Using Digital to Support your Organisation

Digital Tools for Business Practices

There are many free online tools that can help you improve your business practices, including online ticketing, email marketing services, tools for scheduling meetings, and platforms that allow you to exchange museum-specific materials. The Cloud is an online storage provider where electronic information can be stored, retrieved, and shared with others. A well known example is Dropbox.

For further information and suggestions, please click on the below links.

Online Resources:

Useful free software

http://www.swfed.org.uk/resource/digital-strategy-activity/

Getting Going with Mailchimp

http://traceyrickard.co.uk/getting-going-with-mailchimp/

Your Guide to Twitter for Business

http://traceyrickard.co.uk/twitter-business/

Museum Freecycle UK: A How-To Guide

http://sharemuseumseast.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Museum-Freecycle-How-To.pdf

Cloud Computing

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/cloud-computing

Cloud Computing in Detail

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/cloud-computing-in-detail

Using Video Conferencing and Collaboration Technology to Reduce Travel and Carbon Emissions

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/using-videoconferencing-and-collaboration-technology-to-reduce-travel-and-carbon-emissions

Making Digital Work: Business Models

http://artsdigitalrnd.org.uk/features/business-models-guide-available-for-download/

How Digitised Content can help your Organisations Strategic Aims

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/how-digitised-content-can-help-your-organisations-strategic-aims

Enable Your Staff to Work with Digital Technologies

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/enable-your-staff-to-work-with-digital-technologies

Partnerships and Collaborative Working

Many museums have worked in collaboration with research and technical partners to develop their digital offer. This can include Universities, IT specialist, app developers, community groups, and other heritage organisations. Click on the below links to find out more.

Online Resources:

Research Collaboration with Business and the Community

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/research-collaboration-with-business-and-the-community

Increase your Research Competitiveness through Collaboration

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/increase-your-research-competitiveness-through-collaboration

Collaborative online tools

https://jisc.ac.uk/guides/collaborative-online-tools

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is the practice of raising funds for a particular project or venture from a large number of people, generallybyutilising the internet. Whether it is money to buy a new display case for an object in your collection or to fund an outreach project, crowdfunding provides an opportunity to achieve your goals. Well known online tools for crowd funding includeCrowdfunder and Kickstarter. Click on the below links to discover how crowdfunding could help to support your organisation.

Online Resources:

Crowdfunding – How it Works

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help/how-it-works

Kickstarter – How to Start

https://www.kickstarter.com/learn?ref=nav

Case Studies:

Bowes Museum – Using the Arts Fund’s “Art Happens” crowdfunding platform

http://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/features/crowdfunding-the-arts/

e-learning

There are a number of education platforms that offerfree online coursesrelated to the heritage sector. Partnering with universities and organisations around the world, these courses allow you to gain knowledge and learn new skills at your own pace. You can watch short video lectures, take interactive quizzes, complete assessments, and connect with fellow learners and instructors. Some courses will even provide you with a certificate at the end. Below is a selection of free courses that are currently available online.

Online Resources: