Tonia

How are you all?

How are you all? I don’t think anyone in the museum sector is unaware of the toll the past 18 months have taken on us. With that in mind, I’ve arranged Mental Health First Aid training with respected trainer, Dawn Collins. Designed to support museum professionals, let us help you.

Managing Your Grant

Rare is the museum that doesn’t, at some point, have to apply for a grant. Or two. Or several. As the demands on what we do grow exponentially against our budgets, we necessarily turn to funders to help us get our projects off the ground. Or in some cases, just keep the doors open. AndContinue reading “Managing Your Grant”

Volunteers Have Value!

A handy guide to volunteer values

New Stories, New Audiences

Having been involved in fundraising for most of my career, I know how hard it can be to find a grant that fits the smaller museum. The one that has few, if any, paid staff, where the visitor numbers are modest and the hopes high. The expectations of a lot of funding streams can feelContinue reading “New Stories, New Audiences”

Reinterpreting the Past

Just before leaving Tudor House at the end of March, I was able to see the project I had been managing finally come to fruition. It had been 2 years in the planning, 6 months in the fundraising, and 18 months in the delivery. The idea from the board of trustees was to completely reviveContinue reading “Reinterpreting the Past”

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Taking the Plunge

It’s been a year since I started my tiny consultancy, fitting it in on the side, along with my part time paid role at Tudor House. A bit chaotic at times to say the least! But now I’m taking the proverbial plunge and stepping back from that to commit full time to my freelance work!Continue reading “Taking the Plunge”

It’s all about the timing

Talk about picking the right moment to set up my own consultancy! With the entire heritage world in lock down, what on earth can a consultant offer? More importantly, how on earth can a museum expect to survive this? The good news is that you can expect to survive it, and there are a myriadContinue reading “It’s all about the timing”