Helen Gaffney

Helen is a cultural strategist and fundraiser, working with arts organisations across the UK to build income, develop audiences and evaluate change. Helen is a Senior Consultant at Achates, where she collaborates with galleries, museums and theatres, as well as writing, education and music projects to create strategic research, community consultation, impact evaluation, fundraising strategies and income generating approaches.

Helen also works as a freelance consultant, principally generating income for the Crafts Council to diversify its national Craft Collection, as well as for Bristol-based organisation creativeShift in support of their creative wellbeing programme.

Helen is passionate about creating and maintaining accessible and equitable public spaces for creativity, especially in her hometown of Bristol.