75. What is the role of trustees in prioritising digital skills in my heritage organisation?

Given their key role in the governance of heritage organisations, trustees will want to see value for money for any investment in digital capability. Being able to articulate your digital vision to them is key to gaining their support for digital skills development.

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Level 2

To realise successful digital change, the support of trustees and leadership teams is crucial. This guide provides suggestions on how to make best use of trustees and senior leaders and how to share a compelling case for change using impact stories.

Levels


Level 11. Beginners
You're starting from scratch, or you need a digital skills and knowledge refresh. You're time poor and need a quick fix.



Level 22. Development
You've mastered the basics and now you want to fine tune your digital skills and knowledge. You're looking for new ideas and inspiration to achieve what you want to achieve.

Level 33. Advanced
You know what you're doing digitally but you want to do it better. You're keen to test and experiment and take your heritage organisation to the next level.

Digital Heritage Hub is managed by Arts Marketing Association (AMA) in partnership with The Heritage Digital Consortium and The University of Leeds. It has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery funding, distributed by The Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Digital Heritage Hub is free and answers small to medium sized heritage organisations most pressing and frequently asked digital questions.

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