Below is a full list of all Briefings produced by Creative Lives

Many are available to download here. Some of the older Briefings have been merged into newer ones (or even retired!) as the information and guidance has been updated. If there is a particular Briefing you would like access to and it isn't on our website, you can always request a PDF copy by emailing: [email protected]

9	Feasibility Studies
10	Access – Good Access Makes Life Easier for Everyone
11	Get Into Print – Working With the Press
12	Raising Funds Locally
13	Planning a Marketing Campaign
14	Writing Words that Work
15	Strategic Planning
18	Equal Opportunities
19	Designing and Producing Your Newsletter
20	Applying to Trust Funds
21	Making Committees Work for You
22	Getting Charitable Status
23	Incorporation
24	Increasing and Maintaining Your Membership
25	Evaluation – How Was it for You?
26	Who Me, A Treasurer?  Financial Responsibilities and Duties
27	Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Statistics for Arts Participation
28	Eventful Planning – A Practical Checklist for Arts Events
32	So, What’s So Great About the Voluntary Arts?  50 Points to make to Policy Makers & Funders
33	Putting the Voluntary Arts on the Agenda  (devolution)
40	New Deal
41	Lottery Funding
42	Culture Makes Communities (ground-breaking speech by Francois Matarasso)
43	Active Communities – voluntary arts doing it already
44	Disability Discrimination Act Part III – how will this affect arts organisations?
45	How to create an Equal Opportunities Policy
46	Data Protection Act 1998
47	Taking on paid staff – How do we do it? – I. Recruitment
48	Taking on paid staff – How do we do it? – II. Selection & Induction
49	Make change work for you
50	Action Learning - an introduction
51	How do we deal with goods and services – 1: Acquiring Goods and Services
52	How do we deal with goods and services – 2: Accounting for Goods & Services
53	Creating Clear Print - reaching the blind and partially sighted
54	Gift Aid - making subscriptions go even further
55	Constitutions Clarified
56	Telephone conferences - Networking made easy
57	Effective Management Committees
58	Participatory Planning - Involving your stakeholders
59	Value and Values in the voluntary arts - by Francois Matarasso
60	'Statement of Purpose' - your mission
61	Just how safe are you? Health and Safety for voluntary arts organisations
62	Local Strategic Partnerships improving quality of life
63	Recruit - one of 4 briefings on volunteering to celebrate voluntary artists and Volunteers Week
64	Retain - one of 4 briefings on volunteering to celebrate voluntary artists and Volunteers Week
65	Reward - one of 4 briefings on volunteering to celebrate voluntary artists and Volunteers Week
66	Recognition–one of 4 briefings on volunteering to celebrate vol’ artists & Volunteers Week
67	Risk assessment for event organisers – a beginners guide
68	Organising a weekend event
69	Charity Trustees – what do they do? Part I – An Overview
70	Charity Trustees – what do they do? Part II: managerial, legal & financial roles & responsibilities
71	Help! I’ve been invaded! How to deal with computer viruses
72	Risk management for charities
73	Writing for the Web
74	Publicity Explained
75	Getting Started Marketing
76	Guide to Good Design
77	How to write a press release
78	Creating a Financial Risk Policy
79	Licensing Act 2003
80	Monitoring & evaluation
81	Effective Meetings
82	Child Protection: Part I - An Introductory Guide
83	Child Protection: Part II - Putting Child Protection into Practice
84	Artists in Hospitals: Guidelines for the Voluntary Arts
85	Taking the Voluntary Arts into Education
86	Making your website for everyone
87	Applying to trust funds
88	Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms
89	Cashflow Forecasts
90	Young Adults & Voluntary Arts
91	How to Write a Successful Funding Application
92	Computerised Accounting Packages
93	Displays and Exhibitions for Voluntary Arts Organisations
94	Cultural Diversity and the Voluntary Arts
95	Big Lottery Fund, 2006-2009
96	Networking; not just nattering
97	What do I need to know about Copyright?
98	Consultation – making it work for you
99	Lobbying politicians and policy makers: an introduction to influencing
100	Lets Celebrate! Recognising and rewarding our worth
101	What's happening with the Licensing Act 2003?
102	Accounting for Worth
103	Health and Safety in Offices - Electrical Equipment
104	Older People and the Voluntary Arts
105	Health and Safety in Offices - Fire Safety
106	Community Interest Companies
107	Annual Reports
108	Health and Safety in Offices – Assessing the Risk
109	Child Protection Part III – An Update
110	Whose Board? Whose Agenda? Including disabled and deaf people in your management committees
111	How inclusive are you? A checklist for voluntary arts groups
112	Why should I become a trustee?
113	Welcoming people with a learning disability
114	The latest developments in web technology
115	Attracting business sponsors
116	Trustees and fundraising
117	Social enterprise
118	Insurance for voluntary arts groups
119	Useful information and contacts for setting up and running a voluntary arts group
120	Voluntary and community sector jargon
121	Incorporation and the latest developments in company law
122	Reaching out to new audiences
123	Free and low-cost IT tools
124	How to make sure your group is still here in ten years’ time
124X	Making your group even more environmentally-friendly
125	Fostering a long-term relationship with occasional volunteers
126	Engaging with freelancers
127	Working with groups of other art and craft forms
127X	Understanding and creating accessible PDFs
128	Events checklist – disability and access
129	Taking the next step – from informal group to registered organisation
130	Developing European links and opportunities
131	Community Benefit - measuring the impact of arts and crafts activity
132	Child Protection Part IV – Children and vulnerable groups + 132x Child Protection and Garda Vetting
133	Putting your arts or crafts group on the map – ten ways to get noticed
134	Welcoming speakers of different languages
135	Gift Aid and tax effective giving
136	Getting charitable status - an update
137	Making the most of your telephone
138	Welcoming newcomers to your group
139	Making the most of Corporate Social Responsibility
140	Community media as a platform for the voluntary arts and crafts
141	Finding a venue – some new ideas
142	Commissioning – an opportunity for the voluntary arts?
143	Creating a Facebook Presence
144	Health and safety for lone and remote workers
145	The future of cheques
145x	Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (Scotland)
146	Crisis management and disaster recovery
147	Creating a YouTube presence
148	Creating a Twitter presence
149	Making your performances accessible to people with hearing and sight loss
150	Crowdfunding for voluntary arts and crafts groups
151	Using photography
152	Micro-volunteering
153	Nominating for honours
154	SEO: Getting your website noticed
155	Handling complaints
156	How to promote your group on Clubbz
157	Child Protection Part V
158	How to get involved in the Voluntary Arts Festival
159	Online Gift Aid
160	Charitable Incorporated Organisations
161	Equality and diversity
162	How to enter the Epic Awards
163	National Funding Scheme
164	Social media in policy and practice
165	Using copyright music
166	Pensions auto-enrolment
167	Applying to trust funds
167x	Ways to engage the Scottish Parliament
168	Creating engaging content for social media
169	Making committees work for you
170	Who Me, A Treasurer?
171	Sharing Your Creative Skills
172	Breaking Down Barriers to participation
173	GDPR: Data Protection
174	Get Creative Festival toolkit