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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 1d

'Breathtaking dance melts effortlessly into thrilling circus feats.'

The tour of Hidden, the jaw-dropping dance-circus from Motionhouse kicks off today in Birmingham. Find out more and where it's touring this autumn and next spring:

👉 www.motionhouse.co.uk/production/h...

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Hidden | Motionhouse

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 3d

Question - which artform 'speaks' most to those aged 24 and under❓

Research from just a few years ago addresses this question and more❗

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 5d

Read their reflections here👇

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park - Investigating Results - Impact & Insight Toolkit

YSP has used the Toolkit to carry out evaluations that adhere to the requirements set by ACE during the 2019-23 funding period.

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 5d

💬 [The Toolkit] “is a direct link to your audiences and can tell you so much about how your projects are being received.”

We’re revisiting our case study with @yspsculpture.bsky.social, who used the Toolkit to explore how ambition aligns with audience experience.

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 8d

Folkestone Triennial ends soon but there's still time to get involved. See the town in a new light with talks, tours, workshops, walks and special events. The programme runs until 19 October. Find out what's on here:

👉 www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-t...

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Get Involved - Creative Folkestone

One of the UK’s most ambitious art exhibitions

www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 10d

What else do participants in the Impact & Insight Toolkit project say? About the project, Culture Counts or the CWC team... 💭

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Home - Impact & Insight Toolkit

The Impact & Insight Toolkit provides Arts Council England funded organisations with evaluation tools and support from a friendly and experienced team.

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 10d

📣 "We have seen how [Toolkit evaluation is] manageable in scale, relatively easy to use, generates analytics and has the imprimatur and clout of Arts Council England, and we have really seen the benefit of using the feedback to drive the planning of our future exhibitions." 📣

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 12d

Our friends at the Digital Culture Network have an autumn packed with practical webinars specially designed to help creative and cultural organisations grow their digital skills 🚀

Take a look at what’s on offer👇
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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 15d

Join a theatrical adventure through the stories and streets that have shaped Blyth with Salt & Smoke: Stories of Blyth this weekend! The experience will last about 1 hour and takes place at various times across Friday to Sunday. Find out more👇

www.novotheatre.org.uk/whatson/salt...

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Salt & Smoke: Stories of Blyth — Novo Theatre

Novo Theatre presents ‘Salt & Smoke’, a theatrical adventure through the stories and streets that have shaped Blyth.

www.novotheatre.org.uk

Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 17d

What can sector-wide evaluation tell us? 📊

As Toolkit providers, we’re in a unique position to share insights. Explore research, reports & datasets on our website!

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Analysis & Reports - Impact & Insight Toolkit

Explore our dashboards, research, reports and downloadable datasets.

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 19d

Read our new blog post to learn all about the accessibility project and what these changes mean for your Toolkit experience 👇

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Changes are coming: Accessibility improvements - Impact & Insight Toolkit

Linguistically Easy Read questions will be added to Culture Counts to aid accessibility

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 19d

We know that accessibility matters. We also know that some Toolkit survey questions might not be suitable for some people with some accessibility needs.

That's why we’ve been working behind the scenes to make the Toolkit more accessible; changes are afoot… 🤔🌱

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 22d

'Circus and dance fuelled adrenaline rush!'

Dance Consortium's tour of Cirque Éloize – iD Reloaded starts tonight! Find out where you can catch this mixture of urban dance, daring stunts and dazzling acrobatics over the next month 👇

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Cirque Éloize – iD Reloaded (2025)

Touring the best international dance around the UK

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 24d

It’s not just theatres and concert halls using Culture Counts to measure success 🎭🎶
A network of museums used it to gain insight, improve their offer – and even unlock further funding!

Read their story 👉 impactandinsight.co.uk/case-studies...

Museum Development London and their museums’ Toolkit experience - Impact & Insight Toolkit

MDL's aim is for this case study to inspire organisations and demonstrate how it is possible to use and benefit from the Impact & Insight Toolkit as individual smaller organisations and as a collectiv...

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 26d

Read the full blog post "Why is survey consistency important?" here 👇

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Why is survey consistency important? - Culture Counts

Surveys are essential tools for gathering meaningful and reliable data. Consistency plays an important role in the evaluation process, as it provides a way to analyse data on a long-term scale and mak...

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 26d

This week we're diving into the Culture Counts resource hub 📚

We’re sharing a blog post on why consistency is crucial for creating effective surveys and collecting valuable data.

If you want reliable data you can benchmark, track over time, and use to put feedback into action, look no further👇

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · 29d

Gather and Groove with Ideas Test tomorrow!

There'll be lots to see and do including Strictly Cycling, Fusion Extreme BMX Flatland and ARCADE, a dance performance you can join in with! 11am - 4pm in and around the Lordswood Community Hub👇

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Gather & Groove - Ideastest

Lots to see and do - bringing dance, bikes and fun to Lordswood!

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 10

Why would you want to evaluate your arts/cultural offer?

2 reasons:
Inform decisions for development
Demonstrate the effectiveness of your work to funders

It's time to get acquainted with data-driven evidence! 🤓

Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 8

This week we’re sharing our Evaluation Guide, packed with tips to help you shape your evaluation approach and choose the dimensions that matter most to your organisation.

Start the new term with your evaluation skills refreshed and up to date! 📚

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Evaluation Guide - Impact & Insight Toolkit

The Impact & Insight Toolkit Evaluation Guide takes you through each step of the quality evaluation process, from articulating your ambitions, to collecting data and reporting.

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 5

Celebrate 150 years of Weston Park Museum tomorrow with lots of family friendly activities.
👉 www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wpm...

You can also explore 'a world of wonder' in Colour at the Millennium Gallery until 14 September.👇
www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/col...

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WPM 150 Let’s Celebrate! Weston Park Museum’s Birthday Party - Sheffield Museums Trust

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're heading back to school this month with our free, live, online demos of Culture Counts!

📅 Weds 17th Sept
⏰ 2pm
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Great for newbies to the project or those that benefit from a refresher.

Toolkit '23+ - Online Demonstration of Culture Counts - Impact & Insight Toolkit

This hour-long demonstration is live and is delivered by a member of the Counting What Counts team.The demonstration takes you through the use of Culture Counts, the survey creation process of the Imp...

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 1

11 Sept - Strategic positioning: The art of getting noticed by the people who matter
28 Oct - Designing your own survey: Research basics and top questions
13 Nov - A beginner’s guide to LinkedIn for Arts & Culture

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Sep 1

New term, new webinars 🤩📚🍂

Digital Culture Network are back with their autumn schedule of webinars, covering everything from survey design to social media and more.

More information below👇

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don't miss the FREE WEEKEND at Hastings Contemporary, 30th-31st August! Enjoy free entry to all exhibitions before the summer season finishes. Included is the pop-up show Out Front showcasing artwork by the gallery team.

Find out more👇
www.hastingscontemporary.org/events/out-f...

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OUT FRONT - Hastings Contemporary

Now in its third year, Out Front returns for one weekend only, transforming the studio into an eclectic showcase of...

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Aug 22

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth with a visit to Dorset Museum!

Discover her connection to the sea in the exhibition Jane Austen: Down to the Sea 🌊 and go on a literary duck hunt with Regency Waddles!

More details: www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/reg...

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Regency Waddles – A Literary Duck Hunt

FREE with Museum Entry Explore the Museum in a fun and imaginative way with our Regency Waddles! Hidden throughout the galleries are nine ducks dressed as iconic Jane Austen characters, each displayed...

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