Blogs & Think Pieces

Culture Makes… A Nationwide Call to Action

Culture Makes… is a UK wide campaign bringing together cultural and heritage organisations to celebrate the value and impact of...

A recap of Celebrating Ten Years of Achates with Ten of Our Greatest Achievements

And as we reach the end of our 10th anniversary year, we are celebrating ten of our key achievements and...

In the news: Cultural Philanthropy Foundation’s Culture Makes… campaign

Achates is a proud sponsor of the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation and its new campaign Culture Makes......

We are all philanthropists

In considering how to respond to the challenges we face in the cultural sector what is important is......

Hope in Challenging Times

In considering how to respond to the challenges we face in the cultural sector what is important is......

The Cultural Philanthropy Foundation’s Thought Leadership Series – 8th November 2023

Imposter Syndrome Series 3/3 – Investing in Change

My first two pieces on Imposter Syndrome in the cultural sector have pointed to unresolved power imbalances as a key...

Imposter Syndrome 2/3 – Critical Thinking

In the first of these three pieces I argued that Imposter Syndrome in the cultural sector is both pervasive and...

Imposter Syndrome 1/3

My first job after university was rather unexpected for someone who had recently completed a master’s degree in Contemporary Writing......

In-Kind: As Achates celebrates its tenth birthday we consider how in-kind support is an under valued opportunity

As Achates celebrates its tenth birthday we consider how in-kind support is an under valued opportunity......