News article
Voluntary Sector (UK)
01/07/2015
The Baring Foundation's Support for the Voluntary Sector (STVS) fund will re-open for applications in the autumn.
The programme funds development work to help voluntary sector organisations become more efficient and effective. Over the last four years the programme has focused exclusively on the development of social welfare legal advice. For 2015 the programme has a new theme focusing on the use of the law and human rights by the voluntary sector. It will provide project-based funding to: train and support frontline organisations in using the law and human rights based approaches; encourage the use of these tools in organisations with no history of taking legal action or advocating for rights; and create the link between frontline activity and policy change using these approaches. The Foundations will consider applications for projects that demonstrate a clear strategy to tackle discrimination and disadvantage; use the law or human rights based approaches in novel and innovative ways; and collaborate and share learning. For information on projects supported in the past please click here. More information will be released in September.