This is a contract for the provision of research to profile Arts Council supported resource organisations. This research is informed by the key objective in the Arts Council 3 year Plan, 2020-2022 to ‘make clear the principles and criteria that guide our investment strategy and inform our funding decision’.

Arts Council Objectives:

This research seeks to:
• increase Arts Council understanding of the mission of these resource organisations
• understand what services and supports they offer to the arts sector
• understand the membership, governance and resourcing of these organisations
• identify overlaps and gaps in the services provided by these organisations
• identify how to best support and work with resource organisations both individually and collectively
• provide a definition of the purpose and role of resource organisations.

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