Soft power today: Measuring the effects

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New research by the Institute for International Cultural Relations at the University of Edinburgh has found that promoting a nation’s culture and political ideals on the global stage brings significant economic and strategic advantages. In a world first, researchers have found that a state’s soft power has …

Tourism Action Plan – One Year On

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DCMS has published an update setting out progress it has made over the last 12 months. Since the Tourism Action Plan was published, the industry has continued to perform excellently. From January to July 2017, there were 23.1 million visits to the UK by overseas residents, an …

Small charities falling behind on digital capability

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The gap between small charities and medium and large charities’ digital capability has increased in the last four years, according to the Lloyds Bank Business Digital Index 2017. Larger charities, those with between ten and 249 employees, scored 48 out of 100 for digital capability but …

Sponsored museums annual performance indicators 2016-17

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DCMS has published performance indicators for DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in 2016/17. In 2016/17 there were 47.3 million visits to DCMS sponsored museums. This was a decline of 0.8% from 47.7 million in 2015/16. 47% of visits were made by overseas visitors The total self-generated income for …

New arrangements for the Forestry Commission in England

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From April 2019 Scottish Ministers will take on full responsibility for their national forests – meaning the Forestry Commission will remain in England only continuing to protect, improve and expand some of the country’s best-known landscapes, from the Forest of Dean to Northumberland’s Kielder Forest. The …

Achieve greater social purpose through your digital work?

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Culture24, in partnership with the Happy Museum Project, 64 Million Artists and Battersea Arts Centre, is seeking between ten and twenty museums, galleries or heritage organisations to work collaboratively to understand and create digital social purpose. The project is collaboratively funded by the participating organisations …

Facebook launches personal fundraising tool in UK

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Facebook users can now raise money for causes they care about. Fundraisers must be over 18 and categories include education and community. To launch a fundraising campaign users can select the option from the drop down menu on mobile devices or they can visit facebook.com/fundraisers.

Icon’s new Strategy 2017-2021

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Icon [Alliance member] has launched a five-year strategy 2017-21. The strategy strongly emphasises the outward-facing, advocacy and influencing role of ICON. ICON will work in partnership to ensure that the voice of the conservation profession is heard in concert with others. The strategy supports raising standards …

English Heritage partners with Google

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Google Arts & Culture, a non-profit arm of Google that helps preserve and bring art, culture, history, and heritage to everyone through technology, has partnered with English Heritage[Alliance member] to bring their collections and buildings to a worldwide audience. In addition to the images, there are 360 …

Work starts to save the Iron Bridge

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Work has stated on vital repairs to the world’s first iron bridge, as English Heritage [Alliance member] revealed a €1m donation from German Hermann Reemtsma Foundation towards the £3.6m conservation project and launched a crowd-funding campaign to help save one of the wonders of the …