Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work in the heritage sector

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust, with support from NLHF and Museum Developments networks (North West, Yorkshire & Humber and West Midlands), is pleased to announce it’s carrying out a piece of research which will explore the current state of play of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work in the heritage sector, with particular reference to race and racism.

The research team seeks to establish an accurate picture of how the sector, particularly small to medium organisations, is working on equality, diversity and inclusion issues. Given the increasing requirement for engagement with EDI work coming from sector funders, this research will be of great interest to all heritage organisations and will provide examples of positive case studies and real, effective recommendations to improve current practices.

We’re very keen to hear about your experience, what goes well, what needs to be improved and what you’d like to know more about, and invite you to take part in a survey to explore these issues.

We’re looking for participants who will have some knowledge on their organisation’s workforce and volunteers; outreach and engagement work; organisational planning and budgets. Mostly, we want to hear about your unfiltered experience to help us determine what the sector needs.

If you would like to take part, please click on the link below, the survey should take between 30 and 45 minutes to complete. As an incentive, you will have the chance to win a one hour of consultation with Safina Islam and Maya Sharma of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust, who have worked across the sector (and beyond) as audience and diversity specialists and will act as critical friends, addressing your needs and concerns, from workforce development to collections and community engagement.

Click here to take the survey>>