Bristol Record Office

6th June 2014

Funding the Archives Sector

One-day workshop

2

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 Valerie Hardland 12.00-13.00 Networking Lunch 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

Funding the Archive Sector

Matt Greenhall

Funding the UK Archives Sector

Context setting

‘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 & Waleso focus group

Who pays for our services?

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 FUNDING1 Leadership

o Support sustainable funding for services o Support the piloting of new approaches to funding and fundraising

2 Collaboration o Between funders and stakeholderso 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 trainingo Provide advice to funders relating to archival standards and applications

8

Aspirational model for national income breakdown 2016

Funding and ‘Giving Value’

The National Archives

11

Resources online

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

12

Matt GreenhallHead of ProgrammesArchive Sector DevelopmentThe National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU+44 (0)20 8392 5330 ext 2221matt.greenhall@nationalarchives.gov.uk

13