James Boyd
Creative Partnerships Australia, WA Australia

When James Boyd was appointed Executive Manager Development of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in 2004 he headed to the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra to learn how to raise philanthropic support US style.  On his return, he replicated the US model and success followed. Since then, James has worked for the Commonwealth Government’s Australia Council for the Arts and Creative Partnerships Australia across the arts, philanthropy and business to encourage innovative cross-sector engagement through strategic partnerships, sponsorship and philanthropy. He has coached over 250 arts companies on strategic sustainability and fundraising. 

James is the National Convenor of Collective Giving Australia, an organisation championing collaborative philanthropy. He co-founded Impact100 WA (www.impact100wa.org.au) in 2012 and has since helped Impact100 groups form in several other Australian states. In 2017, he led the research Collective Giving and its Role in Australian Philanthropy to inform the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership. In 2021, in response to the challenges faced during COVID, he co-founded Arts Impact WA (www.artsimpactwa.org), Australian’s first large collective giving initiative supporting the arts. 

Currently he is a 2020 Churchill Fellow with research looking at new global responses offering arts companies alternatives to ethical private funding dilemmas. He will visit the UK & USA later in 2022 and bring insights back to Australia to inform this growing challenge. 

State Manager WA, Creative Partnerships Australia; graduate of the Executive Program for Non-profit Leaders in the Arts, Stanford University, USA; Graduate Certificate of Social Impact, UWA; BA Arts Management, WAAPA.