Grants database

Grizedale Arts is a national and international commissioning and curatorial arts organisation based in South Lakeland, Cumbria. This grant will underpin two years of action-research to explore how the three partners (Grizedale Arts, The Coniston Institute and the Ruskin Museum) can build an integrated creative environment for living, working and learning in Coniston.

Freedom Festival was founded in 2008 in celebration of the Hull-born MP William Wilberforce, the leader of the movement to abolish slavery. It is an annual cross artform festival with the concept of freedom at its heart. Freedom Festival will test ways of working with new communities in Hull through two engagement projects exploring cultural identity. The resulting work will be presented at the Freedom Festival in 2016.

Action Transport Theatre Company is a professional theatre company making work ​‘for, by and with’ children and young people, based in Ellesmere Port. This grant will develop a digital arts outreach programme, using technology such as mobile phones and tablets. This will form a base on which to build more engagement and drama based approaches supported by a youth and community artist. Activities will take place in community venues and public places such as parks. Additionally the project will create a ​‘story’ or narrative, which will link the different pieces of work undertaken.

Conservation and Management of forest for sustainable livelihood. Yavatmal, Maharashtra

Campaign Bootcamp exists to increase excellence and diversity in campaigning. This grant will fund five scholarship places for campaign training comprising a six day residential and a year of mentoring and community support. The scholarships will be made available to young people who want to campaign on immigration status, xenophobia and hate crime.

Inspired by the Harlem Children Zone, West London Zone helps children and young people grow up safe, happy and healthy by supporting local organisations to work well together so that young people get the support they need in White City, London. This grant will contribute towards developing a system to monitor and analyse impact data.

This grant will support the continued evaluation of Big Noise Raploch. Sistema Scotland will improve the quality and quantity of longitudinal evidence around their approach. The continued evaluation, carried out by Glasgow Centre for Public Health, will include:

• Longitudinal analysis of children’s progress from the ages of 6–18 • Data collection of the post-school destinations of the first cohort of Raploch children • Collection of social behavioural, health and well-being data. • A Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) comparing these data sets to control groups to establish the financial impact of the SS programme in this area.

A contribution to the costs of year 4 of Inspiring Impact: the programme to help charities increase their impact through improvements in their use of evidence and evaluation.

Inspiring Scotland is a highly engaged venture philanthropy organisation aiming to transform Scotland’s charities and change lives. It supports expert delivery organisations to tackle key social issues, achieving positive and long-lasting social impact. This grant will support work of the 14–19 Fund. The Fund aims to reduce the number of young people who struggle to make a successful transition between school and further education, training or work.

Co-funding, alongside other grant-making Foundations, of a review of the governance development needs of arts organisations and museums. The aim of the review is to strengthen the governance of arts and museums by identifying (a) resources which are currently available and (b) gaps in provision which might be addressed through a governance development programme, tailored to the needs of arts and museums.

YMCA Crewe is a 55-bed foyer (a form of supported housing for young people at risk of homelessness) which enables 150 young people annually to work towards improved employability, health and wellbeing and independent living through a comprehensive ​“Life Academy” model. This grant will enable it to develop systems and procedures to prepare to replicate the model more widely. This follows a successful pilot working with a large London YMCA. The organisation was described as a ​“beacon” regionally in its approach to working with and involving young people and the range of activities and courses it offers.

Xplode is a youth-led charity, based in Bolton, which works to upskill 12–22 year olds through a magazine, website and vlog (video blog). This grant will provide core funding for the organisation, as it begins to plan its expansion across Greater Manchester. It aims to support young people into education, employment and training, and to positively influence the way young people are portrayed.