The All Churches Trust [Alliance member], have launched a new grants program called Growing Lives. By supporting churches and Christian organisations, the grants aim to encourage church growth and improve lives by supporting children and young people within their communities. Applications are still open, with …
RIBA International Prize 2020
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) [Alliance member] have opened the RIBA International Awards for 2020 to “celebrate buildings that change the world”. They are diverse, highly respected awards judged by international experts in their field, including architects and non-architects. Architects are able to enter for …
The Decision Maker Panel June 2019 Results Are Out
The Decision Maker Panel was established in August 2016, created by the Bank of England in partnership with Professor Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University and Professor Paul Mizen of the University of Nottingham. Made up of senior executives from different industries across the UK, data …
Royal Holloway: Re-thinking Indigenous Heritage
Academics at Royal Holloway, University of London [Alliance Members] have been working on a transatlantic project concerning indigenous cultural heritage in Bolivia. Dr Henry Stobart, together with US-based anthropologist Michelle Bigenho, have written several articles and are currently working on two books on the subject. …
Mapping Collaborative Interactions Between the Heritage and Higher Education Sectors
Heritage 2020’s Discovery, Identification and Understanding working group has published a report on the nature and strength of collaboration between the heritage sector and higher education. Commissioned from Newcastle University, the research analyses one hundred impact case studies from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, …
Churches Conservation Trust – Workshops
The Churches Conservation Trust [Alliance member] has arranged a series of workshops associated with Historic England’s Taylor Review Pilot (for the 2017 Taylor Review: Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals). The next sessions will be taking place on Monday 29th July in Greater Manchester and Suffolk: Planning and Managing Change …
Church Tourism Week
Church Tourism Week, a nationwide annual celebration of heritage and historic churches, is returning for a third year this summer. The week-long programme will take place from 21 – 30 July and includes a rich programme of events happening in historic churches and chapels across …
SOC Extension Engagement Opportunity
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Extension Survey is now available until 30 September, for all users of SOC. As a recognized framework that enables all UK occupations to be classified according to skill level and specialization, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recognizes a need …
Shortlist for the 2019 RIBA Sterling Prize Announced
On 18 July the six shortlisted sites for the 2019 RIBA [Alliance Member] Stirling Prize were announced. Judged against a range of criteria, from innovation and engagement to sustainability, the shortlist is as follows: Cork House Goldsmith Street London Bridge Station The Macallan Distillery and …
VisitEngland launch TXGB: A one-stop shop for suppliers in tourism
Earlier this month, Visit England introduced Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB); a business to business (B2B) platform which aims to link domestic suppliers to international distributors of tourism packages, whilst also allowing English businesses to manage their availability and pricing in a single site. Carol Dray, …
Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Awards
The Ecclesiastical [Alliance sponsor] Movement for Good Awards are open for applications. Offering £50,000 grants for charities to turn innovative ideas into practical solutions and further their reach. These awards are open to eligible charities in the UK who support the advancement of education and …
The Status of UK Fundraising 2019 – Benchmark Report
Blackbaud Europe, together with the Institute of Fundraising (who were partners in our Giving to Heritage Project), have released a report surveying the state of fundraising across the UK for the second year in a row. Over 1,000 fundraising professionals were surveyed to collate the report, which …