Resource Category: Tools and Reports

Gift Aid Resources

A zip file containing an essential guide to Gift Aid, including a template declaration and FAQs, from the Charity Finance Group.

List of Self-Assessment Tools for Museums

A list of self-assessment tools that can be used by museums as part of an organisational review.

Museum Development Network Impact Report

Museum Development Network is a voluntary body that exists to support the development of a stronger and more resilient museum sector across the UK.

This report highlights the work that Museum Development has been doing across the UK, collectively and individually for the sector.

MDY Training Needs Analysis 2018

Northern Museums Volunteer Pass 2019-2021

Find more information about the Northern Museums Volunteer Pass 2019-2021 and browse the existing 2018/19 brochure.

Visitor Experience Consortium Toolkit

The .zip folder contains copies of the following:

  • Welcome notes
  • Briefing Video and transcript
  • Visit questionnaire

Industrial Collections Network Meeting

Updates from the latest Industrial Collections Network Meeting.

A practical guide for text interpretation 2017

Leeds Museums and Galleries’ in house style and tone guide for text interpretation, which covers both writing text and the design factors that can make the text more accessible.

Museums in Yorkshire and the Humber 2016

This report has been produced using data from 52 museum organisations in Yorkshire and the Humber.  A number of organisations were not able to respond to our survey.  Of the responding museums, 9 are Local Authority, 42 are Independent, 1 is a University institutions and – are National Museums, funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. This represents more than 65% of all museums in the region.

How To…build, extend and develop supporter engagement

This paper looks at different types of supporters and gives a guide as to how to develop a supporter network through building, extending, and developing engagement.