AIM Council is consulted regularly by Government and national bodies on museums, heritage and tourism matters, making submissions on behalf of its membership and ensuring they have a voice at national level. We provide an independent viewpoint based on operational and business experience of running successful enterprises. Visit our Resources page to download reports.

AIM’s grant programmes provide practical support to museums to help them thrive and prosper. With the support of our funding partners we can provide funding to help with conservation, exhibitions, training and putting the AIM Hallmarks into practice. View all current grant programmes>>

AIM members can keep up to date with museum and heritage news through the bi-monthly AIM Bulletin and fortnightly e-news mailings. Sign up to the E-News by clicking on the E-News signup buttons or by emailing editor@aim-museums.co.uk.

Access AIM’s full library of resources including Success Guides and research and insight, plus webinars and workshops exclusively for members. See the forthcoming events here.

If you are an AIM member and you need support with a specific topic, we are happy to help you. Please visit our Contact page to get in touch.

AIM offers exclusive discounts for our popular national conference and trade show, where you can learn about new developments and network with colleagues. We can also provide an AIM Training Grant up to 300 pounds for members to attend our conference. Find out more.

AIM members can access our supplier directory to instantly find businesses to help them with a variety of needs. Visit the AIM Suppliers Directory.

Suppliers of products and services to independent museums can also advertise in the AIM Bulletin. For further information, take a look at how you can advertise with us.

Do you want to save your museum money? Working in partnership with Touchstone Services, the AIM Energy Action Group is providing a way for museums and heritage attractions of all sizes to review energy bills, work with an energy management company to gain competitive quotes and join a bulk energy buying basket to reduce costs further. Visit the AIM Energy Action Group page for more information.

Do you wonder what your visitors really think about you? Or maybe you need to gather strong evidence of your work to show to funders and other stakeholders? VisitorVerdict can help you by offering real-time visitor insights on a user friendly online dashboard and AIM members are entitled to discounted rates on this benchmarking service. To find out more, please visit the VisitorVerdict webpages.

For up to date advice on business rates, AIM members can contact Colin Hunter, a Director of Lambert Smith Hampton, who has been working with AIM and some of our members for the last 10 years. Colin has offered to give any AIM member who contacts him 15 minutes consultation, at no fee with no strings attached, so please call 0113 245 8454 or email chunter@lsh.co.uk for advice. We also have a Success Guide on Business Rates.

AIM members get free membership to the Charity Finance Group. CFG help their members understand what’s happening in the world of charity finance, so you can better support your organisation and its experience for your visitors and supporters. Find out more about the benefits of CFG membership here.

AIM members can advertise their trustee vacancies for free on the AIM website and social channels and hear about the latest job vacancies from UK heritage organisations. Find out more here.