Date added: 07/04/2021
These 'top tips' were compiled by Jo Finn, a specialist consultant working with us on our 'Growing Volunteering' Project during 2020-2021. HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR…
Resource Category: governance
Reopening Case Study: Cromwell Museum
Date added: 10/07/2020
The Cromwell Museum in Huntington has kindly offered to share their Reopening planning documents to help others who are going through the same process. Museum…
Disaster Recovery Guide
Date added: 25/02/2020
A useful Disaster Recovery Guide produced by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, and circulated for reference by Kent Heritage Watch. Download a copy of the Disaster…
Presentations from ‘Museum Trustee Day 2017’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This day was an opportunity for Trustees from museums across the area to get together and receive an induction or refresher about the museum sector…
Sample Partnership Agreement
Date updated: 24/06/2019
Example of a partnership agreement - between our fictional Bugsley Museum and the imaginary arts organisation Bugshire Arts. Can be used as a starting point…
The Charity Forum
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Southampton-based law firm Paris Smith has developed a free-to-join forum to champion the free exchange of information and ideas between chief executives and trustees of…
Briefing on the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Article by James Carleton and Rebecca Fry of Farrer & Co on Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), the new corporate vehicle designed exclusively for and available…
Charity Commission publication RR10: Museums and Art Galleries
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Provides guidance on the need for a museum or art gallery to satisfy a criterion of merit in order to be recognised as charitable. RR10:…
The Opportunity of Devolved Governance for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Guidance on museum governance options This 2010 paper is intended to act as a think piece to stimulate debate around the concept of devolved governance…
Delivering Culture and Sport More Efficiently
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Guidance from the Local Government Association about new ways of delivering culture and sport services. Includes guides on externalising services, social enterprise, devolved governance for…
Moving to Museum Trusts
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Report produced for MLA in 2006 by consultants Egreria. This report focuses on museums that have been ‘devolved’ by local authorities. They are distinguished by…
Governance Options Appraisal, Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Date updated: 26/04/2019
An example of a governance options appraisal, conducted for a local authority in 2012. Presented in the form of a Cabinet paper. Includes context, methodology,…
Succession Planning Framework
Date updated: 10/05/2021
CyMAL: Museums, Libraries and Archives Wales, has published a new framework to help museum, library and archives services begin to consider and address succession planning…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Becoming an Entrepreneurial Museum’
Date updated: 30/04/2019
Handouts of slides - Henrietta Hopkins of Hopkins van Mil. Download Becoming_Entrepreneurial_Museum_FinalJan14.pdf... Online resources: Hopkins van Mil tools and resources for marketing, fundraising and engagement…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Finance Fundamentals’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Handouts of slide - Uday Thakkar of Red Ochre Download Red_Ochre_Financial_training_for_Museums_2014.pdf... Uday suggests the following additional resources: Additional resources from Red Ochre, including Business Link…
Feasibility Study into Collaborative Purchasing of Goods and Services by Museums
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Download MDY_Collaborative_Purchasing_Feasibility_Study.pdf...
Local Government Improvement Evidence Toolkit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Download LGIET_Final_Report_230810.pdf...
Exploring the Trust option for museum services - from Renaissance Yorkshire
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Download Exploring_trust_option_museum_services.pdf...
Tips and Resources for Museums
Date updated: 26/04/2019
A useful booklet for museum compiled by Rennaissance South East in June 2011. Download Tips_and_resources_for_museums__June_2011.pdf...