Economic Impact Toolkit launched for archives and museums
A major new tool which enables archives and museums to accurately assess their economic impact has been launched by the Archives, Libraries and Museums Alliance UK (ALMA-UK) and is now available on the AMLA-UK web site at http://almauk.org.
The Economic Toolkit’s publication is of particular importance during these difficult financial times as it will enable museums and archives to demonstrate to funders, and the wider community, the positive impact that their services have on their local and regional economies.
The easy-to-use toolkit has been developed, under the guidance of ALMA-UK, by ERS Research and Consultancy, and is based on an extensive exercise to identify the most useful and crucially usable methodology for archives and museums, which share a similar economic perspective in that they attract a significant number of non-local customers.
For more information go to Economic Impact Resources page.
Our Choices for Change work aims to help public sector organisations prioritise, assess and make decisions about service delivery in the current economic climate.
It is predominantly aimed at museums and local authorities but the content is relevant and useful for a wide range of organisations. Some of the practical tools we have available are:
Choices for Change Toolkit
The Choices for Change toolkit will help you identify governance models and examine which service delivery options are best for your business. This is probably most useful for local authorities.
Quality Improvement System
The QIS toolkit will allow you to measure continuous improvement. This is of relevance to all museums and we are currently working on this, but would be happy to discuss. Please contact us.
Economic Impact
The Economic Impact toolkit - this important, new, easy to use tool will allow you to measure the economic impact of your museum. To access the toolkit go to the Economic Impact Resources page.