Recommendation 7:
We recommend cultural strategies go beyond providing a reference list of policies and strategies that are referred to and create a matrix or table that includes all the policies and strategies referred to and indicates when they were published, if they are timebound, and how long they remain in alignment.
The Cultural Strategies Policy and Position Template is an Excel Spreadsheet with column headings to help you add and structure the information on the policies and plans you are referring to. The chart enables comparison of how different materials align over time.
As an additional resource, the below PowerPoint presentation includes examples of how cultural strategies have referred to and aligned with policies and plans. All strategies can be accessed via the dataset available from Think Kit Resource 2
The Local Government Association’s infographics on ‘The complex landscape of fragmented funding for culture’ and ‘The cultural governance jigsaw’ provide prompts for the policies and points of reference that might be considered.
The Arts Professional article ‘Cultural strategies: Layers of place and policy’ critically explores the challenges and complexities of aligning with multiple policy contexts and points of reference (this article can also be accessed open access on the University of Southampton repository).