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8 questions and hacks to improve your not-for-profit, public sector or social business website
8 questions and hacks to improve your not-for-profit, public sector or social business website to really make a difference to your reach, sales and impact.
Read More10 ideas to help you to engage & delight your website, enews and social media audiences
10 ideas to help you drive more traffic to your website, secure more opens of your enewsletters, and better engagement on your social media.
Read More10 Music for Education & Wellbeing podcasts – useful listening for the holidays
If you plan to find some time for listening and catching up during the holidays – or just doing things that leave your ears free! – I hope these podcasts will keep you in good company. Since the Music for Education & Wellbeing podcast launched in March 2019, I’ve spoken to some fantastic people making…
Read MorePODCAST [10] Paul McManus, Chief Executive, Music Industries Association, on music education and music industry partnerships
Anita Holford interview with Paul McManus, CEO of the Music Industries Association (MIA), the UK trade body for the musical instrument industry.
Read MorePODCAST [9] Jimmy Rotheram, primary school music teacher, on advocating for music education
In this episode, I’m talking with Jimmy Rotheram of Feversham Primary in Bradford. Jimmy is the teacher who was thrust into the spotlight to tell the story of how music contributed to transforming his school. He’s a great example of how one person with a mission and a story can get noticed and listened to…
Read More[NEWS] New online communications & marketing courses for music education, community music, music therapy
A new online course has launched, to help people working in music education, community music, and music therapy to improve their skills in communications and marketing. The short course – the first of a series – guides individuals or teams through the steps they need to take to become clear on their priorities for…
Read More15 helpful and easy-to-use apps and tools for social media, communications & marketing
A few of the tools and apps that I use regularly in my work – useful for people responsible for communications, marketing, digital marketing, social media.
Read MorePODCAST [8] The role of freelancers in the arts and music sector – with Ruth Jones, youth arts specialist
Anita Holford talks with Ruth Jones – a youth arts specialist, trainer, music development manager and bass player – about the role of freelancers in the arts and music sector.
Read MoreThe power of music – me, my Mum, music and dementia
This is a very personal post and I hope you don’t mind me sharing it amongst my usual blogs about communications. I want to help raise awareness of the importance of music in the lives of people with dementia, and share some helpful links. My Mum passed away eight months ago, in a wonderful care…
Read MoreQuick guide to listening to a podcast – for charity, non-profit, music and arts professionals – plus recommended podcasts
I love radio, but it took me a while to get used to podcasts. Now I’m a regular listener and have even started my own. Podcasts are great way of keeping up with sector insights or professional learning. Here’s a quick guide to the different ways you can listen to podcasts. I’ve also included a…
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