In March, 241 members of the Heritage Pulse panel, all working in the heritage sector, completed the latest UK Heritage Pulse survey on the theme of volunteering. The report sheds light on the areas in which heritage organisations are most reliant on volunteers, with nearly half of the UK heritage sector reliant on volunteers for…
Category: volunteers
Historic England COVID-19 Heritage Volunteer Survey
In April 2020 Historic England’s national survey on the impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on heritage sector organisations (businesses, charities, and trusts) provided vital information about how the pandemic had affected the sector. Historic England used that data to help the Government understand the desperate need for financial support, which is still continuing.This year Historic England…
CBA Lunchtime Networking and Digital Skills Development Sessions
The Council for British Archaeology is running a series of networking and skills development opportunities over the next few weeks, for those involved in leading a voluntary or community archaeological group. This is an initiative supported by Historic England’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. The sessions are free and are at lunchtime. Facilitated by CBA staff,…
DCMS Volunteer Guidance Survey
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is currently developing guidance to help volunteer-involving organisations, groups, and bodies based in England better understand how volunteering can be done safely and effectively during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this guidance development, DCMS are inviting employees and volunteers from volunteer-involving organisations, groups, and…
industrialheritagesupport.com 