Collaborating for Heritage: Building a Stronger Community in the Highlands

Explore the journey of heritage organizations in the Highlands & Islands as they address challenges and needs, emphasizing collaboration, technology, and community engagement. Delve into volunteer recruitment, digital database creation, and the importance of sharing knowledge and resources to preserve and promote local heritage. Discover ways to support each other and develop innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

• Heritage
• Collaboration
• Community
• Highlands
• Technology

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1. Where do we go from here?

2. The Highlands & Islands

3. Where we come from

4. To misquote JF Kennedy: Ask not what your organisation can do for you. Ask what you can do for your organisation

5. How can we help each other ARCH NOSAS Museums & Heritage Highland Scottish Community Heritage Alliance Many other trans-Highland organisations Ask not ..

6. Our Problems Volunteer recruitment and retention Continuity, when leaders stand down or move on Ageing issues a success and a challenge Use of technology, or unfamiliarity with Geography again, a challenge and a strength Engaging with others especially the young and diverse groups

7. Our Needs A digital database for all our records words, images, film Help with technology websites, facebook pages, digital storage, etc. More opportunities like this to meet with others Young(er) people Develop creative solutions to current challenges

8. How can we collaborate more? Do this again? Maybe yearly, or biannually Learn from each other eg one organisation hosting a training or information session for others A Highland Heritage Forum just online, or in person? Link in with other organisations, eg Highland Environment Forum Use current Highland-wide organisations ARCH, SCHA, MHM, etc Set up local heritage trails for other heritage groups and for tourists

9. How can we help each other