A case study from our Survive and Thrive development programme for museums in the East Midlands on working with board members to develop an action plan for their organisations future, and clarifying roles and responsibilities.

• Case Study - Board Action Plan (PDF, 114 Kb)

A case study from our Survive and Thrive development programme for museums in the East Midlands, focussing on the development of a more entrprenurial governance model for the Galleries of Justice museum in Nottingham.

• Case Study - Developing an Entreprenurial Board (PDF, 81 Kb)

A case study from our Survive and Thrive development programme for museums in the East Midlands, focussing on building a stronger organisation through legal and governance reviews that led to the adoption of a formal constitution.

• Case Study - Adopting a Constitution (PDF, 62 Kb)

Ensuring that you have effective internal controls in place for your organisation

• Business Planning Toolkit - Internal Controls (PDF, 99 Kb)

How to evaluate risks to your organisation effectively

• Business Planning Toolkit - Risk Analysis Process (PDF, 66 Kb)

How to assess the risks in you project and then plan and control the activities to reduce these risks.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Risk Management Process (PDF, 73 Kb)

Summarise the key issues from your business environment and the strategic capability of your organisation.

• Business Planning Toolkit - SWOT Analysis (PDF, 80 Kb)

Create an overview of the key issues from a strategic business plan.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Sample Executive Summary (PDF, 85 Kb)

Clarify the overriding direction of your organisations through your Mission, develop clear Aims on how you'll deliver to specific Objectives.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Missions, Aims and Objectives (PDF, 119 Kb)

Consider your stakeholders' requirements, power and influence on your organisation.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Stakeholder Mapping (PDF, 99 Kb)

Understanding the adequacy and suitability of all your organisations resources: Physical, Financial, Human and intellectual.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Resource Analysis (PDF, 81 Kb)

Defining your financial objectives

• Business Planning Tool Kit - The Budgeting Process (PDF, 108 Kb)

The outline of the main stages in the business planning cycle.

• Business Planning Toolkit - Business Plan Summary Sections (PDF, 95 Kb)

Information on creating an arts-based website by Katapult Brand Communications

• Marketing Toolkit - Creating an Arts-Based Website (PDF, 2.2 Mb)

A summary of the ticketing options available from Bespoke in-house systems, Web-based or external online services.

• Marketing Toolkit - Ticketing (PDF, 278 Kb)

10/04/2008 - How to be a family-friendly organisation

• Family Friendly Toolkit (PDF, 788 Kb)

This toolkit aims to give you a one-stop guide to tackling your organisation's audience development needs, highlighting the must- have tools, offering information on the process and flagging up possible pitfalls. There are also references to more reading.

• Audience Development - Strategies, Campaigns and Tactics (PDF, 244 Kb)

An overview of audience research with learning points on different techniques and tips for trying them out.

• Audience Development - Research Techniques (PDF, 287 Kb)

Branding toolkit, far more than a logo and a slogan.

• Marketing Toolkit - Branding (PDF, 190 Kb)

Marketing frameworks and tips

• Marketing Toolkit - Strategy, Campaigns and Tactics (PDF, 193 Kb)

Toolkit for using online media for reaching new audiences.

• Marketing Toolkit - Online Media in New Audience Development (PDF, 212 Kb)

This toolkit looks at the key considerations relating to pricing, and offers some tips and techniques for getting the most through your Box Office by using market intelligence to help you set prices

• Marketing Toolkit - Pricing (PDF, 181 Kb)

Toolkit on reaching diasbled audiences

• Marketing Toolkit - Reaching Disabled Audiences (PDF, 230 Kb)