How you can advocate

By collectively promoting the economic, cultural and social value of the arts we can help people make decisions that support the arts.

They will do this because they know:

the arts matter to New Zealanders
the arts sector is a significant size
the arts can help address social issues.

Here are some practical things you can do to advocate for the value of the arts:

Tell your local councillors and mayors about the value of the arts
Make a submission to your local council’s planning processes
Tell businesses about the value of the arts
Tell private funders about the value of the arts
Tell MPs about the value of the arts
Make a submission to a Select Committee on issues affecting the arts
Tell media about the value of the arts
Empower your supporters to promote the benefits of the arts
Tell your audiences about the value of the arts
Communicate stories about the economic and social impact of your own arts programme or activity

Tell local councillors and mayors about the value of the arts

Local government (city, district and regional councils) is responsible for improving the social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing of Aotearoa’s communities.

The four wellbeings a council is responsible for improving are:

Social wellbeing: Involves individuals, their families, whānau, hapū, iwi, and a range of communities being able to set goals and achieve them, such as education, health, the strength of community networks, financial and personal security, equity of opportunity, and rights and freedoms.
Cultural wellbeing: Looks at the shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviours and identities reflected through language, stories, visual and performing arts, ceremonies and heritage that make up our communities.
Economic wellbeing: Looks at whether the economy can generate the employment and wealth necessary to provide many of the requirements that make for social wellbeing, such as health, financial security, and equity of opportunity.
Environmental wellbeing: Considers whether the natural environment can sustainability support the activities that constitute healthy community life, such as air quality, fresh water, uncontaminated land, and control of pollution.

Source: Taituarā – Local Government Professionals Aotearoa

The infrastructure, services and activities that a council invests in and delivers should have positive impacts on a community’s wellbeing.

Regional, district and city councillors represent their communities and decide the outcomes they want to achieve for their community, and the funding priorities for their council.

Council officers are responsible for providing councillors with advice on how best to achieve positive outcomes for their community.

Before contacting your council, research which councillors and mayors have an interest in the arts. Arrange a meeting or invite them to see your work. Any contact is an opportunity to show them that investing in the arts benefits their community.

Stay in touch by inviting them to events and giving them updates on what you are doing. They receive many invites and a lot of correspondence so keep yours relevant and short.

You will usually find contact details for your mayor and councillors on the council website.

Not sure what to say when you approach your local councillor or mayor? Below are some examples of what they may be interested in knowing.

Your project involves/engages many people in their community from a range of backgrounds, including [people involved in the project].
Your project helps to address [an important issue relevant to your community].
Your project is a great opportunity for people in their community to meet and enjoy an event.
Your project reflects the unique stories and histories of your rohe [explain the stories and histories reflected].
Your projects regularly attract an audience of [number] including [number] from outside their region or city.
The ways in which the council’s support or investment has enabled you to deliver your project.
The arts help to attract people to their city/region because they improve wellbeing and quality-of-life.
Highly skilled people are attracted to places with a good quality of life. A vibrant arts scene is part of that.

Make a submission to your local council’s planning processes

Local councils frequently ask for submissions on specific issues or projects, as well as their planning documents such as long-term plans, annual plans and sector strategies – some of which affect the arts. Anyone can provide feedback.

To tautoko arts communities in Aotearoa to have their say, Creative New Zealand has produced this guidance, which provides tips on what to look out for in a long-term plan and how to write an effective submission. The guidance will also assist with writing submissions on annual plans and strategy documents.

Read about how to tell local councillors and mayors about the value of the arts (pdf 262KB)

If you have any questions or want further assistance with making a submission, please contact Creative New Zealand’s Advocacy Team at advocacy@creativenz.govt.nz.

What is a long-term plan?

A long-term plan (LTP) sets out the work a council plans to do over a ten-year (or longer) period, why it plans to do that work and how much it will cost. Specifically, a LTP should describe how the work a council plans to deliver will enable it to support its community’s wellbeing.

Every three years councils are required to review their LTP. This gives a council the opportunity to make any changes to its plan (to reflect significant changes in circumstances, or feedback from the community). Each time a council reviews its LTP it is required to ask the community to provide feedback on the draft.

Annual plans:

An annual plan is published between LTPs and outlines prioritised activities and projects, intended service levels and funding information. Annual plans refresh the LTP for the coming year and allow the community to provide feedback on any proposed changes.

The long-term plan consultation process

Every council will adopt a different process for seeking feedback from its community.

Check your council’s website, or contact your council’s service centre, to find out when you’ll be able to provide your feedback, and how.

Some councils may provide a submission template for you to fill in or ask a series of specific questions for you to respond to.

Often the timeframe for sharing your feedback will be tight (usually around a month). Late submissions usually aren’t accepted, so the earlier you can get prepared the better.

If there is an arts advocacy group in your town, city or region, it would pay to check whether it is planning to engage with your council’s LTP consultation process. Many arts advocacy groups find ways to make it easy for the members of their community to feed into the consultation process such as by providing information on key proposals relating to arts and culture or a template submission for a member of its arts community to use. (See below for further information on Collective Submissions).

Why is submitting on your council’s long-term plan important?

A LTP makes significant decisions about the work a council will do and the money it will spend. Councils value hearing from the communities that will be impacted by these decisions.

The submission process is an opportunity to have your say on what you want your community to look and feel like, now and in the future.

Community feedback can influence a council to make changes to its draft plan. Councils don’t necessarily have all the good ideas themselves – make sure you share yours.

The more focus or ‘noise’ there is on an issue or opportunity, the more likely a council is to take notice and listen. If you don’t make your views heard, there’s no guarantee they’ll be known or considered.

Councils are responsible for many issues and services, so it’s important to constantly remind elected members of the value of investing in arts and culture. While things like roads, rubbish and water are essential services, so too is investing in arts and culture for our communities’ wellbeing, particularly given that councils need to deliver to each of the four wellbeings.

What to look out for in a long-term plan and things to consider when pulling together your submission

To help you navigate your council’s LTP, the document below sets out some things to look out for from an arts and culture point of view. Based on what you find (or don’t find!) ask yourself the pātai (questions) set out in the table below and use your answers to pull together your submission. You can comment on both anything that’s included in the draft LTP, and anything that you think is missing and needs to be added.

There are often several things to consider when developing the content for your submission. If you’re short on time, we’d suggest prioritising consideration of the questions that are italicised under the ‘Things to consider’ column of the document below.

What to look out for in a long-term plan (PDF. 42KB)

Once you’ve reviewed your council’s draft LTP and given thought to the pātai in the table above, here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your submission:

How to write a good submission

Summarise: Provide a summary of your key points at the start of the submission.
Suggest tangible actions: Keep your submission action oriented. Practical recommendations that your council can ‘pick up and run with’ are good. For example, if you think that your council’s community outcomes could more strongly recognise the role that arts and culture can play, don’t just say this, but provide your council with suggested re-wording of the outcome (see below for some examples of community outcomes that refer to the role of arts and culture). Provide the council with specific examples of venues or activities that you think it could invest in or support.
Be realistic: Keep your list of recommendations to an achievable number by prioritising those that are most important to you.
Keep it brief: Often the most effective submissions are the briefest. A one to two-page submission is sufficient if you don’t have time to provide more detail.
Articulate potential impacts of decisions: Explain how the decisions you want your council to make (or not make) would impact on you, your organisation and/or the wider community. Specific and actual impacts are useful for growing your council’s understanding of how its decisions will affect you.
Talk their talk: Use the language that local government uses in your submission, to make it relatable. Referring to things such as ‘community wellbeing’, ‘impact’ and ‘outcomes’ is a good idea.
Keep your submission concise.
Include examples: Include examples of the ways in which investing in arts and culture has wider benefits for your community’s social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing. Use a mixture of storytelling and data to get your points across. Some councillors are interested in data; others are more swayed by good storytelling. (See below for examples of data that you might like to include in your submission. Consider including your own audience or venue data).
It’s on the record: Your submission will likely be made public. If there’s anything you don’t want members of the public to know, don’t include that in your submission.
Get feedback before submitting: Ask a colleague, whānau member or friend to review your draft submission and provide feedback.
Examples to guide you: Check out some of the examples of submissions provided below to help you write your own.

Examples of community outcomes that refer to the role of arts and culture

Our communities have opportunities to celebrate and explore their heritage, identity and creativity. We are proud of and celebrate our history and heritage and how that contributes to our identity. We have a strong sense of community, enhanced by the wide range of arts, culture and sporting opportunities on offer.
- Nelson City Council 10-year Plan 2018 – 2028

A creative city with a rich and diverse arts and culture scene.
- Dunedin City Council 10-year Plan 2018 – 2028

A collective submission

Instead of submitting as an individual, you might like to write a collective submission with other artists and/or arts organisations in your community or sector. Collective submissions can be effective in that they show councillors that several people and/or organisations support the points raised, which can help to get them noticed.

However, don’t be concerned if the arts community (or communities) you are part of isn’t able to make a collective submission. It’s still useful for a council to receive a range of submissions. You’ll likely find that within those various submissions there are common themes that emerge.

If you think it would be useful for your arts community to come together to agree on what the common challenges and opportunities are, you might like to suggest in your submission that your council could play a role in facilitating such a discussion. If your community has a regional arts organisation or network, you might also like to encourage it to facilitate this discussion.

See below for an example of a collective, template submission, prepared by Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi.

In-person submissions

Anyone who makes a written submission can usually opt to speak to their submission in-person at a council hui. Here are some tips for making a good in-person submission:

Keep to time: Keep to the time you’ve been allocated to make your submission. Prepare notes to help you do this.
Summarise: Don’t read your submission word-for-word, but instead provide an overview of the decisions you’d most like your council to make (or not) and how these decisions would impact you, your organisation and/or the community.
Don’t introduce new ideas: Don’t use your in-person submission as an opportunity to raise additional, new points that aren’t included in your written submission.
Find out if your time allocation includes questions: Often the time you’re allocated to make your in-person submission will include time for councillors to ask questions, if they have any and if you’re comfortable with responding to questions. Council staff will usually provide guidance ahead of the hui around how much time will be set aside for questions. If you aren’t provided with this guidance, feel free to ask the council officer who arranges your speaking slot with you.
Prepare to answer questions: If there is going to be time for questions, give some thought ahead of the hui to the types of questions you might be asked and how you might respond to them. Don’t be afraid to share a different view to the view a councillor may express through their question; the point of in-person submissions is for councillors’ own thinking or position on issues or opportunities to be challenged by the communities they serve.
Articulating the value of arts and culture in your answers: If you’re asked any questions that call into question the value of investing in arts and culture, or whether arts and culture are an essential service, a good way of responding is by pointing out that councils are required by law to promote the cultural wellbeing of their communities. Investment in the arts is a key way in which councils can do this. Investing in arts and culture also has positive benefits for a community’s social and economic wellbeing, which a council is also required to support.

How to get your council to engage with your whakaaro (thoughts and ideas)

While making a submission on your council’s LTP is important, there are some other steps you can take to make sure that your council, and in particular elected members, are fully across your whakaaro. This is important because sometimes councillors aren’t provided with, or don’t read, every submission that is made (given the often-high volume of submissions received).

You could:

Email: Email a copy of your submission to councillors who are supportive of arts and culture. By doing this, those councillors will be more across the points you’ve made and better able to articulate and support them in council deliberations. To find out who your arts-friendly councillors are, visit your council’s website to see which councillors hold arts and culture or community focused portfolios, check councillors’ social media feeds, ask friends or colleagues, or contact your council’s service centre and ask.
Meet in person: Arrange a time to meet with arts-friendly councillors or relevant council staff to talk through your submission and allow them to ask any pātai. (Useful council staff to talk with include arts advisors, funding advisors, gallery/museum or library staff and staff who work in community services or community development roles).
Extend invitations: Invite elected members and council officers to see and engage with your work. This helps to demonstrate the impact that your council’s investment in arts and culture has on the mahi you do and the communities/audiences that engage with it.
Hui or Fono: Māori and Pasifika communities might like to contact their council and ask for a dedicated hui or fono at which they can share their whakaaro with councillors and council staff. If your council has Māori or Pasifika elected members, they may be a good first point of contact to help you with arranging this.
Be creative: Think about how you can present your submission creatively, so that it stands out. Include photographs, illustrations or video. Just make sure that any points you make are easy to understand and can be easily referenced.

Some things to suggest your council includes in its long-term plan to support its local arts community

Submitting on your council’s LTP provides an opportunity for you to advocate to your council for the support or opportunities that you’d like to see included in its LTP that aren’t there already.

Here are some things you might like to suggest that your council includes in its LTP:

If your council doesn’t have an arts and culture strategy or plan, encourage it to develop one in collaboration with its local arts community. A strategy or plan guides investment decisions, so it’s a good idea to have one.
If your council has an out-of-date arts and culture strategy or plan that needs a refresh, encourage your council to work with its local arts community to do that.
Encourage your council to develop a strategy for how it invests in and supports Ngā Toi Māori.
Encourage your council to increase funding for arts and culture over each year of the LTP.
Encourage your council to make dedicated funding available for arts organisations, groups, projects and initiatives. An easy way for your council to do this may be by topping up the Creative Communities Scheme funding that it receives annually from Creative New Zealand.
Encourage your council to collaborate with other funders and supporters of arts and culture activity in your community (such as community trusts, cultural institutions, central government and crown agencies) to help regionally join-up your arts community, and identify opportunities for collaborative support or investment.
If your council is undertaking a major infrastructure project or an upgrade of a public space, encourage it to work with mana whenua and local arts communities to incorporate cultural and creative elements into the project.
Encourage your council to make its cultural venues (eg, theatres, community halls and performing arts centres) available to arts communities to use free-of-charge or at reduced rates for rehearsals and/or the presentation and performance of works.
Encourage your council to provide dedicated spaces for Māori and Pasifika communities to make, rehearse and show their work, and to gather.
Encourage your council to meet with members of local Māori and Pasifika arts communities to understand the support they need, and how they can support the council to provide greater opportunities for residents and visitors to engage with Toi Māori and Toi Pasifika.

Creative New Zealand submissions to councils

Here are some examples of submissions made by Creative New Zealand on long-term plans (and annual plans), which may be useful to refer to when writing your own submission:

2023 submissions

Previous submissions

Helpful resources

Here are some resources that might help you to write your submission:

New Zealanders and the Arts 2020. Creative New Zealand’s three-yearly research into New Zealanders’ attitudes to, attendance at and participation in the arts.
An overview of statements about the value of investing in the arts, and key findings from New Zealand-based and international research (PDF 49KB)
Arts and culture: part of your community’s future Ngā Taonga Toi: ngā taonga pāpori āke āke (pdf)

Tell businesses about the value of the arts

Many local businesses are looking for ways to show support for their community. Showing them how their community benefits from the arts may encourage them to support arts projects.

The decision to support a project is often based on the interest or passion of a key person. Research which businesses and individuals are worth approaching and what ‘value proposition’ they are most interested in, eg supporting young people, local community building, or an association with excellence. Look at what else they support and be prepared to show them what you are doing that is similar.

Make time to visit in person. Provide information that shows what you do, or intend to do, and how this will benefit their community and their business. Be clear about what you are asking from the business and what you will offer them in return. Businesses will look for a return on their investment, eg visible branding and the opportunity to pass on unique benefits to staff and clients.

Not sure what to say when you approach a business?

Here are some examples of what a business may be interested in knowing:

Many people in your company/organisation volunteer their time so you can bring affordable [artform] to as many people as possible.
The people involved in your productions/exhibitions gain confidence and skills which they use in their work and personal lives.
Your project will provide entertainment and a place for your community to meet.
Your work provides outreach programmes for schools.
Your organisation has a reputation for excellence in its productions.
Your organisation consistently demonstrates innovation and creativity.

Here are some examples of what you could offer a business:

Opportunities for their staff to attend or be involved in the production.
Opportunities to bring their clients to a community event they have supported.
Opportunities to showcase their services or expertise.
Opportunities to have their brand associated with your project through advertising and promotion.

Tell private funders about the value of the arts

Like businesses, the decision by an individual to donate to the arts is often based on a personal interest or passion. Research which individuals are worth approaching. Look at what value proposition attracts them, what else they support and be prepared to show them what you are doing that is similar.

Make time to visit in person. Provide information that clearly shows what you do, or intend to do, and how this will benefit their area of personal interest.

Explain how this will benefit the wider community. Draw from the statements and evidence available here. Be clear about what you’re asking from them. Some private funders will want to be visibly acknowledged, while others prefer to remain anonymous.

More information on how to identify, approach and work with private funders:

We’ve supported the development of new guidance for funders investing in arts, culture and creativity released by Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi. They outline how funders can effectively invest in arts and culture to make a difference in our communities and contribute to the wellbeing of New Zealanders. This guidance can also be used by those applying for funding, to articulate how arts and culture projects deliver a range of outcomes.
Good Practice Guidelines: Investing in Ngā Toi - Creativity, Culture and the Arts (pdf 2MB)
The Arts Foundation Boosted website provides more helpful tips on how to identify, approach and build relationships with potential private funders.
Philanthropy New Zealand provides practical advice to everyone with an interest in giving.

Tell your local council about the value of the arts

Local government (city, district and regional councils) is responsible for improving the social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing of Aotearoa’s communities.

The four wellbeings a council is responsible for improving are:

Social wellbeing: Involves individuals, their families, whānau, hapū, iwi, and a range of communities being able to set goals and achieve them, such as education, health, the strength of community networks, financial and personal security, equity of opportunity, and rights and freedoms.
Cultural wellbeing: Looks at the shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviours and identities reflected through language, stories, visual and performing arts, ceremonies and heritage that make up our communities.
Economic wellbeing: Looks at whether the economy can generate the employment and wealth necessary to provide many of the requirements that make for social wellbeing, such as health, financial security, and equity of opportunity.
Environmental wellbeing: Considers whether the natural environment can sustainability support the activities that constitute healthy community life, such as air quality, fresh water, uncontaminated land, and control of pollution.

Source: Taituarā – Local Government Professionals Aotearoa

The infrastructure, services and activities that a council invests in and delivers should have positive impacts on a community’s wellbeing.

Regional, district and city councillors represent their communities and decide the outcomes they want to achieve for their community, and the funding priorities for their council.

Council officers are responsible for providing councillors with advice on how best to achieve positive outcomes for their community.

Stay in touch by inviting them to events and giving them updates on what you are doing. They receive many invites and a lot of correspondence so keep yours relevant and short.

You will usually find contact details for your mayor and councillors on your council's website.

Not sure what to say when you approach your local councillor or mayor? Below are some examples of what they may be interested in knowing.

Your project involves/engages many people in their community from a range of backgrounds [people involved in the project].
Your project helps to address [an important issue relevant to your community].
Your project is a great opportunity for people in their community to meet and enjoy an event.
Your project reflects the unique stories and histories of your rohe [explain the stories and histories reflected].
Your projects regularly attract an audience of [number] including [number] from outside their region or city.
The ways in which the council’s support or investment has enabled you to deliver your project.
The arts help to attract people to their city/region because they improve wellbeing and quality-of-life.
Highly skilled people are attracted to places with a good quality of life. A vibrant arts scene is part of that.

Tell MPs about the value of the arts

Electorate MPs are keen to engage with the people in their electorate. They will usually have a local office and staff to help them with their duties.

Contact your MP at their electorate office and liaise with their staff to arrange a meeting or invite them to see your work. This may include a photo opportunity for media, but advise your MP in advance if you are doing this. Any contact with your MP is an opportunity to show them that investing in the arts benefits their community.

Stay in touch with your MP. Continue to invite them to events and provide them with regular updates on what you are doing. They receive many invites and a lot of correspondence so keep yours relevant and succinct.

You can find out who your local MP is by visiting the New Zealand Parliament website.

MPs who are also Cabinet Ministers

Some MPs are also Cabinet Ministers. Cabinet is the central decision-making body of government. If your MP is also a Cabinet Minister, they will be in a stronger position to act as a voice to support the arts in Parliament. They may also be harder to reach because of their additional duties.

For a list of Ministers visit the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Tell Select Committees about the value of the arts

Select committees are small working groups, made up of MPs. They deal with specific issues and report their conclusions. Select committees can call for public submissions, particularly for a specific inquiry or before a parliamentary bill proceeds into law.

There are 13 subject-area select committees, plus any number of ad hoc committees. Matters relating to the arts are normally overseen by the Government Administration Committee, which is responsible for cultural affairs.

You can find out about topics or issues being dealt with by select committees by visiting the New Zealand Parliament website. You will also find the schedule of meeting dates and the business items that will be considered at each meeting, along with the closing date by which written submissions must be received.

Creative New Zealand will endeavour to alert the sector of relevant issues arising at select committees and will share our submission with you whenever possible.

Making a submission

In writing:

Your submission should be clear, concise, accurate and relevant to the business of the select committee. You should include the following information:

A logical heading
Your name and contact details and if you wish to appear before the committee
What you aim to achieve by making the submission
Who you have consulted with informing the submission
Your argument laid out clearly and logically, providing robust evidence where possible
A conclusion restating your recommendations

Appearing before the committee:

Appearing in person can be persuasive if done well. It also allows the committee to ask questions that will clarify points in your submission. Committee staff will notify you of the time and place for the meeting. It may be at short notice. They will also advise how much time you have for your submission and you should stay within this time limit.

Before the meeting:

Attend an earlier meeting to observe other submissions being presented.
Prepare your oral presentation so you are able to present all relevant points and allow enough time for questions.

At the meeting:

Introduce yourself to the committee, addressing the chair directly.
At all times be respectful to the committee members and the formalities and protocols of the meeting. Address the chair and other members with the courtesy that you would hope to receive in return.
Briefly, summarise the main points of your submission along with any recommendations.

After your presentation:

You may be asked questions.
You may be asked for further information to be provided within an agreed timeframe following the meeting.

To learn more about making a submission read Making a submission to a parliamentary select committee published by New Zealand House of Representatives.

Here are examples of previous submissions made by Creative New Zealand.

Tell the media about the value of the arts

Getting a relevant story into the media can help communicate the benefits of the arts to MP's councillors, businesses, private funders, local communities and the general public. Do research to find out which journalists cover news about the arts and contact them. Don’t underestimate the value of local newspapers and radio. While smaller, they reflect local issues and reach the community.

Look for an interesting or topical angle. You can either sell the story idea as a chance to interview the people involved or send them a press release, which involves less work for the reporter. Either way, providing an exciting photo or filming opportunity will make your project more appealing.

Positioning leaders or artists as spokespeople strengthen your message and a good spokesperson will help get your story into the news.

Not sure how to write a media release? Here are some examples from Creative New Zealand.

Empower your supporters to promote the benefits of the arts

These are the people who want to see you succeed. Many voices are better than one and the more people promoting the benefit of your arts activity, the more powerful the message will be.

You can empower your supporters by telling them about the benefit you provide so they can share these stories with their family, friends and colleagues. For arts organisations, your Board Members and staff can act as effective advocates.

We asked some arts organisation Board Members why they support the arts.

Tell your audiences about the value of the arts

For artists

When promoting your own art, identify opportunities to talk about how public and private investment in the arts has helped your career and how you work with your community.

Use your professional and social networks to tell people why the arts are valuable to New Zealand, drawing on the statements and evidence provided about the value of the arts.

Use social media to initiate discussion about the value of the arts and contribute your ideas.

For arts organisations

Include content about the value of the arts on your website, in press releases, during event speeches and through other print material, drawing on the statements and evidence about the value of the arts and your own impact assessments.

Use social media to initiate discussion about the value of the arts and contribute examples from your own organisation’s impact assessments.

If Creative New Zealand has provided funding, it helps the wider sector if you can show the benefits of this public funding of the arts.

Record and communicate stories about the economic and social impact of your own arts programme or activity

Building your own evidence to demonstrate the effect of your arts activity will help your advocacy efforts. You could also make this available to other artists and arts organisations so that the wider sector can benefit from further evidence on the value of the arts in New Zealand. If you are willing to make your research available to others through this website, please email media@creativenz.govt.nz.

Measuring impact

There are a number of ways that economic impact can be measured. Choosing the right way is not easy. Arts Council England has published a helpful guide for arts organisations thinking about undertaking research to demonstrate their economic impact.

Another approach is measuring the social return on investment (SROI). Again, this can be very complicated and time-consuming. But in principle, this approach is increasingly popular. Here is an example of SROI research report completed by Auckland Council for Auckland Museum’s Moana My Ocean Exhibition.

Writing case studies

Case studies tell personal stories and are a powerful way of illustrating the value of the arts, particularly the social value. People identify with them and they provide a practical demonstration of their theory. Done well, they can capture people’s hearts and minds by telling stories about the positive impact on the lives of individuals and a community. Case studies should focus on a specific organisation, programme or activity and should include information about:

What social impacts the programme was intending to achieve
How you went about achieving this
What were the outcomes, how did it benefit the people participating
What did you learn?

Here’s some example of case studies

Advocating for the arts : How you can advocate