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Friday 9th July 2010
Guinness Bring It To Life Awards
At a time of great economic and social pressure, we need social entrepreneurs and volunteers more than ever.
The Guinness Bring It To Life Awards, in association with UnLtd and Rathbone, will work with people aged 25 – 35 who have a brilliant urban regeneration idea that will make a difference to their local community. People will receive a Guinness Bring It To Life Award through UnLtd and will have access to funding, training and volunteer support from Rathbone and Diageo Great Britain to bring their social ventures to life. The Guinness Bring it to Life Awards honour Arthur Guinness’ commitment to supporting local communities.
They are looking for 19 driven individuals who are fast-moving social entrepreneurs with an initiative that will benefit people in any of the following cities: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. We are particularly interested in supporting initiatives in areas of particular need.
A social entrepreneur is someone who has a social heart and a business head. They use the skills, passion and drive of a successful business entrepreneur and apply these characteristics to delivering transformational change in society. They are innovative in addressing social needs and are passionate about making a difference to society. They are people from many different walks of life, with a track record or passion to make things happen.
They want to support people who have the energy and drive to transform their communities and neighbourhoods by hosting positive activities in community spaces. You must be:
25-35 at the time of submitting your application
Living and/or working in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham or London
The founder or lead person driving the initiative
In a position to apply as an individual or an informal group
Identify where you would personally benefit from support
Your initiative must:
Run in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and/or London.
Be new, or an existing initiative delivered in a new way
Incorporate social and/or environmental aims
Demonstrate the difference your initiative has made to beneficiaries to date and how you would demonstrate this in the future
Bring people together
Aim to leave a lasting legacy
Have the pace to spend funding in an 8 month period
Have a role for volunteers on your project that has a demonstrable benefit
Overall you must:
Agree to be used as a case study and in PR
Demonstrate that the success of your initiative and your own development will be accelerated by an UnLtd Award
Two levels of Award are available for entrepreneurs. 15 Catalyst Awards, each worth up to £2,200, are available for those who need the running costs to get their idea off the ground and 6 Development Awards, worth up to £15,000 each, are available for established social entrepreneurs to get their ventures fully operational.
Stage 1 - Go to website below to register your Expression Of Interest.
These must be received by no later than the 9th of July 2010.
Stage 2 - They assess your Expression Of Interest and we will then
send you an application form.
Stage 3 - You need to complete the Application Form and send it back to us
no later than the 23rd of July 2010.
Stage 4 - The shortlist of applicants will be selected in August 2010.
Stage 5 - Successful applicants will be announced by the end of September 2010.
To request printed copies of the Expression Of Interest form, please contact Email: bringittolife@UnLtd.org.uk Tel: 020 7566 1120
Full information is on Website: http://www.unltd.org.uk/guinness-bring-it-to-life-awards/
