‘Pivot’ is one of the most-used words of 2020 – but how much change can cultural organisations realistically make to their business models? This is a recording of a session from our conference Covid-19: Changing Culture? in November 2021. The conference shared emerging findings from our Covid-19 research project and discussed implications with practitioners and … Read more
As audience concern about increasing Covid cases grows, what does this mean for the festive season? Despite an uptick in people’s general wellbeing and life satisfaction, latest findings show a growing concern amongst audiences about falling ill, and an expectation of further lockdowns, resulting in high numbers of people either not comfortable or not interested … Read more
Judith Doherty, Producer, Chief Executive and Co-Artistic Director of Grid Iron Theatre Company reflects on the challenges associated with staging site-specific theatre and finding the balance between taking acceptable risks versus decisions that could negatively impact an organisation’s future. You can read the full case study below or download (PDF document) by clicking the button … Read more
As people rapidly scroll down their screens, how do you attract attention for your fundraising ask and then convince enough people to respond and give? In this webinar recording Howard Lake shares practical tips on the kind of content that charities and arts organisations have achieved success with and what others can try on web, … Read more
In this Digital Heritage Lab webinar recording Annie Andoh provides an introduction to the essentials of developing a social media strategy — how to plan and create content that will help your organisation flourish on various social media platforms. With case studies for inspiration, Annie explains the strengths of the main platforms — Facebook, Twitter … Read more
This webinar recording is one of four Digital Heritage Lab webinars that took place in April and May 2020 to provide free support to small and medium sized heritage organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar Chris Unitt looks at the digital aspects of audience development and the development of digital audiences.
How can cultural value be co-created with audiences in a democratic and collaborative way? Ben Walmsley shares seven recommended reads with ideas from leading practitioners and researchers.
Nikki Locke, Head of East Durham Creates, shares some practical examples of how they’ve tested different approaches and put the needs of their audiences first.
This on demand training video is based on the Action Research project Not for the likes of you, which carried out a study of 32 cultural organisations that have successfully become accessible to a wider audience. Part 1 focuses on what you can do internally to attract a broader audience.
This training video is based on the Action Research project Not for the likes of you, which carried out a study of 32 cultural organisations that have successfully become accessible to a wider audience by changing their overall positioning and message.