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Arts Council England (ACE) Illuminate Update
Arts Council England (ACE) recently shared an update on Illuminate. In this blog post I… For the 2024/2025 Financial Year ✅ NPOs, IPSOs and CPPs must use Illuminate to report on funded activity and audience/participant numbers every quarter (referred to here as activity data). ❌ NPOs and IPSOs are not required to survey audiences (though… Read more
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Collecting Demographic Data for ACE Illuminate
A while back, this reader’s letter to Private Eye Magazine about ACE’s Illuminate data collection was doing the rounds. It’s lucky that Lunchtime O’Boulez understood that their frustrations should be directed towards ACE and not the Philharmonic Orchestra! With the new ACE Illuminate survey template in place, we wanted to share an evaluation tip for… Read more
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Let’s Talk About Data Breaches…
Data breaches have been in the news a lot lately. From cyberattacks to accidental and deliberate disclosures, data breaches are hitting the headlines more and more. They are a very real risk to organisations and, depending on their severity, can be catastrophic. What is a data breach? A personal data breach is a breach… Read more
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We need to talk about Arts Council England
Before I get on my soapbox, I want to start this blog post by saying there are LOADS of good people who work at Arts Council England (ACE). I have a lot of friends and sector colleagues who work there, all of whom I like and respect a great deal. In no way is this… Read more
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Project Planning
Project planning is something that I have always felt pretty comfortable with. I always begin with a Task Analysis, something I have talked about in an earlier blogpost, and as someone who loves a To Do List as well as clearly agreed deadlines and processes, project planning is something I genuinely enjoy and always appreciate… Read more
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Is it you, is it me?
We’ve all been there right? Rejection sucks. But it’s all part and parcel of being a freelancer so as harsh as this sounds, you’re just going to have to deal with it. Since I went freelance, I’ve pitched for a number of contracts where it didn’t work out and the client decided to go with… Read more