(Excel Spreadsheet) The U-values Heat Calculator Tool has been designed to help you improve the energy efficiency of your buildings. Used alongside the Data Checklist and U-values Guide, this tool can be used to test your building improvement initiatives to give indicative results on possible U-value improvements. A U-value is a measure of how well different materials perform with retaining heat. The lower the U-value the better the thermal performance.

(PDF 2021KB) A guide for reducing operating costs and improving sustainability.

This Word Document toolkit provides a framework to undertake an initial survey of a museum collection to create a collection biography and provide an overview of the collection. A collection biography is useful as a simple aid to increase understanding of a collection and to give access to all who use it or are involved in its management.

A guide on how to introduce a timed entry booking operation, produced by Digital Culture Network and Arts Council England. This guide looks to break down the key areas to consider when implementing a new ticketing operation and potential tools and platforms that you can implement.

A PDF of guidance on how to use Microsoft Teams.

A Word document of resources created by Ilkley Manor House on using different contactless payment systems for donations.

This Word Document provides a simple check-list to determine the state of collections management procedures in your museum.

A zip file containing an essential guide to Gift Aid, including a template declaration and FAQs, from the Charity Finance Group.

Leeds Museums and Galleries’ in house style and tone guide for text interpretation, which covers both writing text and the design factors that can make the text more accessible.

This paper looks at different types of supporters and gives a guide as to how to develop a supporter network through building, extending, and developing engagement.