Mission
Julia Ient helps clients achieve their vision through funding development from public funds, charitable trusts and individuals. Her approach is to appraise and advise clients from the initial germination of ideas, often involving business/project planning, board development and partnership development. Julia offers a complete funding development service, including research, strategy, grant applications, communications, project evaluation and funder reporting.
Experience
Julia has seventeen years’ experience in the arts and public sectors. Prior to launching her consultancy in December 2007, Julia was Funding Development Manager for Orchestras Live, where she helped steer the organisation through a major change process, was central in developing key business planning tools and raised £1.3 million for core needs and projects involving a range of local authorities, artists, arts organisations and voluntary groups. She was also previously Head of Marketing and Development for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Development Officer/Project Manager for London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Clients
Anglia Ruskin University, The Clerks, Fiori Musicali, St. Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, Southbank Centre.