2. from VAE
Arts Council England announces
proposed restructure
Arts Council England have announced details of a
proposed organisation-wide restructure that will save £6.5 million a year in
administration costs and invest these savings in the arts.
Having already made savings of £9.6 million a year in
running costs since 2002, through a programme of reform and improvement, making
these further savings has required a major restructuring of the whole
organisation. The proposed changes will meet the governments
requirement that the Arts Council saves 15 per cent on its grant in aid
administration costs by 2010. The Arts Council decided that it should also find
equivalent savings on its National Lottery administration costs, making a total
saving of £6.5 million a year.
The principal changes contained in the proposal
include:
an overall reduction in staff numbers across the organisation of 24 per
cent
nine streamlined regional offices grouped in four areas North; Midlands
and South West; East and South East; London
a smaller head office, which will also co-locate with the London regional
office
a smaller executive board nine members instead of 14
a centralised Grants for the arts team based in Manchester
a staffing structure redefined to place an increased focus on customer
relationships
________________________________________________________
Gift aid toolkit on
CD
HM Revenue & Customs has published a CD toolkit on
using Gift Aid to increase charity income.
You can request the CD by phoning HMRC on 08453 020 203
or emailing
________________________________________________________
BBC Proms Inspire Young
Composers Competition 2009
deadline - 29 May 2009
Now open for young composers aged 12 - 18.
Now in its 11th year, the prestigious BBC Proms Inspire
Young Composers' Competition gives young composers aged 12 to 18 a chance to get
their music heard by a wider audience. Entrants submit their own, original piece
of music - no more than five minutes long - to the BBC Proms judging panel,
who'll choose the winning compositions, which are then performed at the Young
Composers' Concert during the BBC Proms season and broadcast worldwide on BBC
Radio 3. The overall winner will also receive a commission to be performed and
recorded by BBC musicians at the 2010 Inspire events, and will get to work with
top composers and musicians in a series of workshops to develop their
commission.
There are no restrictions on the
type of music that can be entered - it can be classical, jazz, pop,
instrumental, vocal, anything you like. The only condition is that
it has to be written down, as someone else will perform it if you get to the
final. Everyone who enters the Young Composers' Competition can attend Inspire
Day, a day of workshops that will challenge and inspire you to compose in new
ways, in London on 14 August 2009.
________________________________________________________
World Festival
Network
World Festival Network is the first port of call for
all festival info, from what's on, who's who, what's it about and more. It will
hold festival databases, useful contacts, advice and top tips pages, will have
an info centre and be a sales window for press, promoter's sponsors and
suppliers.
________________________________________________________
Running smart and sustainable
events
A guide to running smart and sustainable events has
been produced by Every Action Counts who provide advice and support to voluntary
and community organisations which are looking to reduce their impact on the
environment, tackle climate change and improve their local area.
It provides practical advice such as hints, tips,
checklists and direct experience from those who have done it themselves.
www.everyactioncounts.org.uk/upload_folder/docs/EAC%20Events%20Guide.pdf
source: Volresource
________________________________________________________
FUNDING
________________________________________________________
Community Cash
Awards
Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a
project that will benefit your community.
What you get
Funding of up to £1,000 is available for 14-16 year olds
Funding of up to £5,000 is available for those aged 16-25
Projects must:
be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25
clearly benefit the local community
benefit the people running the project; and
be a new or developing project.
What it's not for
Formal groups or organisations
Expeditions or overseas travel
Fundraising activities for charity
Trips and outings, unless they have educational value
________________________________________________________
Foyle
Foundation
The Foyle Foundation supports charities registered in
the UK, the dominant purpose of which is to benefit either the Arts, Learning or
Health. Within its 'Arts' scheme, the Foundation seeks applications that make a
strong artistic case for support in either the performing or visual arts.
Priorities for support include:
To help make the arts more accessible by developing
new audiences, supporting tours, festivals and arts educational projects;
and
To encourage new work and support young and emerging
artists
Building and infrastructure projects to construct new
arts facilities, improve or re-equip existing arts venues will also be
considered. However, community arts activity will not generally be
supported.
Within the Foundation's 'Learning' scheme, they seek to
make a difference by supporting projects which facilitate the acquisition of
knowledge and which have a long-term strategic impact. Their main priorities for
support are:
Libraries, museums and archives;
Special educational needs and learning
difficulties
The majority of grants will be in the range of £10,000
to £50,000. Applications for less than £10,000 per annum will generally not be
accepted. The maximum amount of a large grant will not normally exceed £500,000
and may be payable over several years. Applications are accepted all year round.
To read the full guidelines and find out how to apply visit
www.foylefoundation.org.uk or tel:
0207 430 9119.
________________________________________________________
The Concertina Charitable
Trust
Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which
provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. This not
only brightens up their lives, but also provides a therapeutic benefit to their
health and well-being.
They are keen to support smaller organisations which
might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004,
it has made grants to a wide range of charitable organisations nationwide in
England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly to
provide musical entertainment for their residents.
www.concertinamusic.org.uk
________________________________________________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------