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The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) have launched their Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) free survey service for UK heritage organisations to help \u2018capture [and use] a summary of key digital skills and attitudes of their staff and volunteers\u2019.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Timmus writes:<\/p>\n
The Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey launched on 27th April 2020. It\u2019s a free resource \u2013 funded by the\u00a0National Lottery Heritage Fund\u00a0\u2013 that allows UK heritage organisations to capture a summary of key digital skills and attitudes of their staff and volunteers, and use this to support reflection and identify improvement opportunities for working better together. More than 100 organisations have already signed up.<\/p>\n
The DASH survey allows heritage organisations to:
\n\u2022 Discover more about the digital attitudes and aptitudes of their staff and volunteers
\n\u2022 Find out what their staff and volunteers think about the digital support they receive
\n\u2022 Reflect on what they and their people do well when it comes to digital technologies, and where there are opportunities for improvement<\/p>\n
\u201cThis situation has forced us to use digital more, and we won\u2019t be going back \u2026 We will be embedding digital into our processes in future so collecting data now using this survey is really useful \u2026 I think the Heritage Fund is being forward thinking, supportive and this will add considerable value for beneficiaries and organisations for the future\u201d [said] Amelia Morgan, CEO, Venture Trust<\/p>\n
Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n The DASH survey (designed and managed by\u00a0Timmus Ltd<\/a>, with the generous support of an\u00a0advisory board<\/a>\u00a0of industry experts) collects information across an organisation\u2019s staff and volunteers which helps them to better understand and support their people now and in the future.<\/p>\n The seven steps of the DASH Survey process. These are described in detail below.<\/p>\n Step 1.<\/b>\u00a0One person from each organisation working across heritage \u2013 ideally the digital lead \u2013 signs up on behalf of their organisation via these links:<\/p>\n The sign-up page also enables organisations to describe their digital support needs over the next two months. Organisations that have the ability to volunteer to share their own digital expertise and practice can also let us know via the form. This information will be triaged across the Digital Skills for Heritage projects.<\/p>\n Step 2.<\/b>\u00a0The lead contact is sent a web link, via email, from the DASH support team. It takes up to one week from submitting your sign-up form to receiving your email. The web link is only for people in their organisation to use (do not share with others outside of your organisation). This link allows an organisation to collect data only from their people.<\/p>\n Step 3<\/b>.<\/strong>\u00a0The lead contact shares the web link to their copy of the survey \u2013 ideally by email or text \u2013 to their organisation\u2019s staff and volunteers, ensuring that everyone knows DASH is:<\/p>\n We recommend sending it to as many people as possible in order to collect data that represents a broad and balanced view of digital skills and attitudes.<\/p>\n Step 4<\/b>.<\/strong>\u00a0Staff and volunteers in an organisation complete the DASH survey. Surveys will close on 10th July.<\/p>\n Step 5.<\/b>\u00a0Once an organisation has collected 10+ responses the lead contact will also be given access to a live data dashboard which allows them to view their organisation\u2019s summary data as it comes in. This will not include answers to free text questions; these are shared at the end of the project. It will take us up to one week to email the dashboard link to the lead contact.<\/p>\n Step 6.<\/b>\u00a0Once surveys close, the lead contact of each organisation will be emailed a file containing all of the data collected from their people. It will take up to two weeks for the DASH team to send these emails.<\/p>\n Organisations can use their data for strategic planning, tracking annual trends, and benchmarking with the national dataset.<\/p>\n Step 7.<\/b>\u00a0We will analyse all data collected and use the information provided to summarise digital attitudes and skills across the heritage sector, identify gaps, and highlight great practice. We will share a sector wide report on the findings in October.<\/p>\n Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) have launched their Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) free survey service for UK heritage organisations to help \u2018capture [and use] a summary of key digital skills and attitudes of their staff and … Continue reading
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