Nicole McNeilly
Impact Advisor , Europeana Foundation
Ad Pollé
Senior UGC Projects Coordinator , Europeana Foundation
The Europeana Impact Community is one of the Europeana Network Association's specialist communities. Explore their work plan for 2023.
In 2022, the Impact Community aspires to continue efforts to stimulate reflective, considerate and purposeful discussions around the topic of impact assessment; and to empower the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation with the skills and resources it needs to apply an impact approach in order to understand the value of its work.
Read and download the full Impact Community work plan below. You can also join the Europeana Impact Community through the Europeana Network Association.
Maria Drabczyk (chair) - January - June 2023
Dafydd Tudur (Co-chair)
Jenny Kidd
Olivier Schulbaum
Nienke van Schaverbeke
Antonio Davide Madonna
Nicole McNeilly (Community Advisor)
Ad Pollé (Community Manager)
The Steering Group (SG) intends to implement a rotation model for the chair every six months. The schedule will be determined in the SG meeting in January.
Recruitment will also take place in 2023 to expand the Steering Group.
We want to continue our efforts to stimulate reflective, considerate and purposeful discussions around the topic of impact assessment; and to empower the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation with the skills and resources it needs to apply an impact approach in order to understand the value of its work.
1) Empowerment, skills development, community events and capacity building in impact
We want to empower the sector to use and further develop the Europeana Impact Framework’s tools and resources.
2) A holistic impact approach that facilitates participatory, inclusive and audience-centred initiatives in digital cultural heritage
Taking a holistic approach, we want impact design, assessment and narration to reinforce the creative value and social relevance of cultural heritage in key areas, including the common European data space for cultural heritage, environmental impact, diversity and inclusion, digital literacy, democratic values and data justice. We want to influence better and more inspiring cultural heritage activities that engage and have value for the broader public.
3) Add value to the Europeana Network Association and wider cultural heritage sector
Impact should be relevant for all Europeana Network Association communities, and by working in partnership and promoting our offer we aim to bring value to the wider Network and sector.
Impact Month (working title)
What
A month-long ‘festival’ (celebration/discussion) of all things impact, for, by and with the impact community, the ENA and beyond. There are three overarching activities:
Launch of the completed online Impact Playbook and full, four-phased Playbook
New brand identity
Editorial and social media engagement
The following elements will be part of the festival:
Cross-community events
Fringe events with partners or related projects
Other Europeana events
Workshop/training event
Community networking meet-ups
When
March 2023 (to be confirmed)
Who
Impact Community members
Users and would-be users of the Impact Playbook
Other ENA communities (cross-community collaboration)
Wider ENA and heritage professionals interested in impact, who want to put something into practice
Those unsure of what impact means
Other heritage networks and membership organisations
Other impact-related projects we are involved in, or connected to
Europeana Foundation staff
Digital impact community networking events
What
Accessible, chat-like online networking meetings (50 minutes max) for the impact community and other people that have an interest in the concept of impact. The aim is to have inspiring and helpful conversations around the impact of culture, resulting in tangible outputs where possible.
When
Throughout the year, on a quarterly basis.
Who
Cultural heritage professionals from different backgrounds and fields of expertise, who are engaged with the concept of impact in their work and are able to discuss amongst each other how impact can or is influencing conversations with their stakeholders:
colleagues,
funders,
sponsors,
governmental bodies,
commercial partners, etc..
A concrete plan for a proposal on the theme of Member States data collection practices is currently being discussed.
Quarterly newsletter to members
ListServ to engage members and encourage discussion/interactivity
Pro page
LinkedIn community
Supporting Europeana’s news and campaigns on social media
Budget required EUR 4 000: Division to be determined.
Impact Month
Physical meeting to align with Impact Month In Q1 2022 (to be confirmed)
Task Force
Remaining budget for contingency
