This session consisted of curated presentations, case studies and a round table panel discussion touching upon the issues of funding, the challenges of funding in relation to non-profit models, as well as sustainable and mixed models for for-profit cultural organisations. Furthermore, this segment also briefly discussed the ethics of funding and concerns around accountability.

The speakers for this session were: Arundhati Ghosh, the Executive Director of India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Deepika Sorabjee, Head of Arts and Culture of Tata Trusts, and Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts. Rashmi Dhanwani, Founder of The ArtX Company, moderated this session.

This session was a part of CultureCon 2020, an endeavor by Arts Culture Resources India (ACRI),a network and platform for cultural professionals in India and South Asia, and the Godrej India Culture Lab.