Impact strategy: theory of change guide and template
A theory of change (also known as a logic model) is the backbone for the strategy of any organisation. A comprehensive guide and template by Arts & Culture Finance by nesta.
Resources tagged with change
How to convince trustees of the need to invest in digital skills development
1. The role of trustees In this resource, our expert, Michael Turnpenny, Head of Museums Development Yorkshire, explores the importance of your trustees in any change programme and considers approaches to convince them of the urgency of change. Trustees are important champions for your organisation and represent its mission and values externally, so having trustees … Read more
Using root cause analysis to help you identify where digital can make the biggest difference
1. Introduction In this resource our expert, Dr Stephen Dobson, University of Leeds, explains how you can use ‘Fishbone’ analysis to help you determine which problems your organisation might be able to address with digital change. The first step in identifying the most important areas where digital can have a positive impact on your heritage … Read more
Persuading your stakeholders of the value of digital change
1. Planning for change When planning to implement any kind of significant change to the way an organisation runs, it is necessary to make sure you have people on board. This can be especially difficult when adopting digital change as it may challenge staff, trustees and volunteers to get behind a way of working which … Read more
Webinar: Where next for the cultural sector?
How can we build a fairer and more accessible future for our sector, building on all the changes that the pandemic has set in motion? 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 … Read more
AMA Digital Marketing Day 2018: Anne Lise Kjaer
One of three, 5-minute screencasts for AMA Digital Marketing Day 2018.
Anti Apathy: Engaging and exercising choice
What makes so many people in the UK dismissive about politics to the point where only about 50% intend to vote in the next election. Is it apathy or is it an issue of trust? This short paper introduces Anti Apathy, a cultural campaign designed to connect the politically drained and disengaged citizens with key … Read more
The impact of changing demographics on the arts
There is substantial evidence that significant demographic changes will have had a demonstrable impact on the arts by 2025. A growing, ageing, and better-educated population, with more non-traditional households and new ideas about community mean the arts will have to adapt to remain relevant. This report provides an overview of some research into this area.
19th Century artforms at the dawn of the 21st
Throughout the last century, the pinnacle of the performing arts was generally considered to be the big lyric forms which dominated the 19th: opera, ballet and orchestral music. But is it a given that these will continue to occupy the same position? Many question that premise, concerned that the large, permanent organisations which have been … Read more
Cultural diversity in a democratic society
This article examines the impact of cultural diversity on national cultural institutions. It considers whether, long used to defending a particular set of cultural values, they can transform themselves into defenders of democratic cultural participation.