Penlee House

New vision; new fundraising and commercial strategies

Category

Culture & the arts

Services provided

Vision; fundraising; commercial strategy; governance; museums

Overview

Activist were commissioned by Penzance Town Council to help develop a clear vision for Penlee House Gallery & Museum. We helped the Council to understand the most sustainable way to support Penlee House in the future, reviewing its future strategy, governance and funding, whilst creating a business model that would be robust and long-lasting.

Activist’s work on the future vision and their stakeholder engagement was excellent. They undertook an organisational and financial review, and their final report and action plan was high quality. The Activist team partnered with us throughout and provided healthy challenge. They were personable and professional.

Penlee House

How we helped.

Our work involved a needs analysis; stakeholder and public engagement; the assessment of options for Penlee House’s business and funding models and governance structure; and a plan of action. Following our initial work, Activist were then asked to develop commercial and fundraising strategies.

What our clients say about us.

It was great working with Activist

It was great working with Activist – they had a strong commitment to doing an excellent job as shown in the quality and depth of their analysis and the clarity of their written reports.
Croydon Council

Their contribution was a key factor in meeting the deadline

Activist provided excellent advice and skills in all aspects of this ground-breaking venture, including sensitive management of stakeholder relationships during difficult stages of the project. Their contribution was a key factor in meeting the deadline for the establishment of the joint venture company and in the initial realisation of benefits.
Herefordshire Council / NHS Herefordshire

A pleasure to work with

Activist worked at pace to deliver an evaluation report that our senior leadership were very pleased with. Activist were a pleasure to work with, well organised, thorough and helped us to achieve our intended outcomes against a set of challenging timescales.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

We learned so much

We learned so much from the Activist team, who provided brilliant support to help us transform our service and improve our income generation. Their commercial and negotiating expertise helped us increase the financial performance of our external contracts.
Bracknell Forest Council

It was incredible how much was achieved

An enormous thank you for the work on the lockdown report. It was incredible how much was achieved against the clock! The report seemed to have a very enthusiastic response. It is not just me saying it’s a great report – you hit the jackpot by producing something of value to heads of service.
Libraries Connected

We are very happy with Activist’s work

We are very happy with Activist’s work and it has helped us take a more strategic approach to funding requirements and securing match funding for the Town Deal Programme, as well as providing support to Glastonbury Abbey in progressing their ambitious longer-term development plans.
Mendip District Council and Glastonbury Abbey

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