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| AOM/PL001 |  BRIT WRITERS' AWARDS Brit Writers' Awards is looking for forward-thinking organisations and individuals to help them make the inaugural event a runaway success. The Brit Writers' Awards promises to become the biggest annual event on the UK's literary calendar. It provides the first ever 'springboard' for unpublished and emerging writers of every age group, community and writing style, and is offering £10,000 to the overall winner - the largest prize fund ever offered to unpublished writers. The gala awards ceremony will inspire and engage every community in the UK - and be the first ever high-profile stage for unpublished writers of all ages. The gala awards will be a glittering, star studded event at the O2, London, featuring key figures from the publishing, media and corporate world. However, the real stars at the event will be the schoolchildren, local literacy leaders and community members from diverse backgrounds who seized the challenge, picked up a pen and wrote something extraordinary. The evening will celebrate their success and how this project has inspired ordinary people into creative writing. Tailored sponsorship packages are being offered, ranging from £5,000 to £20,000. Contact: Zareen Roohi Ahmed, Head of Operations. Tel.: 0871 237 4440. Fax: 0871 237 4505. Address: 67 Lombard Street, Birmingham B12 0QU. E-mail: zareen@britwriters.co.uk. link to website Opportunities and benefits for sponsors include: 1. Becoming an official corporate sponsor of the Brit Writers' Awards (BWA). The sponsor's branding will be included on the awards' website with a link to the sponsor's website. 2. The sponsor's logo and features will be promoted in the awards' monthly e-updates, giving exposure to individuals and organisations across the UK, as well as on all printed promotional materials for the 2010 awards ceremony and the sponsor's support will also be mentioned in all audio promotion. 3. An invitation for a senior member of the sponsor's organisation to present one of the awards at the ceremony on 26th June at the O2 in London. 4. A table for ten made available at the gala awards ceremony for the sponsor's organisation 5. Ongoing publicity throughout the build-up to the event in June 2010, with the sponsor's branding and profile being featured on the BWA website. 6. The sponsor will receive a full page colour feature in the forthcoming Write Now! magazine, due to be published prior to the awards night, which will be distributed to all the guests at the event and throughout the awards' networks. 7. The sponsor's brand logo will be prominently displayed on the stage backdrop at the gala awards ceremony which will receive global media coverage; and the sponsor's logo will also be printed on the awards certificate presented to the award winner. 8. The sponsor's support will be acknowledged in all project activities and delivery efforts.
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| AOM/PL002 | DRAMARAMA MUSIC & DRAMA CLUB Dramarama is a community youth drama organisation. It works with children within the local community, giving them something to do in the evenings and with the aim of getting the children off the streets and helping them to build confidence and team building experience. All staff work on a voluntary basis and all funds come from government grants and fundraising events. The club is looking for sponsors who are willing to help in a variety of different ways - either through one-off or regular donations, in order for the children to buy much needed equipment, or by donation of the equipment itself. In exchange the club offers to add the donating company's logo to all of its advertising leaflets and any event posters or public paperwork, along with a notice attached to the equipment donated stating that the item was generously donated by the sponsor in question. Its current needs and requirements are as follows • music mixing software • theatrical lighting system • scenery and staging equipment. They are also in the process of planning a family fun day during the summer holidays for the children in the area and require various pieces of equipment for the activities they have planned. These are • marquees x 2, 3m x 3m • art and craft equipment • bouncy castle • ball pit and balls • trampoline • face painting equipment • outdoor gaming equipment (hula hoops, skittles, giant board games, etc.) • large catering tea urn • large sponges (wet sponge throwing). "Any further questions are welcome - please do not hesitate to contact me. Many thanks in advance". Contact: Mrs Gemma French, Chairperson. Address: 25 Eaden Crescent, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9RH. Tel.: 01226 741592. E-mail: Dramarama@hotmail.com.
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| AOM/PL003 |  GO FIGURATIVE This is an opportunity to sponsor Real, the first in a series of exhibitions by the UK's only dedicated figurative art online community and gallery, Go Figurative (www.gofigurative.com). Taking place at the independent fine art school, Heatherley's in Chelsea, London, Real will run from 19th to 21st March, 2010. There will be a private view on 18th March, 2010 at 6.30pm. Over 120 artworks will be on display from more than thirty artists. The work on display, which will include paintings, sculpture, litho prints and photography, will be of a technically high standard and based on recognisable subjects. All work will be for sale. As the first exhibition by this innovative online art group, in a highly sought after location, Go Figurative will be promoting the event heavily online and in the press in the weeks leading up to March 18th. There will be intense local marketing, including a mail drop in the Chelsea area. As such, the footfall from art buyers and the local community alike is expected to be significant. As this is the first in a series of planned exhibitions, Go Figurative welcomes the chance to discuss support for the Real exhibition individually, as well as a more strategically focused, longer term, agreement covering multiple events. Go Figurative would suit a sponsor looking for an association with quality, aesthetic beauty, substance and evidence of skill. Contacts: Sally Perry (tel. +44 (0)20 8905 5872) or Peter Clements, Director (tel. +44 (0)7525 458180). Address: 68 Scotts Sufferance Wharf, 5 Mill Street, London SE1 2DF. E-mails: sallyperry@gofigurative.com and peterclements@gofigurative.com link to website
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| AOM/PL004 |  THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM The Manchester Museum (Manchester, UK) is part of The University of Manchester. It is the free-entrance gateway between the cutting edge work of the university and its surrounding community, and is also used for student teaching. The Manchester Museum is a leading regional museum and the largest university museum, with a diverse audience both local and international (11%). It is committed to engaging people of a wide range of abilities, backgrounds and interests. Contact: SemCap. Address: rue de Wavre 27, 1301 Bierges, Belgium. Tel.: +32 10 68 05 17. E-mail: sponsorship@semcap.com link to website Current opportunity • The Mammals Gallery Renovation Project: "Living Planet" The Manchester Museum appointed villa eugénie for the dramatic redevelopment of the Mammals Gallery. • The Project
* Ethical: reflecting issues related to climate change, biodiversity, species and habitat loss. • Visibility information * Over 333,000 visitors in the past year. * 25,000 primary school visitors each year. * Nearly 40% of the museum's visitors come from family groups consisting of younger adults and children. * Over 440,000 website visits (mainly museum website plus blogs, YouTube, etc.) * Source: Morris Hargreaves McIntyre, 2009-2010.
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| AOM/PL005 |  THE PIERIAN CENTRE The Pierian Centre is housed in a gracious, Grade 1 listed Georgian Square, lovingly restored to provide a learning environment that supports the learning process and where the organisation takes care of everyone who walks through the door. As well as being a conference/meetings facility, the Centre hosts a wide variety of courses and activities. It regularly participates in Doors Open Day, Refugee Week, art exhibitions, musicians' forums and other public events and has had a footfall of 45,000 in 4.5 years. This is contributing to the regeneration of St Pauls in many ways. People who would otherwise not come to the area visit the Centre for courses. They pass the word round about some of the public activities. They change their own perceptions of St Pauls and then encourage others to do so. St Pauls has a high refugee population, and a cultural mix of artists and musicians with whom the Centre works collaboratively. The Centre also works with local organisations, some of whom are community focused and others of whom are businesses generating economic growth in the area. The Centre offers sponsors a range of benefits, which can include • listing in its programme (2,500 are distributed every quarter) • invitations to a fantastic selection of activities including private views and book launches • the knowledge that they are supporting a business with increasing importance in St Pauls and its regeneration • and "something that they would like which we have not thought of?!" Contact: June Burrough, Founder and Director. Address: The Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA. Tel.: 0117 9244512. Fax: 0117 9421178. E-mail: june@pierian.co.uk link to website Events/current opportunities
1. Doors Open Day: £500 to put on - the day is completely staffed by thirty-five voluntary stewards.
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| AOM/PL006 |  SEEDTIME PROJECTS "Would you like to promote your products or services to 7,000+ local people in Dagenham and the surrounding areas? One that promotes community cohesion to meet your corporate social responsibility aims?" In the Mix is a community cohesion festival, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, aimed at bringing about better understanding and harmony in the community, especially across race, age and religion whilst celebrating talent and diversity. This year's event will take place on 7th August in Parsloes Park, Dagenham. The last event of this kind in 2008 had a footfall of 3,500. Projections for 2010 are a footfall of 7,000+. The event is advertised in the local press and also via a full advertising campaign on the local radio station that reaches 29,000 adults per week. The project is initiated by the charity Seedtime Projects. "We believe that by bringing the entire community together to celebrate diversity through music, art and entertainment, there will be better understanding between various groups of people living in the community. Community cohesion is a buzz word in Barking and Dagenham and In The Mix is truly becoming on of the main events for connecting the local community. Seedtime Projects has various sponsorship packages available from £50 - £30,000. Further information is available on request. Get Ready ... get In The Mix!" Contact: Dawn Quye-Joyce, Community Engagement Manager. Address: 5a Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM9 5PA. Tel.: 020 8596 0106. Fax: 020 8526 7011. E-mail: dawn@seedtimeprojects.org.uk. link to website
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| AOM/PL007 |  UHURU AFRICA - TALENT SHOW EVENT Uhuru Africa is having an event in October to raise funds for a Small Business Education and Start Up scheme in Kenya, for people living in poverty. The organisation is holding a talent show to get the community involved and to encourage young people to unite and support the cause. As a sub-promotion, Uhuru Africa will also be promoting its campaign for free education for all African children, which has already started. It is hoped to promote the causes, unite the community and perhaps even recruit a few volunteers, as well as developing and encouraging local talent. "We are hoping it will be televised on a smaller, UK-based African television channel and are in the middle of finalising this. We would love any kind of sponsorship you could offer, be it in the form of prizes or financial offerings and will definitely make sure your logo is prominently displayed on any marketing material we use to promote the event. We are planning leaflets/entry forms and fliers, and will also provide visibility on the credits and on the TV production and also mentions throughout the show, with logos on a banner in front of the judging table. Our main target audience and attendees to the event will be the Black African and Black British community residing in the UK, although it will be open to anyone who wishes to enter. We hope to make this an annual fundraising and community event. Also, if you would like to sponsor a small business or other project, you can also do this - we are a capacity-building, pan-African organisation which assists people living in poverty to change their lives, through vocational and practical education schemes, training and small business start up support. We wish to work in all African countries. We work with local partners to deliver projects. We are also creating a good mentoring and support network for benefactors of projects to ensure the projects are sustainable and families are supported and will work in the longer term through our professionals for a social justice scheme. We also have educational programmes related to HIV which centre around football tournaments in African countries and we have other initiatives that we would appreciate support for. Kind regards and thank you in advance for your time and consideration". Contact: Jill Barraclough. Tel.: 0207 284 0822. Mobile: 07879 131 284. E-mail: jillbarraclough@uhuruafrica.net link to website
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| AOM/0001 | BADAPPLE THEATRE COMPANY BadApple Theatre Company is a small arts company based in Yorkshire, providing community service, education workshops focussed on the Hull region and touring productions nationally. The company was founded in 1998 to tour Artistic Director Kate Bramley's new play ‘Amy Johnson’ to the Edinburgh Festival. The first tour was a great success and the show toured for a further three months in 1999, supported by Yorkshire Arts and Hull City Council. In October 1999, BadApple were on the road again with Kate’s second full length play ‘Marlowe, meet Raymond Chandler’ which took for its subject the life and work of the great American detective novelist. This tour was made possible by further assistance from Yorkshire Arts and Hull City Council, along with support from Hull Truck Theatre and a bursary from the Peggy Ramsey Foundation to complete the script. The company has plans for new tours in the near future. Sponsorship is sought to develop new audiences at grass roots level. Contact: Kate Bramley, Director. Tel.: 01423-340415. E-mail: kate_bramley@hotmail.com. link to website |
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| AOM/0002 | B.SUPREME - INDEPENDANCE LTD. B.Supreme is the only UK hip hop festival dedicated to Women in Hip Hop. The festival launched in September 2006 at the South Bank Centre, London and platformed the work of 121 of the best international hip hop artists, to an audience of 3,400. The festival - designed to showcase the talent of women in all aspects of hip hop as well as the younger generation of female hip hoppers - also ran six month education initiatives with young women throughout the country, giving opportunities to young and emerging artists. As well as being covered by publications such as The Guardian, The Independent and Time Out. B.Supreme also featured on BBC1Xtra, which broadcast live from the festival to an estimated 1.5 million listeners. TV companies such as MTV Base and Just Fabulous TV also filmed the event to be screened later in 2007. Hip hop is becoming increasingly popular due to its exciting, accessible and inspiring format. It is the voice of young people and refuses to go away. B.Supreme aims to continue to inspire young women and showcase hip hop dance theatre, DJs, films, music, battles and education work in an annual celebration of Women in Hip Hop. B.Supreme offers a multitude of potential opportunities and, with ideas for future tours and branding, is set to grow rapidly in momentum, taking the festival to levels of success reached by no other hip hop event in the UK. Contact: Holly Shanks, Festival Manager. Address: Independance, Brixton Hill Methodist Church, Elm Park, London SW2 2TX. Tel.: 0208 671 8811. Fax: 0208 671 0066. E-mail: holly@independance.co.uk. link to website
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| AOM/0003 | CITY ARTS, NOTTINGHAM City Arts currently runs 23 different participatory arts projects across the city of Nottingham. The work targets a diverse cross-section of the community - from multimedia work with young people in care to supporting artists in residence schemes in community settings. The organisation has four core areas of work which it is developing: (i) Refugees and Asylum Seekers; (ii) Health (specifically mental health projects); (iii) Education (including bullying, literature projects and arts in early years provision); and (iv) Youth Exclusion (developing a new music provision in its local area as well as working with Social Services). City Arts works across art forms and fundraises for all of the projects that it is involved with. Sponsorship could be in the form of direct financial support for a particular project or event. The organisation would also consider longer term relationships with sponsors to develop a mutually beneficial partnership linked to a specific strand of its work. Contact: Beth Noble, Projects Officer. Address: City Arts, Ortzen Street, Radford, Nottingham NG7 4BN. Tel.: 0115 978 2463. Fax: 0115 942 4644. E-mail: info@city-arts.org.uk. link to website |
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| AOM/0004 | DORSET FILIPINO ASSOCIATION Dorset Filipino Association is organising and producing a Philippine Bario Fiesta in the south of England. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available via stalls and entertainment. Last year's attendance was over 5,000, say the organisers, in an event which again promises to be 'a cultural delight from the far east'. Contact: Nigel Robson. Address: 1 Lea Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9HT. Tel.: 01305 789960. Fax: 0870 7348547. E-mail: ndrobson@worldmailer.com. |
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| AOM/0005 | EXETER HEALTH CARE ARTS A range of 'live events' can be sponsored at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, including exhibitions (art, photography, textiles), concerts, poetry readings, story-telling and patient-centred workshops. Contact: Katharine Chant, Consultant Fundraiser. Address: Exeter Health Care Arts, Bowmore House, RD&E, Barrack Road, Exeter EX4 4DT. Tel.: 01392-496653. E-mail: chants2001@netscapeonline.co.uk. |
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| AOM/0006 | ILKESTON SCHOOL AND SPECIALIST ARTS COLLEGE Ilkeston School and Specialist Arts College is an oversubscribed, highly successful secondary school in a socially deprived area. Part of the school - a Georgian grade 2 listed building - is being developed into a community multimedia art gallery. The school needs a further £100,000 to complete the project. So far a 'planning for real' survey has been completed and 95% of the local and wider community can see the benefit of the gallery. Lots of local businesses have pledged small donations - but the college is still in need of extra funding. When completed, the new facility will be able to host touring exhibitions from major galleries and will be open both to the public and to anyone at the school. It will be the only gallery of its type in the East Midlands area. Sponsorship support is now being sought. Contact: Mrs K. Le Provost, Community Art Officer. Address: Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston DE7 5HS. Tel.: 0115 9303724. Fax: 0115 9441315. E-mail: kate.leprevost@ilkeston.derbyshire.sch.uk. link to website
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| AOM/0007 | LIVERPOOL LIGHTHOUSE Liverpool Lighthouse is a versatile venue in Anfield, Liverpool. It is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is seeking sponsors for various elements of its venue, for core funding, for donated items for its furniture outlets and for its community projects. Liverpool Lighthouse is part of the Love and Joy Ministries Group and is Europe's first designated Urban Gospel Arts Centre. Its aim is to transform communities through working together. It is based in the former Gaumont cinema in Anfield, Liverpool, just 100 metres from the famous football ground. The building was in a very poor state of repair when purchased in 1998 and since then, through private and public fundraising plus a huge number of volunteers, the organisers have renovated it. However, there is still more work to be done. Liverpool Lighthouse has a 430 seater auditorium; back auditorium space that can also seat an extra one hundred; dance space; workshop space; conference and board rooms; meeting rooms; a Learndirect centre; café small business office space; recording studio; and a furniture outlet. Amongst the charity's community projects are Harmonize - an alternative education programme underpinned by arts and music for children aged 14 to 16 who are excluded from school or in care, in conjunction with Liverpool LEA; Kaleidoscope - an over 55s community project, including card making, local history and a community choir in conjunction with the Capital of Culture Company; Skills for Work courses for the local community; and Integrate - helping asylum seekers and refugees learn English and other skills. Liverpool Lighthouse has the remit to deliver for Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008 the 'City Sings Gospel' international project. It is the home venue for a number of gospel choirs, including the award-winning Love and Joy gospel choir. It is able to host meetings, exhibitions, conferences, performances, rehearsals, etc., etc. Liverpool Lighthouse seeks sponsorship, benefits in kind, use of people's skills and expertise, donations and good quality items for their furniture outlets. Be assured that anything that they receive will be put to good use. In return, obviously depending on what is provided, they may offer coverage in their marketing material, use of their facilities, recognition within the venue itself, capacity to host team building exercises, tickets to their events and the ability to provide a 'Be a Gospel Choir in a day' package. "Help us to help others. We look forward to hearing from you". Contact: Sarah Rea, Marketing Officer. Address: Liverpool Lighthouse, Oakfield Road, Liverpool L4 0UF. Tel.: 0151 475 4062. Mobile: 07789 714698. Fax: 0151 260 4192. E-mail: Sarah.Rea@LJMGroup.org.uk link to website
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| AOM/0008 | MADCAP, MILTON KEYNES Music And Drama Community Arts Project is happy to receive extra funding from commercial sponsors. Address: Creed Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5LY. Tel./fax: 01908-320173. E-mail (finance): jeremy@olio.demon.co.uk link to website
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| AOM/0009 | ORKNEY ISLANDS FILMS Orkney Islands Films is a non-profit making organisation which makes micro-budget movies in the Orkney area, giving people the opportunity to learn about digital film making. They are collaborating with the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service in a Community Partnership Initiative, making a short drama which highlights the importance of a fully maintained smoke alarm. Once the drama has been completed they intend to have it classified by the British Board of Film Classification for both theatrical release and DVD release. They will then 'gift' the film to the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service so they can use the drama in one of their campaigns. Orkney Islands Films is looking for sponsors to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and food for actors and crew, buying props and classification from the BBFC. The reason they need to cover the cost of the actors' and crews' travel and accommodation, etc. is that they are based on a small island and the actors and crew will have to stay on the island for a two week shoot. "The amount we are looking for is £3,500. None of the actors, crew or any member of Orkney Islands Films will receive payment for their work on the drama. The funds are to cover the cost of expenses. We do not want to ask the HIFRS to fund the drama as it will take away much needed funds from other areas. In return for sponsorship, sponsors will have a credit and their company logo placed at the end of the completed movie, as well as a credit on our website and the knowledge that they are not only helping a new, non-profit organisation gain a reputation in the film making industry, but also their sponsorship may save someone's life". Contact: Elaine Parkin, Treasurer. Address: Burness, Balfour, Shapinsay, Orkney KW17 2DY. Tel.: 01856 711333. E-mail: info@orkneyislandsfilms.org.uk link to website
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| AOM/0010 | RURAL ARTS EAST It is the proud boast of Rural Arts East that it takes quality arts to the grassroots. The organisation works with communities all over Norfolk and north Suffolk to bring professional performances, exhibitions and artist-led activities to village halls and other rural venues, which normally miss out on exciting arts activity. Family audiences flock to see small-scale theatre shows, puppetry shows, storytelling evenings, music of all kinds, contemporary dance and superb visual arts exhibitions. Rural Arts East organises a year-round programme which is marketed in 'seasons'. A detailed audience profile can be supplied. Contact: Alistair Winch. Address: Prospect House, Great Melton Road, Hethersett, Norwich NR9 3AB. Tel.: 01603-813323. Fax: 01603-813343. E-mail: rae@netcom.co.uk. |
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| AOM/0011 | SOUTH EAST FOLK ARTS NETWORK SEFAN (the South East Folk Arts Network) received full Charity status in November 2005. Its mission is to increase knowledge, participation and interest in the traditional arts throughout the ACE, SE region. Folk music and dance bring people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds together and represent accessible art forms which encourage participation. SEFAN is keen on improving youth participation in the Folk Arts (running its own youth programmes) and is set to become the first port of call for information and advice in the region. Contact: Penny Allen, Administrator. Address: 89 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 7JQ. Tel.: 01273 541453. Fax: 01273 554189 E-mail: admin@sefan.org.uk. link to website
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| AOM/0012 | WORD AND ACTION Word And Action is a community theatre company based in Dorset, which boasts a record of over 22,000 performances, courses and workshops. Sponsorship support is sought. Contact: Fay Bowden, Director. Address: 15 King Street Street, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1DZ. Tel.: 01202 883197. E-mail: f.bowden@wordandaction.com. link to website
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