John Sykes Foundation (UK, 1156623) Browse events

The John Sykes Foundation has been established with the aim of transforming the lives of people in and around Reading.  The foundation aims to support people from all walks of life in areas including education, health, disability, sport, arts and culture, science and any other charitable purpose. To enable the foundation to help the local community they must raise £75,000 over the next year and with your help 100% of the funds will be distributed back into the community.  The foundation will help people during illness, who may be lonely or vulnerable or supporting an individual to inspire them to reach their goals and dreams. Simply helping people from deprived backgrounds and making a difference. 

Carr Gomm (UK, SC033491) Browse events

Carr Gomm is a person-centred organisation that supports people to lead their lives safely and to do the things they want to do: in day-to-day living, in planning for the future and in realising dreams. We do this by providing support at home and in supported services which are delivered by highly trained and committed workers. Our services are personal, practical and professional - they are as unique as you are. We are fundraising for our Catch the Dream programme which provides exciting, life-enhancing opportunities for the people Carr Gomm support - from sailing lessons to art classes, music therapy to sports clubs, gardening projects to volunteer befriending.  Carr Gomm believes everyone deserves a good quality of life and the chance to 'Catch their Dream'.  With your help, and the valuable funds you raise, we can make sure even more people can benefit from this fantastic programme in years to come.

The Adam Stansfield Foundation (UK, 1140579) Browse events

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Equal Rights Trust (UK, 1113288) Browse events

The Equal Rights Trust is an independent international organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice.

UpClose Productions (UK, 1153307) Browse events

OperaUpClose is an award-winning opera company based at the King’s Head Theatre, focusing on new English versions of well-known works and premieres of new operas, with a commitment to providing stage experience to early-career singers.

Elsie Normington Foundation (UK, SC044029) Browse events

..Elsie Normington Foundation plans to build a specialist play centre, respite wing, community coffee shop and some supported housing for children and young adults with learning disabilities in Inverness, Highlands of Scotland. We need your help to raise £4 million for this project.

ProjectZulu (UK, 1158798) Browse events

Enabling the people of the Madadeni Township, South Africa to develop educational & community opportunities which increase lifelong learning prospects for young people. Using their traditional Zulu songs & dances we enable the township schools to raise their own funds for sustainable projects.

Steve Sinnott Foundation (UK, 1130814) Browse events

The Steve Sinnott Foundation is an International charity promoting MDG 2 to secure primary education for all children by 2015. Projects include Education for All Day, Teacher Training in Sierra Leone, & our School Partnerships Programme. www.stevesinnottfoundation.org.uk www.educationforallday.org.

Coda Music Trust (UK, 1068710) Browse events

Coda is a unique local resource, providing inspirational and innovative services to local people. We use music in powerful ways in response to need and demand: As a tool for learning and for change in our community, and as therapy to help make life better for people of all ages and abilities.

Nordoff Robbins (UK) (UK, 280960) Browse events

Nordoff Robbins uses music to transform the lives of vulnerable people across the UK living with a range of challenges such as autism, dementia, mental health problems, brain injury, depression or a life-threatening / terminal illness. Through music, we can dramatically improve quality of life.

Marina Theatre Trust (UK, 1149133) Browse events

The Marina Theatre in Lowestoft, Suffolk has been at the heart of the community since 1870. We receive only 10% of our income in public sector grants. Just to sustain our programmeand keep the doors open we need to bring in at least £1.5 million each year from box office trading and fundraising. Please help us to keep the Arts alive in Lowestoft by donating to our beautiful venue.

Everyman Appeal (UK, Everyman Appeal - N/A) Browse events

Everyman is an appeal run by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). Every year some 10,000 men lose their lives to prostate cancer and over 2,000 others have their world turned upside down by a diagnosis of testicular cancer. These men are the reason we are fundraising for male specific cancers.

PEN International (UK, 1117088) Browse events

PEN International celebrates literature and promotes freedom of expression. Founded in 1921, our global community of writers now numbers more than 20,000 and spans more than 100 countries. Our programmes, campaigns and publications aim to connect writers and readers wherever they are in the world.

Global Care (UK, 1054008) Browse events

Global Care is an innovative Christian charity aiming to provide effective care, education and empowerment for the most vulnerable children in the world regardless of their faith.

The Reading Agency (UK, 1085443) Browse events

Our mission is to give everyone an equal chance in life by helping people become confident and enthusiastic readers. Your donation can make a significant difference to the life chances of many people. Because everything changes when we read.

Link Radio Trust (UK, 295397) Browse events

Link Radio - The Residents Radio Service 1984 - 2009 and ongoing. Link Radio is a radio service for the residents in sheltered housing in the Castle Point, Rochford and Billericay areas of Essex, providing a service for in excess of 24 homes. Run by volunteers, who give their time in abundance and allways with great enthusiasm. The service runs 24hrs a day 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year. When a live show is not being transmitted there is a wealth of pre- recorded programmes to choose from. The content of the programmes is aimed at the age group of the residents (55yrs and over ) Music that they remember from their childhood and youth, and talk show topics that they have an interest in. Gardening and Story time always seem to be popular. Local opeople are also invited in to talk on local topics.

The Ark (UK, 1098204) Browse events

The Ark is an educational arts and disability charity that also helps to manage Club Marmalade, an inclusive nightclub, and Dis:Course, an independent information, advice and support service for people with disabilities and those that support them.

The Galilee Foundation (UK, 1118966) Browse events

Hackney Empire Appeal (UK, 1062085) Browse events

The Hackney Empire is a leading London theatre dedicated to the widest range of popular entertainment which affordable and accessible diverse communities within some of the most deprived areas in country. Through its business and redevelopment of the theatre complex, it has brought prosperity and a sense of pride to the area and continues to bolster its social and economic regeneration. It supports and natures new talent and champions the achievements of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enable them to make positive choices about the directions their lives should take and that of their communities.

Rehmat Foundation Charity Projects (UK, 1093095) Browse events

Currently raising funds for a Kidney Centre, that provides FREE treatment for the poor, just outside Jhelum in Pakistan. Other welfare projects in Pakistan include: free medical treatment, water pump installations, mobile eye and Hepatitis Vaccination clinics, food & clothing distribution and disaster recovery solutions for the poor and needy.

Shakespeare Schools Foundation (UK, 1164676) Browse events

Our annual Festival trains teachers and young people in an active and ambitious way of working with Shakespeare. Months of preparation culminate in exhilarating performance evenings; young people playing Shakespeare in professional theatres - hundreds of nights across the country, every autumn.

Northern Stage (theatrical Productions) Limited (UK, 700055) Browse events

Northern Stage makes bold, ambitious, intelligent theatre. For 44 years we’ve developed theatre-makers, enriched the lives of our communities and entertained audiences of all ages. We offer a year round programme of projects and events, at the theatre and in schools and communities, encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to take part in making theatre and unleashing their creativity. Our extensive Creative Residencies programme supports local and national theatre-makers to develop their work at Northern Stage - from a spare room policy giving free rehearsal space for artists, to bespoke residencies supported by our creative and technical teams, and a national competition to find the most intriguing ideas for new theatre. We are committed to providing opportunities that enable local artists to stay and work in the North East and to play our part in promoting the region as a centre for creative development.

POhWER (UK, 1061543) Browse events

POhWER supports society’s most vulnerable people who may not otherwise be heard. We help to give those people a voice and make sure that the right people listen when they speak up about issues that affect them. Call 0300 456 2370 or visit www.pohwer.net for more information

Operation Florian (UK, 1149445) Browse events

Working to promote the protection of life amongst communities in need, worldwide, by the provision of equipment and training to improve fire fighting, first aid and rescue capabilities.

Headway Salisbury and South Wiltshire (UK, 1137281) Browse events

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