Achates Community

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A new platform for cultural sector charity employees offering support and learning, a leadership programme and community spaces, Achates Community is a revolution in cultural sector support.

Achates Community is a new affordable digital platform where you can access webinars detailing best practise approaches using Achates’ purpose designed tools and resources to support and develop new skills in every area needed to grow contributed and new income generation sources.

With three pillars of support:

– Support and Learning: Access 50+ masterclasses offering step-by-step support and learning with tools and associated live webinars, covering every aspect of income generation.

– The Purposeful Leader leadership programme: Access monthly live, facilitated conversations covering key leadership topics, equipping participants with the practical tools and expertise to lead with purpose.  More details on The Purposeful Leader Programme here.

– Community and Networking Spaces: Engage with a vibrant community of cultural sector professionals to discuss the issues of the day.

Find out what’s coming up on in Achates Community in the next few weeks here.

Joining the Achates Community costs £50 per month for a minimum 12 month subscription or £500 upfront annual payment*. To get access to Achates Community you will need to sign up to our platform and enter your payment details.

Following the success of our inaugural 2024 Bursary programme, we’re excited to introduce the Achates Community Year 2 Bursary Scheme! This initiative continues our commitment to ensuring that our services are equitable and accessible, with places ring-fenced across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, this year, focussing on smaller scale cultural organisations across the UK. Full details on eligibility, application guidelines, and how to apply can be found here.

Want to know more?

Learn all about Achates Community in our blog series. Our July, August and September blog series focus on each of the three pillars of Achates Community as we built up to going live in October.

Watch Achates’ Director, Caroline McCormick introduce Achates Community with the 10 principles that underpin the programme of Support and Learning.

*The £50 p/m subscription offer is applicable only to cultural sector charity employees. Consultants and government sector workers can join Achates Community at a rate of £100 p/m here.