Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) hosted a one-day conference at the World Museum Liverpool on 30th January 2019. The conference entitled ‘Finding Funds for Fossils, Ferns and Flamingos: how to secure money for museum collections’ was dedicated to examining successful grant applications and fundraising methods including attracting donors and sponsorship. The conference had a variety of speakers from key funders such as the Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage fund. In addition to this, other speakers provided their practical insights on how to write successful grants andoffered their personal tips on how to interest donors. The day was well documented on social media on the NatSCA Twitter page (@Nat_SCA) or by others using the Twitter hashtag #natscafunding.
