Fawcett: The Spirit of Women Changemakers Small Grants Programme
Overview
They want to support organisations to empower women and men to create lasting change in their communities and sustainably improve gender equality. Changemakers will seek to support activity in a range of geographical locations and from diverse organisations.
Who can apply?
The programme is open to charities, Community Interest Companies and Social Enterprises. Partnerships or consortiums may apply, but these must identify a lead accountable organisation which must be able to provide audited accounts or the equivalent for the last 12 months and details of referees from two organisations that have funded them in the past.
What can you apply for?
Applications can be made for grants of between £5,000 and £15,000. You may allocate a proportion of the grant to cover staff costs, capital or support costs associated with the delivery of the project. The funded activity must be for the benefit of women in the UK and must be a new project for your organisation. We cannot fund the continuation of existing activity.
Criteria
Projects must meet at least one of their two key impact goals. These are to:
- Improve women’s body confidence and challenging objectification in all areas of life, including in personal relationships
- Challenge traditional gendered caring roles and the undervaluing of care
Each project must also meet each of the following requirements:
- The activity will contribute to social cohesion, bringing diverse groups together to engage in their communities,
- All projects must also undertake to improve (and measure through agreed indicators) participants’ wellbeing.
- All projects must also challenge perceptions of disability. This can be through the project activity itself or through ensuring inclusion of disabled people alongside non-disabled people in the project activity
- Activities must also have a celebratory aspect in the run up to the 2018 centenary
If you have any questions, at any point during your application you can contact an advisor using the email SpiritofWomen@be-group.co.uk or call the BE Group team on 0191 389 8434 (Monday to Thursday 9am- 5pm/ 9am- 4.30pm on Friday).