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The impact and legacy of our Digital Skills for Heritage initiative

The end of programme evaluation reveals thousands of people and organisations took part in and benefitted from our investment and includes recommendations for the future.

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The lasting legacy of our investment in place

We take a look at the ongoing impact of our Great Place Scheme in England, a year on from our original end of project evaluation.

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How the learnings from our endowment programme can help your fundraising

The final evaluation of Heritage Endowments shows how endowment schemes can help protect heritage and strengthen organisational resilience.

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How collaboration can help deliver better heritage projects

Our guide will help you learn more about cohort working and when to use it as part of your delivery programme.

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How our pioneering programme showed what a vital public resource parks are

Explore the evaluation of our three-year initiative to help towns and cities across the UK transform their use and management of green space.

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Heritage sector is concerned about financial outlook but committed to the environment

We surveyed organisations that manage and support all types of heritage across the UK. Explore what their responses reveal about current attitudes in our sector.

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Understanding how we can be a more inclusive and equitable funder

Explore the findings from our independent research examining perspectives on heritage, inclusion and barriers to accessing our funding.

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Heritage sector is resilient to the pandemic, despite economic challenges

Organisations have a positive financial and strategic outlook, but concerns remain over staffing and the uncertainty of the economic climate.

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Placing heritage at the heart of communities

We compare the findings of our two £22m Great Place Schemes to learn how culture and heritage can drive positive change locally.

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A review of green finance in the UK

Exploring new approaches to investment in natural heritage and support for nature’s recovery.

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Driving long-term positive change through place-based funding

We investigate the impact of our funding for placemaking and explore how our we can better support people and places to thrive across the UK.

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Increased investment levels in under-served areas

We look at the key learnings and recommendations from the first 24 months of our Areas of Focus initiative.

DASH report 2021: from pandemic to future planning

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A growing confidence in digital: from pandemic survival to future planning

The second Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers a unique insight into how the UK heritage sector's use of digital has evolved during the pandemic.

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Curator Edith Ojo in front of Aso-oke, a Celebration of Style display case. Credit: James Pike, Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

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Making real changes in collections development

Understanding the impact of our Collecting Cultures programme, and a look ahead to our new campaign, Dynamic Collections.

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Advice on fundraising in a time of crisis

Researcher and evaluator Henrietta Hopkins, Director of Hopkins Van Mil, introduces a new report which finds that heritage endowments are a cornerstone of resilience in challenging times.

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How can the Heritage Fund be more inclusive of under-represented groups?

We commissioned independent research to understand perceptions of our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion, and barriers to accessing our funding.

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Year of Young People evaluation: young people rise to the challenge

‘Let young people shine’ was the theme of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, and shine they did, our evaluation report found.

DASH report: learning from the first UK-wide digital in heritage survey

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Results from the first UK-wide survey of digital in heritage

The Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers vital insight into how heritage leaders can support their staff, trustees and volunteers.

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