Culture Works

Case Studies

is an enterprise development programme for recent graduates being provided on behalf of Newcastle City Council between September 2009 and March 2011. It is led by the Ousesburn Development Trust and delivered by Culture Works, Conversations with Purpose, and People Into Enterprise.The programme recognises creativity as the driver of enterprise. It is a transformational model where people learn by doing in action learning sets, and through the interactions between themselves and their mentors. Visit our website to get the full picture.

North East Region Cultural Leadership Programme

Funding for this programme was secured by Northern Cultural Skills Partnership working with a consortium of twelve of the region's key cultural agencies. Culture Works is proud to be taking this project forward on their behalf and will be co-ordinating its delivery. Download more info here

Commissioning Works

Commissioning Works is a new project in development that aims to enable Development Trust Association members and third sector arts organisations to win and deliver public sector contracts.

Our aim over one year is to provide:

- events to bring DTA members and arts organisations together to explore market opportunities
- a peer learning programme to establish best practice in responding to bidding opportunities
- practitioner led workshops to widen the field of bid ready groups
- mentoring in support of bid development

Download more info here

Measuring Value

How do you capture the value of what you do in terms other than jobs created or saved - especially if that's not what you set out to do? How do you convince funders that they should invest in you? How do you stay confident in your belief that what you do is making a positive difference?

We think we have found a way of measuring value that could work for people in the cultural sector and are currently piloting work with Pen and Tonic and Tin Arts, two of the region's participatory arts organisations. We are using Social Return on Investment - a way of measuring and ascribing value to the process of change. To find out more, click here

You can visit our SROI blog as well