Image: Friday Late presented by BLM fest, V&A, 2022, Ishimwa Muhimanyi. © Marcia Chandra / Counterpoints Arts
We are excited to present our business plan for 2023-27 which has been informed by strategic conversations and planning sessions held over the last 18 months, involving our team, trustees, artists, advisors, partners, participants and wider networks. It is thanks to their generous feedback and views that we have been able to shape this plan and articulate our aspirations for the coming period.
The plan is also informed by and builds on a series of existing reports and strategic documents, including the independent, narrative-based evaluation of our work and practice, Our Story and Vision. The full list of internal and external reports and documents that have shaped this plan is included in the Appendix under ‘Needs Analyses’.
The plan is also linked to the ongoing commitments we have defined within our various funding applications to our existing funders, including Arts Council England, Unbound Philanthropy, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and others.
In developing this plan, we have been acutely aware of the dramatically changing external context — ridden with social, economic, climate and mental health crises — in which our work is taking place. This has required us to approach our planning with a great degree of flexibility, agility and a commitment to regular reviewing and updating.
