HOOT CREATIVE ARTS

Hoot Creative Arts is a charity based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, which delivers support through the arts; mainly, but not exclusively, to
people with health issues.
AIMS FOR THE LSF PROJECT
To become more cohesive. With 16 part-time staff working on a large number of different projects, the organisation was in danger of
becoming fragmented.
To increase the organisations sustainability through exploring opportunities for self-generated income rather than grants.

FINANCIAL STABILITY SUCCESSES

WHAT THE ORGANISATION ACHIEVED Putting participants at the
Developed a suite of services it could offer to corporate bodies and tested them. heart of quality indicators has
Re-visited the organisations vision with staff and stakeholders. enabled us to draw out
Developed improved Client Record Monitoring, including work on impact, which will assist excellent evidence of the
with tendering in the future (part funded by another funder). impact of our work.
Made a film which is to be shown at an international conference [CEO job share Hoot Creative Arts]
KEY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS SUCCESS
The commercial approach of the advisor
Using specific tools to prioritise in an open and transparent way
That selling their quality product to the commercial sector complements their core work

LEARNING FROM LSF

We now have tools and techniques Staff have learnt about each others projects and how they fit into an organisational whole
for identifying, in an open and Managers have learnt new tools and techniques which will assist them in the future
transparent way, which activities to
take forward to generate income