Stakeholder Consultation

Workstream A: Stakeholder Consultation DH is looking to complete a comprehensive Stakeholder Consultation Exercise to establish:

(a) What services our stakeholders require now and in the future. (b) Identify who is being served by DH now and who DH is not currently reaching. (c) Identify new services needed to reach underserved communities. (d) Identify the preferred or most effective communication channels to reach and engage our stakeholders. (e) Challenges or obstacles in engaging with Heritage projects/initiatives. (f) Gain insights from the various stakeholder groups into how DH (or heritage in general) could offer opportunities or contribute to making the local area a better place to work, live or visit.

The outcomes of this consultation will contribute to a Dacorum Heritage 30:30 strategy that reflects on our current collections and operating practices. This plan will form the basis of our Dacorum Heritage 30:30 vision and future business model, public engagement strategies and collections policies. Stakeholders include: • Local History Societies across Dacorum • Dacorum Borough Council • Local primary, secondary and special schools • Families • Care homes • Libraries • Local community groups • Young people, including those on work experience placements • Shopping centres • Policymakers • Local media (traditional, digital, and social media) • The business community • Creative industries (including digital innovation, gaming, VR agencies,) • Academia

The outcomes of this consultation work will support Dacorum Heritage to apply for funding that will allow the organisation to put in place a long -term strategic plan that will: • Involve a wider range of people in heritage o Young people (13 -24 years) o Young adults (24+ years) o Families not currently engaging with local heritage o Socially isolated older people • Create an accessible and equalities led engagement strategy • Make the local area a better place to work, live or visit • Describe the opportunities for us to work with DBC Place Strategy • Make the organisation more resilient • Organisational and financial sustainability to ensure that that the collection and the services being provide to the community are secured for the next 30 years • Opportunities for ongoing income generation • Expansion of donor and grant-maker support • Deliver benefit to the people of Dacorum and secure long-term support of DBC • Achieve long term environmental sustainability and inclusion o Ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030 • Embed equity, diversity, and inclusion as core principles in the strategy

Deliverables • Stakeholder Engagement Report • Presentation of findings to Board, with presentation available afterwards • Documentation of findings o Imagery o Recordings o Statistics o Or similar Timeframe Stakeholder engagement: December/ January 2024 Finalised report and presentation: End of Jan 2024

To apply complete the Request for Proposal document email: [email protected]