Measuring impact for the cultural heritage sector

Impact

Working in the cultural heritage sector is all about making a difference to the people who visit and use our products and services. We believe that we are all better off if we understand how the things we do contribute to bringing about change. To support cultural heritage professionals to grow this understanding, we have developed the Europeana Impact Framework, at the core of which you can find the Europeana Impact Playbook, webinars, case studies and an active Impact community. Explore and use them below!

The Europeana Impact Playbook is a step by step approach to help cultural heritage professionals design, measure and narrate their impact. Download Phases one, two and three of the Playbook, and explore resources from each phase which support impact practice.

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Title:: impact exercise
Creator:: Europeana
Copyright:: CC BY-SA

Webinars

Watch our webinars to learn more about our approach to the Playbook and refine your impact practice.

Case studies

As a cultural heritage professional you know the work you and your institution delivers has impact - but how do you prove it? Explore examples of our own impact assessments on activities in the Europeana Initiative.

Title:: Star fruit, axial view, MRI
Creator:: Alexandr Khrapichev, University of Oxford
Institution:: Wellcome Collection
Country:: United Kingdom
Copyright:: CC BY

Impact Assessment Report: 'Europeana in your classroom' MOOC

This report focuses on the impact of the ‘Europeana in your classroom' MOOC, which supports teachers to use digitised cultural heritage material by providing an introduction to Europeana and relevant resources.

Title:: Lemon, axial view, MRI
Creator:: Alexandr Khrapichev, University of Oxford
Institution:: Wellcome Collection
Country:: United Kingdom
Copyright:: CC BY

Impact Assessment Report: Europeana 2020

This report explores Europeana’s annual conference, Europeana 2020: Crisis, Change and Culture.

Title:: Cabbage, sagittal view, MRI
Creator:: Alexandr Khrapichev, University of Oxford
Institution:: Wellcome Collection
Country:: United Kingdom
Copyright:: CC BY

Impact Assessment Report: Europeana Network Association 2021

This report sets out the findings from the second investigation into members’ satisfaction and the outcomes of their participation in the Europeana Network Association.

Explore our Impact assessment reports

We contribute towards the ongoing development of the Impact Playbook, advocate the benefits of impact assessment and support our members to develop and refine their practice.

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Title:: TuEuropeana workshop: Myślenie Efektami - Klaudyna Schubert 2018 Poland
Copyright:: CC BY-SA

News

Title:: Maaike Verberk at the DEN Digitale Daadkracht sessions
Date:: 2021
Institution:: DEN, the Dutch Knowledge Institute for Culture & Digital Transformation
Country:: The Netherlands

Developing an impact mindset: a journey from outputs to outcomes

Created: 3 May 2022

The Europeana Impact Playbook offers individuals and institutions a tool to better understand, measure and share their impact. Maaike Verberk shares how DEN, the Dutch Knowledge Institute for Culture & Digital Transformation, was inspired by the playbook.

Impact framework impact

Title:: Digitiser Robyn Crowther scanning drawers of Carabidae beetles 4
Country:: United Kingdom

Understanding the economic impact of digitisation at the Natural History Museum

Created: 16 March 2022

In this interview with the Natural History Museum in London, we hear about the findings of a recent impact study which gave them new insights into the economic value of digitising their collections.

Impact framework impact

Explore terms used in the Europeana Impact Framework in our glossary.

Impact

Grab your copy of the Impact Playbook

Webinars

Watch our webinars to learn more about our approach to the Playbook and refine your impact practice.

What’s in the name - what impact means for us

Design your impact: Impact Playbook Phase 1

Get the data (right): Impact Playbook Phase 2

Narrating and sharing your impact story: Impact Playbook - Phase 3

Looking at the bigger picture: evaluation to increase your impact