Clore Leadership Programme

The Clore Leadership Programme provides professional training and personal development for British professionals in the cultural sector. It was founded by the Clore Duffield Foundation in 2002.

The Programme

Each year around 25 Clore Fellows are selected for a seven to eight month training programme in fundraising, media training, financial planning, and personal development. They also participate in extended secondments to organisations outside their previous professional experiences. Each Fellowship is individually tailored and the each Fellow receives support by a Mentor and individual coaching.

In addition, each Fellow can submit a proposal to undertake research once they have completed their Fellowship, which is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and supervised by a Higher Education Institute.

Since 2006, the Programme has also offered short courses to a greater number of participants which capture a lot of the Clore experience in an intensive 2-week residential course. It also offers training for members of Boards of Directors of cultural organisations.

Leadership

The founding Director of the Clore Leadership Programme was Chris Smith, who from 1997–2001 had been Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. In July 2008 he was succeeded as Director by Sue Hoyle. The current Chair is Sir John Tusa.

Notable alumni

• Kenneth Tharp: Chief Executive, The Place
• Gus Casely-Hayford: Curator and cultural historian
• Nick Merriman: Director of Manchester Museum
• Erica Whyman: Chief Executive of Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne

External links

• Clore Leadership Programme
• Clore Duffield Foundation
• "Culture Club" (Guardian, 16-6-05)
• "Observations: Clore Leadership Programme provides a step up for future Royal Ballet supremos" (Independent, 31-7-09)
• "MLA Clore Fellows" (MLA, 7-10-10)
• "Finding the culture sector's leaders of tomorrow" (Guardian Culture Professionals Network, 14-12-11)