October 2005 is Funding for Arts Month at the Foundation Center

That about sums it up!

Some of the local (SF) highlights:

October 14 - Arts Education Funding: Current Trends, Future Directions

October 19 - 20 - Focus on the Individual Artist as Grantseeker
Oct 19

• Survival Strategies for Struggling Artists w/ Networking Session.
• Getting Started with "Foundation Grants to Individuals Online"

Oct 20

• Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts.
• Fiscal Sponsorship and the Arts
• Meet the Grantmakers: Opportunities for Individual Artists
• Fundraising for Film and Media Projects.

October 25 - Creative Fundraising Strategies for Arts Organizations

October 27 - A Day for Arts Organizations

• Meet the Grantmakers: Funding Opportunities for Arts Organizations.
• Introduction to Corporate Giving for Arts Organizations.
• Corporate Sponsorship and the Arts.

But there's a lot more going on, online, and in Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, and Washington DC. So check it out.