Accessible Text Alternative for Heritage at Risk and Wellbeing Logic Model

This is an accessible text alternative for a diagram setting out a logic model for projects that involve the relationship between Heritage at Risk and wellbeing. It was designed by a team at the University of Lincoln. 

Inputs: what projects need

Aims and motivations

From HaR team: all essential

  • Identified need for heritage assessment
  • Assessment of required actions
  • Project design

From volunteers: all desirable

  • Time
  • Energy, enthusiasm, commitment
  • Skills and knowledge
  • Networks
  • Interest in history/heritage
  • Belief in value of history/heritage
  • Desire to preserve heritage/ save from threat
  • Aspiration to occupy time purposefully
  • Attachment to site
  • Desire to give to community
  • Desire to connect with nature/countryside
  • Desire to use existing skills/knowledge
  • Desire to learn/ maintain physical/ mental capacity

Enabling actions

Barriers to be removed

  • Lack of resources
  • Lack of information/ awareness of opportunities
  • Too much responsibility on volunteers

Barriers to be managed

  • Seasonality/ weather
  • Health constraints
  • Negative attitudes
  • Site accessibility
  • Poor communication
  • Burdensome bureaucracy

Resources needed

  • Accessible asset with a heritage ‘story’ can be any site type or condition (eg rural/urban, building /archaeological site, ruin/intact
  • Specialist advise and expertise
  • Range of activities to meet volunteer interests, aspirations and availability Support, mentoring, leadership
  • Process for communication providing feedback
  • End of project support with reporting
  • Support for scoping future activity (including ongoing volunteer activity and new project ideas)

Activities: what people do

Opportunity

  • Opportunities to learn and connect from heritage/history/archaeology/place
  • Opportunities to contribute and have appositive impact on asset/place/people
  • Opportunities for public/community engagement Range of activity types (eg physically demanding ands sedentary, heritage specific and generic
  • Flexible management (activities are regular and/or as needed, processes are managed and or self-directed)

HaR specific experience

Connecting with heritage aspects of project/ asset provides the opportunity to experience the following

  • Temporality
  • Discovery
  • Authenticity
  • Continuity

Connecting with at risk aspects of project/ asset provides the opportunity to experience the following:

  • Rescuing
  • Nostalgia
  • Transformation
  • Legacy

Outcomes: what people gain

Heritage at Risk and Wellbeing themes

Purpose:

  • Interest increased
  • Altruism fulfilled
  • Purpose found

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, give learn, connect.

Being:

  • Identity expressed
  • Belonging strengthened
  • Contribution made

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, connect, give learn.

Capacity:

  • Skills gained
  • Knowledge expanded
  • Skills diversified

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: learn, connect, give

Sharing:

  • Engagement achieved
  • Connections made
  • Inclusivity extended


NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: connect, give

Self-nurture

  • Physical activity
  • Psychological benefits
  • Social benefits

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, connect, be active

Self-actualisation

  • Attitudes changes
  • Placemaking supported
  • Self-reflection undertaken
  • Aspirations explored

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, give, learn, connect.

Also of interest

Heritage at Risk, Volunteering and Wellbeing