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Fundraising Cohort Facilitator
We are in the process of planning our 2018-2019 events programme launching at the beginning of September. One of programme is running a Fundraising Cohort which will include training focusing on fundraising strategy, specific types of fundraising activity along side...
Changemakers – SHARE Leadership Development Programme 2016-18
Sian Woodward reflects on the Changemakers programme In 2015, my manager nominated me to apply to the Changemaker programme. As I read through the invitation to apply, I was uncertain as to my suitability, but could recognise the opportunity....
Lisa Little reflects on the the Volunteer Awards 2018
I have been in post nearly 10 months now as the Museum and Collections Manager at the Sheringham Museum at the Mo, on arrival it became quickly apparent how wonderful all our volunteers are. In short we wouldn’t have a museum without them! When the Share Volunteers...
Volunteers Co-ordinators Forum session – 1 May 2018
I was looking forward to the Volunteers Co-ordinators Forum session on museums as contributors to wellbeing for volunteers at Gainsboroughs House in the first week of May. I have previously enjoyed SHARE events as an education volunteer, but in my new role as a...
From Botany to Brontosaurs, Molluscs to (Social) Media, Weavers to Whales…
At this year’s Natural Sciences Collections Association conference, held at Leeds City Museum and titled ‘The Museum Ecosystem: exploring how different subject specialisms can work more closely together’, it really seemed like all aspects of this ecosystem were...
My history with the NatSCA Conference
Firstly, a confession – I’ve never actually written a blog before. I must admit, despite a few people trying to explain to me, I’m still not even sure what a blog actually is! Dictionary definitions don’t help much, “a truncation of the expression weblog”. Well, I’m...