audience development

Audiences are at the heart of museum and heritage sites. Culture Syndicates therefore takes an audience-focused approach to our projects and we work closely with organisations to identify and develop their audiences.

Our audience development services include:

• User and non-user surveying, focus groups, and interviews
• UserMarket research
• UserData analysis
• UserReport writing and evaluation

audience engagement

Culture Syndicates take a creative, innovative approach to engaging audiences. From international livestreams, to community projects, we focus on the needs and wants of audience groups nationally and internationally.

Our engagement services include:

• Developing and delivering exhibitions, workshops, and events.
• Creating digital content, such as livestreams, for global audiences.

collections

Collections work requires capacity and skill; here at Culture Syndicates, we offer both. We deploy our trainee team, under expert supervision, to complete high-quality collections work of all kinds.

Collections activities:

• Rationalisation and review.
• Digitisation.
• Collections care, including cleaning (light or deep), wrapping, and moving.
• Cataloguing.
• Policies and procedures, including collecting and disposal.
• Loans in and out support.

digital innovation

Digital technologies allow organisations to reach a global audience and we are here to support museums of all sizes to tap into this market. We believe that Culture Syndicates offers a unique service to the sector, through insights and access to the Chinese market, the largest economy and largest single market in the world.

Our digital innovation services include:

• Advice on cultural content.
• Guidance on the Chinese social media ecosystem.
• Promoting your organisation’s intellectual property for income generation.
• Promoting education materials and curriculums to China’s lucrative online learning market.
• Advice on supporting interpretation and financial services for inbound tourists from China.

evaluation

Culture Syndicates are evaluation specialists. We pride ourselves on capturing the outcomes of projects through robust data collection and comprehensive reporting. Our use of digital methodologies enables us to capture data about the broadest range of museum users, from in person audiences to online followers.

Our team offers the all-important capacity to collect large amounts of quantitative and qualitative and the expertise to analyse this data using a range of methods, including the Generic and Social Learning Outcomes, Five Ways to Wellbeing, and Most Significant Change methodologies. We are experienced in meeting funders’ reporting requirements and capturing key learning points to increase future organisational sustainability.

Our evaluation services include:

• Surveying, interviewing and leading focus groups, collection of website and social media analytics.
• Visitor tracking.
• Data analysis.
• Report writing.

strategy and planning

Culture Syndicates are evaluation specialists. We pride ourselves on capturing the outcomes of projects through robust data collection and comprehensive reporting. Our use of digital methodologies enables us to capture data about the broadest range of museum users, from in person audiences to online followers.

Our focus is on usable documents, including activity planning, budgeting and work plans which allow you to organise your ideas into a concise plan and meet funder requirements. Using our expertise and partnerships, we can help you write a successful funding application.

Our strategy and planning services include:

• Business planning.
• Project planning.
• Viability studies and options appraisals.
• Finding suitable arts and culture funding and supporting applications.
• Writing and reviewing funding applications.

Our team offers the all-important capacity to collect large amounts of quantitative and qualitative and the expertise to analyse this data using a range of methods, including the Generic and Social Learning Outcomes, Five Ways to Wellbeing, and Most Significant Change methodologies. We are experienced in meeting funders’ reporting requirements and capturing key learning points to increase future organisational sustainability.

Our evaluation services include:

• Surveying, interviewing and leading focus groups, collection of website and social media analytics.
• Visitor tracking.
• Data analysis.
• Report writing.

workforce development

Our aim is to support the workforce development needs of a changing sector. Alongside leading a development programme for our trainee team, we offer services to organisations to develop an inclusive and appropriately skilled workforce.

Our workforce development services include:

• Inclusion and access audit.
• Training sessions in heritage and management skills.
• Coaching and mentoring support.