Impact Café: From Issue to Impact – Arts, Culture & Events Edition

Join Lotterywest to discover how to make more of an impact with your future initiatives and grant applications.

A (FREE) Full‑Day, Hands‑On Workshop for WA’s Arts & Events Creatives

Calling all arts professionals, festival folk, cultural practitioners, creative producers, community arts groups, and the brilliant humans who keep WA’s arts and events scene alive… this one’s for you. 🎨🎭🎶✨

Join us for a full‑day Impact Café: From Issue to Impact workshop crafted especially for the Arts, Culture & Events sector - a fun, practical, conversation‑driven session designed to help you strengthen your project ideas, sharpen your funding story, and build confidence in demonstrating your impact.

Whether you’re developing a new event, launching a creative project, planning a community arts initiative, designing a festival activation, or just want to get better at measuring and communicating the magic you create - this workshop will give you the tools to do it well.

What we’ll explore together:

🎬 Good project design – shape your idea into something clear, purposeful and fundable
🎨 Outcomes measurement – how to capture the real change your work creates
📸 Collecting the right data & evidence – creatively and without killing the vibe
📊 Acquittal planning – make reporting easier, smarter, and way less painful
🎤 Telling your impact story with confidence – bring your data to life in a way funders love
🌱 Planning for sustainability – ensure your project (and its impact) can grow
🤝 Cross‑sector connection – meet others making brilliant things happen across WA

This isn’t a boring lecture or a dry grants session. It’s hands‑on, creative and collaborative - packed with practical tools you’ll use throughout the day to develop or refine a real project of your own.

Who is it for?

Community arts organisations • festivals & event coordinators • cultural collectives • not‑for‑profits • creative producers • arts workers • cultural development teams • anyone delivering community‑focused creative work.

What you’ll walk away with:

✔ A clearer, stronger project concept
✔ A simple logic model and outcomes plan
✔ Tools to support grant applications (including Lotterywest, Healthway, CITS, Creative Australia)
✔ Confidence to tell your impact story with good data and great narrative
✔ New connections, fresh ideas, and creative energy

Come for the learning, stay for the creativity, connections and community.

Grab your ticket, bring your ideas (big or small), and let’s turn creative sparks into lasting impact.

BYO laptop to enable you to work online using the tools and tips from the Community Impact Hub.

Facilitator: Melanie Bainbridge
Melanie Bainbridge is a social impact, arts and sustainability professional with over 20 years’ experience in strategy, policy, and community engagement. As Senior Manager, Impact Design and Capability at Lotterywest, she helps organisations design for measurable, meaningful impact. Mel has worked extensively with local governments and community groups to develop strategies focused on sustainability, equity, wellbeing, and culture. She’s passionate about turning big ideas into practical action and helping groups define their goals, plan their path, and share their story with clarity and heart.