Different Stories

The Keep

A fundraising feasibility study and strategy, in association with Carole Strachan Associates, for a new historical resource centre for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove, and the special collections of the University of Sussex.

Image ©: F10 Studios Ltd 2010

Client: East Sussex County Council

The Keep

'Ancient Stones, Untold Stories'

Rochester Cathedral: development of an overall evaluation framework including performance indicators for measuring the impact of a major £1m programme of access, interpretation and participation improvements.

Client: Rochester Cathedral

Collecting Culture

Collecting Cultures

HLF 'Collecting Cultures' grants programme – review, grants assessment and reports measuring the programme's success in meeting the five outcomes of the programme consistently over a five-year period through 20 projects

Client: Heritage Lottery Fund

National Archives

'Living Links'

Evaluation of Living Links Community Archive Programme for Hampshire County Council, December 2010 – March 2011 Assessment of the extent to which the £170,000 Heritage Lottery funded Living Links programme to develop a sustainable community archive network had met its stated aims and outcomes.

Client: Hampshire County Council

Cultural Consulting Network provides professional consultancy services to the heritage and arts sectors. We work closely with clients to provide intelligent and workable solutions to suit individual needs. The Network was started by a group of like-minded freelance professionals to meet the need for experienced and flexible consultants able to advise on, and deliver a range of projects. By working as a network of associates we are able to offer a high degree of experience and expertise that is tailored to each commission at competitive rates. Our projects are always managed by one of the founders of CCN, Sophia Mirchandani, Katie Norgrove or Jocelyn Goddard and usually delivered by all three. We always guarantee named individuals and are flexible and realistic in our approach, with a view to offering solutions that will have long-term sustainable benefits. We specialise in:

  • Evaluation and impact assessment
  • Business and project planning
  • Strategy development
  • Funding and fundraising
  • Grant programmes and applications
  • Research
  • Advocacy and case studies
  • Learning and interpretation programmes, access and activity plans
  • Role of cultural and heritage in spatial planning
  • Facilitation, seminars and training in our specialist areas