilitating problem-solving and planning, she excels at overcoming organisational hurdles. Additionally, Megan volunteers with Bellyful New Zealand, gaining first-hand insight into the challenges faced by small organisations.
