strategy & visioning

Future-proof your organisation and get funding-ready. Align your vision. Understand your possible futures. Work with our (actual human!) industry experts to develop a visioning deck or creative business plan, or finance model that clarifies your direction & strengthens your case for investment.

Balimaya

we specialise in:

▶ turning creative ideas into practical, funder-ready strategies

▶ aligning your plans with funder outcomes & investment principles

▶ developing strong, flexible models for growth or sustainability

▶ facilitating team visioning sessions & stakeholder consultations

▶ producing clear, accessible documents to share with funders, boards & collaborators.

Holly Harman

FAQs

  • A Visioning Deck is a visual, high-level document that maps out your values, goals & future direction - ideal for internal alignment or early-stage planning. A Creative Business Plan goes deeper into operations, finances & delivery; it's often used for funders or boards.

  • Yes, that’s our job. We guide you through a structured process to clarify your vision, understand your context & shape a realistic path forward, even if you're still figuring things out.

  • We work with both. Whether you're an independent artist planning a new phase or an organisation preparing for growth, we adapt our approach to your scale, capacity & goals.

  • No. In fact, strategy & visioning support can help you get funding-ready. These tools strengthen your applications by showing funders that your ideas are well thought-through & grounded in a clear plan.

  • Legacy of Sound 🎼 sincerely thanks Sasolo and their dedicated team for their exceptional support. Their expertise, professionalism, and personalized guidance were instrumental in securing our funding. We truly appreciate their commitment and look forward to continuing our collaboration to further our musical mission.

    Kawson Secka - Legacy of Sound

  • "Sasolo’s support has helped us grow from a small arts festival to Warwickshire’s largest participatory arts festival in under 5 years. Saskia has helped us write policies, impact reports, toolkits and of course multiple successful applications."

    Kate Livingstone - Art in the Park

  • "Sasolo Arts and Development have been a great partner to work with on our fundraising. We chose Sasolo because they really understand our work and the cultural environment we are operating in and are clearly driven by a passion for supporting and enabling artists and arts organisations to fulfil their objectives."

    Musiko Musika

  • "Our work with Sasolo over the years has been a collaborative and inspiring journey. Together they have helped us refine our vision and build a long term plan to achieve our goals. Always with a smile and a giggle. "

    Raz & Afla

  • "Sasolo Arts and Development has supported the growth of disabled leadership on a local, regional and national level. They have interjected their knowledge and experience to support the development of Art Riot Collective allowing us to become strong leaders in our field and supporting systemic change within the creative and social care sectors."

    Art Riot

  • "Collaborating with Saskia and the Sasolo team has always felt like engaging with family. We never imagined that navigating the realm of grants would be within our reach. However, we have successfully submitted five applications for Arts Council project funding, all thanks to Saskia's support and guidance...our initiatives have emerged directly from the support of Arts Council grants, leading to the establishment of the Wooden Roots Experience."

    Wooden Roots

  • Working with Sasolo has been a truly transformative experience. The support and guidance I received from my adviser, Yana Dzedze, helped me clarify my curatorial vision and build a stronger foundation for my creative development. The process felt both professional and personal; thoughtful conversations, practical advice, and encouragement that genuinely made a difference in my journey. I’m so grateful for the care and commitment the Sasolo team brings to their work.

    Gözde Altun - Curator

  • I’d applied for funding by myself without success and so decided to work with Sasolo. In my development sessions they helped me to consider ideas I hadn’t thought of and the way they wrote my application was excellent. I’m super happy to have received funding that supports me in following my career as a circus artist. Thanks Sasolo!

    Felix Robinson - Circus Artist