Resources

South West Museum Development Programme

E-learning: Marketing

Learn the essentials of marketing, and the basics of creating an effective marketing strategy.

Volunteering: Writing a volunteer policy guide

Use this guide to help you write and review your museum’s volunteer policy

Volunteering: Recruitment and retention guide

Use this guide to help you plan for recruiting new volunteers and retain your existing volunteers

Volunteering: Further resources

Want to read more? Take a look at our recommendations for further reading to support you with volunteer management

Volunteering: Expenses template

Use our volunteer expenses template to provide a formal method for volunteers to claim and record expenses

Volunteering: Equal opportunities and managing diversity statement template

Our Equal opportunities and managing diversity statement template can be used and adapted to demonstrate your museum’s commitment to equality and diversity

Volunteering: Data protection statement template

Our data protection statement template can be used and adapted to ensure all volunteers in your museum are aware of the law

Collections: Care and conservation plan template

Our template will help you devise your own Care and conservation plan for your museum