Grants
agreed in 2008
In 2008 we have agreed grants under
the following programmes.
Arts Programme Grants
Core Funding
| Organisation Name |
Grant (£)
|
| Artsdepot |
45,000
|
| BandBazi |
45,000
|
| Bridge and Tunnel Voices |
45,000
|
| Brouhaha International |
75,000
|
| Charnwood Arts |
75,000
|
| City Arts (Nottingham) Ltd |
74,971
|
| Craftspace |
67,974
|
| Ice and Fire |
45,000
|
| North East Theatre Trust - Live Theatre |
50,000
|
| Sound It Out Community Music Limited |
75,000
|
(To
find out more about arts organisations we have funded under the theme
of Arts and Refugees since 2004
click here)
Joint International Development Programme
Grants
| Organisation Name |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant (£)
|
| Akina Mama Wa Afrika |
To raise awareness and to build the capacity of women
led organisations to enhance services for displaced people in Guinea,
Sierra Leone, Liberia., Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi,
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. To promote networking between them
to encourage lesson-learning and information sharing. (The John
Ellerman Foundation have provided a further 50% to add to the amount
shown here) |
152,330
|
| Camfed International |
To promote the ability of people displaced by long-term
forced migration to access education for girls and participate in
its provision and to provide support for school leavers to transition
to safe livelihoods in Zimbabwe. (The John Ellerman Foundation have
provided a further 50% to add to the amount shown here) |
155,410
|
| Minority Rights Group International |
To develop appropriate remedies to address the forced
migration of Endorois community in Kenya, including building local
capacity to represent their interests and to enable them to engage
wih Kenya government over the African Charter on Human Rights. (The
John Ellerman Foundation have provided a further 50% to add to the
amount shown here) |
166,675
|
| Peace Direct |
To work with a local partner to find ways to provide
security for internally displaced people, assist them to return
home, minimise the risk of further conflict through the demobilisation
of militia and work with communities in the Democratic Republic
of Congo. (The John Ellerman Foundation have provided a further
50% to add to the amount shown here) |
115,247
|
| Send a Cow UK |
To develop management information systems. (The John
Ellerman Foundation have provided a further 50% to add to the amount
shown here) |
39,374
|
Other Joint International Grants
| Organisation name |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant (£) |
| One World Action |
For the purchase of a vehicle for use in Tanzania.
(The John Ellerman Foundation have provided a further 50% to add
to the amount shown here) |
5,000
|
| Book Aid International |
Towards the preparation of an application to the Baring
Foundation and John Ellerman Foundation. (The John Ellerman Foundation
have provided a further 50% to add to the amount shown here) |
667
|
| Education Action |
Towards the preparation of an application to the Baring
Foundation and John Ellerman Foundation.. (The John Ellerman Foundation
have provided a further 50% to add to the amount shown here) |
667
|
| Relief International-UK |
Towards the preparation of an application to the Baring
Foundation and John Ellerman Foundation.. (The John Ellerman Foundation
have provided a further 50% to add to the amount shown here) |
667
|
Strengthening the Voluntary Sector Independence
Programme Grants
| Organisation Name |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant (£)
|
| Action for Advocacy |
A multi-stranded three year project, working with
advocacy schemes to demonstrate the value of advocacy, improve service
user involvement, improve finance systems, develop negotiation skills
and facilitate greater engagement in social policy issues. |
197,626
|
| Advice UK |
A two year programme, working with New Economics Foundation
and Directory of Social Change, to develop the RADICAL user-centred
advice service approach, improve tendering skills in advice agencies
and improve relationships with central government. |
199,979
|
| Avon and Bristol Law Centre |
A three year programme to support Advice Services
for Avon to strengthen its influence and maintain the independence
of its members through supported learning, business development
and increasing capacity to engage with national debates. |
174,831
|
| Coventry Law Centre |
A two year programme of activities to strengthen individual
partners of Advice Services Coventry and strengthen the partnership
as a whole. To include, systems review (working with Advice UK),
IT investment, governance improvement, user involvement and development
of ASC's ability to undertake social policy work and campaigning. |
191,113
|
| Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire |
A range of activities carried out over one year to
reassert the values underpinning citizen advocacy, to improve systems
for collecting evidence of needs, to strenghthen negotiation skills
and to improve ways of measuring quality and impact. |
35,591
|
| Law Centres Federation |
A four year programme to strengthen and reassert the
Law Centre service delivery model through improved understanding
of local needs and by building the collaborative relationships with
government necessary for effective advice services. |
200,000
|
| Refugee Legal Centre |
A one year programme to carry out research on evaluating
the cost and impact of quality legal representation for immigrants
and asylum seekers. |
199,680
|
Climate Change Grants
The Foundation made four grants to support organisations
to work with particular non-environmental voluntary organisations to help
them explore how climate change will affect their primary charitable purpose.
The results of this work will then be shared with other practitioners
and policy makers with the aim of influencing wider practice and policy
on tackling climate change.
| Organisation Name |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant (£)
|
| Climate Outreach Information Network |
To work with refugee organisations. |
57,115
|
| Community Development Foundation |
To work with community anchors. |
74,325
|
| National Council of Voluntary Organisations |
To work with organisations supporting vulnerable
people. |
74,750
|
| National Children's Bureau |
To work with children's and youth organisations. |
74,000
|
Contingency/Learning Grants
| Organisation Name |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant (£)
|
| Northern Refugee Centre |
To fund work on consolidating Jantella, the umbrella
group for refugee organisations in Yorkshire and Humberside. |
10,000
|
| City Parochial Foundation |
To contribute to the costs of holding a joint seminar
on funding campaigning and policy work. |
1,000
|
Baring Family Grants
|
Organisation Name
|
Grant (£)
|
|
The Baring Archive
|
5,000
|
| Scotswood Natural Community Garden |
5,000
|
| Baring Primary School |
1,000
|
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