Diageo Foundation
Archived
Community and neighbourhood development
environment
Health promotion
Health, wellbeing and sport
Healthcare services
International issues
Medical conditions
Natural environment and climate
Overseas aid and development
Poverty and deprivation
Recycling and waste management
Rescue and emergency
Rural development
Social welfare and poverty
Sustainable development
Sustainable energy
Urban development
World issues
Africa
Asia and Middle East
Europe and Russia
International
South and Central America
In Kind
Medium (up to £60,000)
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
Targeting developing countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe, as well as awarding grants, the Foundation acts as a catalyst for:
- Encouraging contributions from Diageo businesses and external sources.
- Engaging Diageo employees in fundraising, giving and volunteering.
- Developing partnerships with NGOs and other external bodies.
- Providing expertise and support for establishing and managing effective projects
To be eligible for funding from the Diageo Foundation, projects must fall within one of the four key focus areas:
- Skills for Life
- Water of Life
- Local Communities or
- Disaster Relief.
They must also demonstrate the following:
- addressing a community/social need, in particular excluded and disadvantaged people who, with support, can help themselves to transform their own lives
- building partnerships with community groups and NGOs
- helping build the skills-base of individuals or communities
- maximising grants to make them as effective as possible
- building the economic prosperity of a community
- planning a clear exit strategy and appropriate mechanisms to ensure that the benefits derived from the project are sustainable
- having clear, well-defined objectives in place, including planned outcomes, desired impact, measurement and evaluation
- enhancing the project, if appropriate, by working in partnerhsip with a local Diageo business
There is normally a three-year limit to any funding commitment. The maximum funding available for any one project is £50,000. Payments are made normally over a maximum period of three years and projects are encouraged to obtain additional funding from external sources as this can lead to sustainability.