Governance
From Our Toolkit
Topic overview
In this section we will explore the different elements and tasks that make up good governance including:
- What we mean by governance and why it is important
- Level 1 – How to set up a governing body for your heritage; key documents needed to get you started; responsibilities and liabilities including legal compliance and suggested policies and procedures; initial planning
- Level 2 – How to undertake an organisational review; how to conduct a skills audit
- Level 3 – How to build a sustainable and robust organisation
Browse the toolkit
- Our toolkit
- Welcome to the toolkit
- How to use this toolkit
- Governance
- Financial planning
- Income generation
- Fundraising
- Collections
- What do we mean by collections?
- The difference between the museum and archive approach
- Things to consider before you start
- Accreditation schemes
- Collections at risk
- Digitising your collection
- Collection management
- Collection care
- Hear it from an expert – Brian Worrell
- Hear it from an expert – Dave Smith
- Audiences
- Learning
- Evaluation
- Access
- Staffing and volunteers
- Community engagement
- Coming soon!
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