Building sustainability

This three-year project (2022-25) consists of two interrelated elements: improving the Centre’s digital offer and capture, and diversifying revenue streams.

During 2022-23, thanks to the support of the Dormant Accounts Fund NI, we have been able to undertake a number of activities relating to both strands.

In terms of the first strand, the key activities we have undertaken included: the re-design and re-launch of our website; the purchase of hardware and software to equip the Centre with a meeting room with the capacity for video-conferencing; contracting external expertise to increase our in-house digital skills, both in terms of improving our capacity to hold online and ‘blended’ events; and improving our ability to professionalise our online presence.

As for the second strand, we contracted external expertise to undertake a campaign to highlight our work and events to a wider audience, and to direct a specific campaign to attract sponsors for our Annual Conference and advertisers in the Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland.