Last October, I posted a quick Dos and Don’ts Guide to managing your grant, inspired by my experiences running the grants admin for AIM. Talking to projects that had been funded, and more widely within my network, I realise we’ve now reached the point where we fling out applications willy nilly, almost a Pavlovian responseContinue reading “Are You Application Ready?”
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Welcome to 2022
Prefer to listen to this as a podcast? You can find it on anchor.fm. I’ve been quite cautious about wishing people a happy new year. There was a lot of celebrating when 2021 dawned and promises that it was going to be the best year ever and then, well, the year unfolded the way itContinue reading “Welcome to 2022”
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”
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”