Jenni Giblin of Giblin Group is reporting "heaps of work" throughout New Zealand thanks to tough times.
"We have found a niche market for councils that can no longer fully fund their social infrastructure - they realise they have to keep their rates under a certain level while making sure their communities are vibrant and an attractive place for people to live and work," she said.
"We have developed a third/third/third partnership where they put money in but we also seek Government funding and private sponsorship - it is working really well.
"This is a new concept to local government and we are inundated with councils wanting us to come and work with them."
In the past three years Giblin Group has raised $35 million for projects such as New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre, Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery and Te Mata Park Education and Visitor Centre. The company is currently working on two Department of Conservation projects - Kapiti Island and Hawke's Bay's Poutiri O Ao Tane Project - and is waiting on a further $10 million Government funding application for Wanganui's Sarjeant Gallery.