This is a ‘how to recruit, train, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Heritage Trust Network is a membership organisation full of people who have delivered amazing heritage projects against all the odds and our mission is to help others do … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has a rare and unique collection of more than 28,000 plant nursery catalogues representing over 2,000 individual nurseries, dating back to 1612. This collection … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background The Glasgow Women’s Library’s (GWL) wider digital volunteer project focuses on making the collections within our care more accessible and more visible. This includes papers and records of organisations … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background The Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART) are a group of volunteer researchers and supporters who investigate and record the World War II Auxiliary Units. The units were a secret … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) is an independent charity that runs five museums on behalf of Brighton & Hove City Council. These include the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum & … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Garden plants have been a significant part of our heritage since people began to grow them. They are intertwined with our cultural heritage, sense of place, medicine, cuisine, and … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Building Resilience in South West Woodlands was a four-year Plantlife project (2018 – 2022), to raise awareness of Atlantic woodlands across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, whilst implementing important management … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background The focus of this project is to deliver digital heritage skills training to local volunteers in order for them to gain digital and heritage research skills and input data … Read more
This is a ‘how to recruit, manage and support volunteers’ guide produced as part of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital Volunteering programme. 1. Project background Our target was to engage 12 remote digital volunteers from anywhere in the world. They needed a minimum level of digital skills — able to use Microsoft Word, emails, … Read more
1. The impact of Brexit The UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) has been widely discussed in the arts, culture and heritage sector. It leaves a complex and uncertain situation for many organisations. You may have already been directly affected by the UK’s departure (e.g. new visa requirements for artists or import duty on … Read more