Sector Support and Projects
Building on our insights into the sector’s distinctive needs the Heritage Alliance works in partnership to inspire, lead and build the capabilities of our members and the wider sector to be more sustainable and resilient.
Current Projects
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The Heritage Carbon Literacy training courses are specifically designed for the heritage sector, and help heritage organisations to improve their awareness of carbon consumption and of the individual steps they can take to reduce their emissions and become more environmentally sustainable.
Created and funded by Historic England (with development support from Historic Buildings & Places), accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, and delivered by The Heritage Alliance, it is a great opportunity for your organisation to gain essential carbon literacy skills and the knowledge to implement meaningful changes.
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Contact:
Fran Benetti and Jasmine Alexander: carbonliteracy@theheritagealliance.org.uk
The Heritage Funding Directory is a free website showcasing financial support for UK related heritage projects. The Heritage Alliance and The Architectural Heritage Fund combined their funding directories in 2017 to provide around 400 updated listings detailing sources of grants, loan finance, awards, scholarships and other ‘in kind’ resources.
Friend of the Alliance, Kate Pugh, also created a new list of around 100 grants and funding sources that are available for heritage projects outside of the UK in the International Funding Directory .
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Contact:
Max Clark: comms@theheritagealliance.org.uk
Please note that The Heritage Alliance is not a grant-giving body. Our team maintains the Funding Directory, but we are unable to answer specific queries about funding or provide funding guidance.
Sector Support
The high-level Historic Environment Forum (HEF) brings together senior members of staff from public and non-government bodies to work collaboratively on strategic matters for the historic environment sector. The work of the Forum is driven by a Strategic Framework for Collaborative Action (2020-25), whose outcomes are delivered through time limited ‘Task & Finish’ groups, open to contributions beyond HEF membership.
From 2014 to 2020, HEF provided the basis for effective collaboration through the programme Heritage 2020, which worked on five strategic areas: discovery, identification and understanding; constructive conservation and sustainable management; public engagement; capacity building; and ‘helping things to happen’.
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Contact:
Lucy Brown: HEFsteering@historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
Mike Heyworth (Task Group 1): HEFtask1@historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
Francesca Benetti (Task Group 2): HEFtask2@historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
Historic Religious Building Alliance
The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance brings together those working for a secure future for historic religious buildings. They work with those concerned with places of worship of all faiths and denominations, throughout the United Kingdom. HBRA are an independently-funded group within the Heritage Alliance.
HRBA publish a weekly newsletter that is free to everyone, and anyone can attend their annual conference, known as ‘The Big Update’. They also provide occasional ad hoc briefings on current issues, and we can act as a channel for members in consultation with central government and other stakeholders.
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Applications have reopened for the Rebuilding Heritage programme!
Applications are now open for the next round of support from Rebuilding Heritage, including for new group training offers in financial literacy, digital marketing for freelancers and workplace inclusion. This is in addition to the offers...
#HeritageDigitalNow – Engaging Digital Audiences
On 1st April we’ll be running our next #HeritageDigitalNow virtual daymini conference – this time on the theme of Engaging Digital Audiences. There will be 4 learning sessions, a discussion panel and opportunity to ask questions and...
Heritage Digital – coming up
The National Lottery Heritage Funded Heritage Digital project is running two webinars on the impact of Brexit on heritage organisations: Data Protection – 26/01/21. Submit your questions by 19th January for an in-depth response by Naomi ...
Completed Projects
Rebuilding Heritage is a free support programme for the heritage sector, coordinated by the Heritage Alliance and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The programme provides support to individuals and organisations to help them to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delivered in partnership, the programme draws on expertise to offer tailored support that is responsive to sector feedback and changing circumstances.
Heritage Digital is a project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund's Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, which aims to increase free, high quality digital skills training and support available to heritage organisations.
The Heritage Alliance is leading a unique consortium supported by Media Trust, Charity Digital and Naomi Korn Associates, which will create bespoke training, online guides and resources to upskill the sector and build digital resilience. The project will run until July 2021.
In 2019, The Heritage Alliance was able to offer travel grants for heritage professionals to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships for their organisations.
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In 2019, The Heritage Alliance was able to offer travel grants for heritage professionals to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships for their organisations.
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