Funding the Archives Sector One-day workshop Bristol Record Office 6

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Funding the Archives Sector
One-day workshop
Bristol Record Office
6th June 2014
Funding the Archive Sector
10.00-10.30
Registration
10.30-10.40
Welcome and outline of the day
10.40-11.00
Context setting: Funding the sector
Matt Greenhall
11.00-11.30
Arts Council England
Simon Jutton
11.30-12.00
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives Development Trust
12.00-13.00
Networking Lunch
Valerie Hardland
Lunch will not be provided but is available from the Create Centre (contained within the same building as the Bristol
Record Office) and nearby cafes. Attendees are also welcome to bring their own lunch.
13.00-13.45
Heritage Lottery Fund
Kelly Spry-Phare
13.45-14.15
Heart of the South West, LEP
Jamshid Ahmadi
14.15-14.30
Comfort Break
14.30-15.00
Dorset Archives Trust
Sam Johnston and Carola Campbell
15.00 -15.45
Library of Birmingham Development Trust
Brian Gambles
15.45-16.00
The National Archives and 'Giving Value‘
Matt Greenhall and Rachel Davies
16.00
Close
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Funding the UK Archives Sector
Context setting
Matt Greenhall
‘Funding the Archives Sector’ research project
Co-investigators - The National Archives (Louise Ray) and University
College London
Research questions –
o how are archives in the UK funded?
o what funding resources are under developed within the sector?
o what appropriate advice and training support can be delivered by The
National Archives to improve access to additional funding resources?
Research method –
o snapshot survey of collecting institutions in England & Wales
o focus group
Who pays for our services?
Income breakdown - England
0%
0%
4%
1%
3% 1%
3%
Parent Organisation
MLA
5%
Other govt funding
1%
LA funding
HE funding
Lottery
Earned
Private investment
82%
Recharging
Other
Strengths
• Parent organisation support
• Tradition of sharing knowledge and collaboration
• Track record with Heritage Lottery Fund
• Confidence/experience of writing bids to trusts and foundations
Weaknesses
• Lack of confidence in financial planning
• Resource allocation for fundraising
• Risk taking and innovation
• Governance models for archive services
• Lack of relationships with major donors
• Lack of relationships with businesses
TNA AND ARCHIVE SECTOR FUNDING
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Leadership
o Support sustainable funding for services
o Support the piloting of new approaches to funding and fundraising
2
Collaboration
o Between funders and stakeholders
o Between archive services to capitalise on funding initiatives
3
Good Practice
o Provide mechanisms and opportunities for archive services to learn from each other
o Ensure archive services have access to up-to-date and appropriate information on funding and
fundraising
4
Advice
o Ensure archive services have access to individual support where needed
o Ensure archive services have access to appropriate training
o Provide advice to funders relating to archival standards and applications
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Aspirational model for national income
breakdown 2016
The National Archives
Funding and ‘Giving Value’
Resources online
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Matt Greenhall
Head of Programmes
Archive Sector Development
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
+44 (0)20 8392 5330 ext 2221
matt.greenhall@nationalarchives.gov.uk
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