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 …
The Heritage Index and the Rising Price of Heritage Materials
Ecclesiastical [Alliance sponsor], the UK’s leading insurer of Grade I listed buildings, recently announced the provisional results of its buildings index for the first quarter of 2019. The Ecclesiastical Heritage Building Cost Index rose by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the …
Society Lottery Sales Limit Raised
The Government will raise the annual sales limit for society lotteries (those that are non-commercial and run for good causes) from £10 million to £50 million in the first revision of the limits of society lotteries for a decade. This is less than the £100 …
Jodrell Bank Observatory added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has been at the forefront of astronomical research since its inception in 1945, when the physicist Sir Bernard Lovell came …
Upcoming Changes to Charity Commission Regulation
The Chief Executive of the Charity Comission, Helen Stephenson CBE, delivered a welcome plenary at the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council’s 2019 Biennial Conference this week, during which she highlighted the need to change regulation of charities in line with changing needs in society. In her speech, Stephenson …
World Heritage UK CIO – Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is reviewed each year. There will be one remaining vacancy on the Board by the time of 2019’s AGM. Nominations are invited from anyone who is a representative of an organisation which is a Member of the CIO or is an …
ICON – Administration & Advertising Officer
Closing date: 30th July 2019 at 11.00pm Interviews: 21st August 2019, London Starting date: 5th September 2019 Salary: £25,000-£27,000 per annum pro rata. Icon (the Institute of Conservation) [Alliance member] is looking for an enterprising and efficient administrator to increase their advertising sales and undertake …
Diocese of Ely – Church Buildings Advice Assistant
Hours: full time, 35 hours per week Salary: £20k The Diocese of Ely is seeking to appoint a full-time apprentice Church Buildings Advice Assistant to work with the Diocese’s historic churches in Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk. The successful candidate will work with an established and …
Supporting Leadership – Call for participants
Participants are currently being sought to take part in an online survey for Supporting Leadership, a new research and knowledge exchange project, led by staff at Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums, aiming at gathering information about the role of executive and administrative assistants in …
European Heritage Awards 2020 – Call for Entries
Europa Nostra is now calling for entries for the European Heritage Awards 2020. Up to 30 remarkable heritage achievements from all over Europe will be awarded. Of those, 4 laureates will receive a Grand Prix and €10,000 each; one will be granted the Public Choice Award, chosen …