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Heritage Digital is a new project supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund's Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, which aims to increase free digital skills training and support available to heritage organisations. The Heritage Alliance is leading a unique consortium supported by Media Trust, Charity Digital and Naomi Korn Associates, which will create bespoke training, online guides and resources to upskill the sector and build digital resilience.

Following the initial success of the Heritage Digital project, the by DCMS through The Heritage Fund's Digital Skills for Heritage initiative has awarded us more funding to bring you the Heritage Digital Academy. Dot Project has joined the consortiumm and over the next 12-months heritage organisations will have the opportunity to work with each other and expert trainers in a number of different training cohorts, modules, events, and webinars focussing on the biggest organisational challenges shared with us by the sector. Hit the button below to learn more.

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Our Vision

Heritage Digital’s vision is to grow the heritage sector’s skills and increase the adoption of digital. We aim to transform the mindset of the UK heritage sector, with insightful, inspiring and practical training and resources that provides inspiration for how to engage and inspire wide audiences with and through heritage.

Why we've come together

Empowered heritage organisations on a continuous digital journey.

‘Culture is Digital’: ‘the average Briton spends 24 hours a week online and digital activity is increasingly becoming the new normal. The Heritage Digital 2019 survey brought to light that poor or average digital skills are holding back heritage organisations. The heritage sector is at risk of becoming irrelevant, or left behind, unable to connect with younger, wider and more diverse audiences and volunteers in comparison to other sectors or compete for funding. This, in turn, will impair its sustainability and capacity to protect and keep heritage and the historic environment alive for current and future generations.

Who we are?

The consortium is formed of a unique heritage umbrella organisation and 3 specialist digital partners.

The Heritage Alliance

The Heritage Alliance unites nearly 150 independent heritage organisations in England as a powerful, effective and independent advocate for heritage. It seeks to inspire, catalyse and support action to enhance the sustainability, resilience and capabilities of independent heritage organisations to achieve their full potential.

Media Trust

Media Trust works in partnership with the media and creative industry to give charities, under-represented communities and young people a stronger voice, through training and access to free resources and matching them with communications and digital expert volunteers. Digital skills are embedded in and are a crucial element of all of these areas.

Charity Digital

Charity Digital helps organisations #BeMoreDigital through daily content, weekly events and the UK’s only discounted and donated software platform. We have helped over 50,000 charities, including heritage organisations, save nearly £260 million on software purchases and supported thousands more on their digital journey with inspiring and educational articles, webinars, podcasts, videos and events.

Naomi Korn Associates

Naomi Korn Associates is one of the UK’s leading information management consultancies specialising in intellectual property rights, data protection and licensing, providing support to the heritage and arts sectors. Naomi Korn Associates supports their clients develop better rights and privacy policies and awareness through training and consultancy services.

DOT PROJECT

DOT PROJECT support the social impact sector to be their digital best. They coach organisations and people to explore how they can harness their unique organisational fabric, their morale, their capabilities and strengths to harness the potential digital technology provides in order to thrive in a world that is constantly changing.

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