Developing Your Creative Practice
Human DYCP application support from an arts fundraiser.
I help turn your development goal, creative practice, research, activity, access needs and future impact into a coherent DYCP application using your real experience and priorities.

Personally handled by Matt.
Working artist and fundraiser.
Co-director of an ACE-funded theatre company.
What you receive
- Current-guidance check
- Review of your existing material and tailored follow-up questions
- A clear case for your own creative development
- Complete question-by-question working draft
- Budget and activity guidance
- Missing facts and decisions clearly flagged
- One refinement round
Detailed DYCP review
The review was very detailed and clearly structured, so it was easy for me to update my application and submit it in time.
Inspect the writing before you enquire
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- Project overview: A short community-photography overview connecting the activity, people and public exhibition.
- Why now: An earlier theatre application links changing conditions to specific development work.
- Outcomes and evaluation: This example separates artistic quality, participant experience and decisions about continuing.
- Environment: This example connects design and touring choices to information the company can record.
- Match funding: This example separates confirmed and expected income, in-kind value and a fallback plan.
Clear responsibilities
Matt checks current assistance rules before accepting writing work. You check every fact, figure, budget line and commitment before submitting. No funding result is guaranteed.
Tell Matt about your project
Matt will assess the brief personally and confirm the scope and fixed price before work starts.
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