Dear all,

Due to circumstances beyond our control - the previously advertised seminar on Archives and Philanthropy at the University of Kent has been rescheduled to Thursday 7th May 2020. I hope many of you can still make it! 

Please use the following link to book this event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-of-philanthropy-opportunities-and-challenges-tickets-96651929523  

If you have any questions about the seminar or the evening lecture delivered by the inspirational Dame Stephanie Shirley - then please drop me a line - [log in to unmask] 

Many thanks! 

Beth 

Beth Astridge | Project Archivist 

UK Philanthropy Archive | Special Collections and Archives

Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU

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I work part-time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

 

Archives of Philanthropy: Opportunities and Challenges

The UK Philanthropy Archive’s inaugural Archives and Philanthropy Seminar 2020

Thursday 7^th May 2020

Rooms DG01 and DG02, Ground Floor, The Templeman Library, University of Kent

 

Seminar Schedule

12.30 Registration and Coffee

13.00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

·         Trudy Turner, Assistant Director, Library Collections (University of Kent)

·         Karen Brayshaw – Head of Special Collections & Archives (University of Kent)

13.15 Panel 1: Opportunities

Facilitator – Justine Rush, Head of Academic Liaison (University of Kent)

Speakers:

·         TBC

Why study the history of philanthropy? 

·         Ellie Munro – Voluntary Sector Researcher and PhD Student (University of Birmingham)

The Cadbury Barrow Trust archives – using archives to study philanthropy   

·         Sufina Ahmad – Director (John Ellerman Foundation)

The history and archives of the John Ellerman Foundation

Presentations followed by Q&A with the panel

14.30 Coffee break

15.00 Panel 2: Challenges

Facilitator - Kathryn Preston - The National Archives, Archives Sector Development, Regional and Networks team

·         Beth Astridge, Project Archivist, UK Philanthropy Archive (University of Kent)

The UK Philanthropy Archive: Challenges

·         Dr Charlotte Clements, Senior Lecturer in History (London South Bank University)

The second five years: achievements and challenges in archiving the voluntary sector

·         Katherine Duerden, Support and Engagement Manager (360 Giving)

360 Giving: transparency and sharing open data 

 Presentations followed by Q&A with the panel

16.15 Concluding Remarks

·         Dr Beth Breeze –Director of the Centre for Philanthropy (University of Kent)

16:30 Seminar Close

Seminar attendees are welcome to stay for a short tour of Special Collections & Archives including a private view of a selection of items from the Shirley Foundation archive collection and other material from Special Collections & Archives.

Tours are available at 16.45, 17.00 and 17.15

Attendees are also welcome to stay and attend our inaugural Shirley Lecture – where our speaker Dame Stephanie Shirley will be speaking about her life and philanthropic work. This will be followed by a wine reception and book signing with Dame Stephanie.

 

Lecture Schedule

Location: Templeman Lecture Theatre, Templeman Library with wine reception and book signing in the A Block Foyer outside the Templeman Lecture Theatre

18.00 Registration

18.15 Welcome and introduction

·         Caroline Ottaway-Searl, Director of Public Engagement, The National Archives

18.30 Shirley Lecture

·         Dame Stephanie Shirley

19.30 Thanks and concluding remarks

·         Karen Cox, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent  

19.40 Wine Reception and Book Signing

The Shirley Lecture will conclude with a wine reception, and book signing by Dame Stephanie Shirley, where you have the opportunity to purchase her book – “Let it Go” (suggested donation is £10 which goes to Dame Stephanie’s preferred charity – Autistica)