Impact &
Insight Toolkit
A new resource to help Arts Council England’s funded organisations to evaluate the impact of their work on the people who experience it
What is the
Impact & Insight Toolkit?
The Impact & Insight Toolkit provides arts and cultural organisations with a shared approach to evaluating their work. The Toolkit uses sets of metrics to explore what audiences, participants and peers think about a performance, exhibition or project. The resulting insights can be used to inform future practice, whilst helping to build a greater understanding of the cultural sector as a whole.
Understand people’s perceptions of your work and how this aligns with your creative intentions.
Inform and enrich the conversation between the Arts Council England and arts organisations about the impact of funded work.
Create a large-scale data set that builds shared understanding of the value of cultural experiences.
Over 300
Registered NPOs
Join an ever-growing network of cultural sector peers in using this toolkit to evaluate your work in a clear and meaningful way.
Guidance and
Support
The Impact & Insight Toolkit comes with a full suite of support and best practice documents, training sessions and webinars. If you ever get stuck and can’t find the answer, our helpful team is on hand to offer assistance.
Arts and Culture
Insights
The Toolkit is a place to connect with peers and experts, to share knowledge, insights and best practice. If you have a story or case study that you would like to share, get in touch!
Adding ‘Experience’ Questions to your Surveys
Remember, you can maximise your use of the Toolkit by adding your own questions. Culture Counts has developed a couple of new inbuilt questions for you to choose from, so that you can learn more about what your audience thinks.
Using the Toolkit at Outdoor and Unticketed Events
This month, we explored the theme ‘Using the Toolkit at Outdoor and Unticketed Events’ in our thematic webinar series. Festivals and outdoor arts events can have a wide range of positive impact, including: Strengthening community relationships and other partnerships...
Extend your Peer Survey to Achieve Additional Insight
You might recall that at the time of registering to use the Impact & Insight Toolkit, there was the option to join the Strategic Development Strand (SDS), an opportunity for Arts Council funded organisations to work with us to develop key aspects of the Impact...
