IPSOs and other sector support organisations

Arts Marketing Association provides support for anyone working in marketing, communications and audience development across arts and heritage.

They provide training: webinars, workshops and day events; networking opportunities; an annual conference; research and advocacy to support over 4,000 members; and share learning through their free online resource hub, CultureHive

Association for Cultural Enterprises offer a spread of development activities related to enterprise and generating earned income in the cultural sector. These activities include an annual two-day convention, live events including training, study and networking days and a digital learning resource containing a wide variety of training modules to help cultural organisations maximise existing income streams and  identify new ones.

Clore Leadership offers dynamic and inclusive resources for leaders, aspiring leaders and organisations in the arts, culture and creative sectors.

Their IPSO offer includes: residential courses for early/mid/senior career leaders; 9-month Fellowship programme; targeted programmes for leaders from minoritised backgrounds; place-based leadership interventions; governance development; online courses, articles, playlists and webinars.

Collections Trust help museums work with the information that connects audiences and collections. Its Spectrum collections management standard and advice make museum collections accessible. They do this through their resource-rich website and a much-valued outreach programme delivered in partnership with the Museum Development network. Through their Rethinking Cataloguing campaign, they also help museums take a more inclusive approach to working with collections information from multiple perspectives. Objects always have more than one story.

Increasingly, their support offer will draw on practical tools and services linked to the Museum Data Service they have co-founded with Art UK and the University of Leicester.

The Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance is the sole free-to-join membership organisation for creative health across England. They provide networked, collaborative advocacy, support and resources, supporting health and wellbeing for all through creative and cultural practice.

Family Arts Campaign’s mission is to ensure that every child and family in the country has access to a range of high-quality creative and cultural opportunities, regardless of their social background or where they live. They help the cultural sector to understand and support families to increase access and participation.

Group for Education in Museums (GEM) is a sector support organisation focused on developing the museum learning sector across the UK. GEM delivers services to support museum learning across museums, heritage and cultural settings. GEM provides professional membership, training, mentoring, annual conference, regular publications and dedicated representatives across all four nations of the UK.

Kids in Museum offers support for museums to be more welcoming and accessible for children, young people and families. This includes their co-created Manifesto to help shape a great museum visit, online training for museum staff and freelancers, free online resources and Takeover Day when young people do adults jobs in museums.

VocalEyes offers training and consultancy services to organisations across the cultural sector to improve accessibility for blind and visually impaired audiences and participants.

Art Fund provides opportunities to build your collection, support your workforce, access marketing support and kickstart exciting projects with its support. 

At Heritage Volunteering Group, we work on a range of projects designed to champion and promote best practice in volunteering and volunteer management. We also work with a wide variety of partners to ensure heritage volunteering has a strong voice both in our sector and beyond.

The National Archives are expert advisers in information and records management and fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector. It is also a heritage institution, with a wide variety of records, expertise and services to share.