Expression of Interest - Youth-Led Creativity Fund

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This application has already been submitted
Completing your Expression of Interest:
You'll first be asked for some details about your organisation and work, what you are seeking support for, and your contact details.

You will then have space to tell us more about your work. We will ask you three questions about your work and how it meets our criteria for Youth-Led Creativity. You'll have a total of 1050 words to answer three questions. You can submit your answers either by:
  • Writing your answers in the space provided.
  • Uploading an audio or video recording with your answers to all three questions. As a guide on recording length, 1200 words is usually between 5 to 10 minutes of speaking. You can upload a recording to the platform of your choice (e.g. Google Drive, YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud), and enter the link in the space provided. See our guidance for support.
Your answers are meant to be short. We'll use your answers along with your organisation details, your website, and social media, to judge whether your work is a potential match for the programme.

The questions you will be asked in this second part are:
  1. How is your work led by and shaped by young people from communities currently under-represented in arts and culture? (350 words) 
  2. In what ways do you prioritise the joy and care of young people? (350 words) 
  3. Can you give us an example of how you have collaborated or worked with others to develop youth-led practice and your learning around this? (350 words) 
Please note that as the form is short you will not be able to save, so if you're not ready to complete your Expression of Interest, you will need to start again.

Response times: 
You should hear back from us within 4 weeks of submitting your Expression of Interest.

Are we the right funder for you:
It is difficult to get funding from Esmée. The vast majority of people who apply for our funding are not supported.

For the Youth-Led Creativity programme, we are focusing our support on work led by and for young people who have less access to creative programmes or who are under-represented in arts and culture. This includes young people who:

  • are D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent
  • are from communities experiencing racial inequity
  • are economically or educationally disadvantaged
  • identify as LGBT+
  • have migration or care experience
  • are based in rural areas

 

Criteria:
We're looking to support work that:
  • Is driven and shaped by young people so they can build their confidence and skills. Most of the young people need to be aged 14 to 30.
  • Understands and can demonstrate a track record of centering the voices of young people from communities under-represented in arts and culture. This includes young people who are D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, are from communities experiencing racial inequity, are economically or educationally disadvantaged, identify as LGBT+, have migration or care experience.
  • Prioritises the joy and care of young people.
  • Uses art and creativity as a tool for young people to use their voice and influence change in their own lives and the world around them.
  • Is driving change for the future either by doing something new or by using tried and tested models, to push things forward.

Exclusions:
The Youth-Led Creativity programme doesn't support:
  • Organisations not based and working in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales
  • Work that is part of the school curriculum
  • Work that is not legally charitable – defined as work that falls within one of 13 descriptions of charitable purposes and is for the public benefit
  • Grants to individuals
  • Capital costs including building work, renovations, and equipment
  • Academic research – unless it can demonstrate real potential for practical outcomes
  • Healthcare with a clinical basis, including medical research, hospices, counselling and therapy, arts therapy, education about and treatment for drug and alcohol misuse
  • Independent education
  • Work that is primarily the responsibility of statutory authorities to provide using public funds (for example: social services for children and older people)
  • The advancement of religion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
We are also gathering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) data from organisations who apply for our funding. Once you’ve submitted your Expression of Interest, you will be redirected to a DEI monitoring form. You will need to complete this for your organisation. We will use this information to make sure that the reach of our funding and our funding practices are fair and just. We will also use it to help us identify and address structural inequity.
If you would like to continue to make an application, click the 'Next Page' button. 

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Your Organisation

A fiscal host is an organisation that helps manage the financial and regulatory responsibilities for a group, project or organisation that may not have its own Legal Structure

Please note: For the remaining questions about the organisation (including type/structure, annual turnover), please enter the details of the lead organisation or fiscal host who will be hosting the funding.

Search for your Charity Name or Number

Please make sure this is correct.


You have the option to enter up to 3 social media accounts (please enter the link e.g. www.instagram.com/X):
FTE (full time equivalent)
Please enter a round number, without commas or a currency sign







Communities experiencing racial inequity: by this we mean that 75% or more of the Board/Management committee AND 50% of senior staff (where staff exist) are from communities experiencing racial inequity. This is often referred to as 'Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic', 'BAME' or 'Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)'.

Disabled: by this we mean that 75% or more of the Board/Management committee AND 50% of senior staff (where staff exist) are D/deaf or disabled.

In addition to this question, applicants will also be asked to complete a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion monitoring form, which you will be directed to after completing your Expression of Interest.
Your Contact details







This question is not compulsory - please only answer if you would like to

Your Work






(This does not mean funding for a post within your organisation)







Please select from the fields below the Level and Geographic that will benefit from the work proposed.  (Note: you should only go down to the level relevant to your work so if you work on a national level you should select Level = 'Country' and then select Geographic as the relevant country. If you work at local authority level, you should select Level = 'Local Authority'.  If you benefit from more than one Level or Geographic, then you can select 'Add another geographical area'.



Please enter a round number (no decimals) and do not include the currency sign or comma.

Please enter the number of months (to the nearest whole month) and do not write "months". 

Expression of Interest
Tell us more about your work and how it meets our criteria for Youth-Led Creativity by answering the following three questions:
  1. How is your work led by and shaped by young people from communities currently under-represented in arts and culture? (350 words) 
  2. In what ways do you prioritise the joy and care of young people? (350 words) 
  3. Can you give us an example of how you have collaborated or worked with others to develop youth-led practice and your learning around this? (350 words)

You'll have a total of 1050 words to answer all three questions. You can submit your answers either by:
  • Writing your answers in the space provided.
  • Uploading an audio or video recording with your answers to all three questions. As a guide on recording length, 1050 words is usually between 7 to 10 minutes of speaking. You can upload a recording to the platform of your choice (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Google Drive). See our guidance for support.


Add the third-party media platform link to the audio or video recording with your answers:






Total word count: 0 / 1200

You will be redirected to a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion monitoring form. After, you will know that all the information has been submitted when you are taken to a ‘thank you’ page.

We will then review your Expression of Interest with our Involving Young People Collective and get back to you within a month. In the meantime, if you have any queries, you can get in touch with us by email to: youthledcreativity@esmeefairbairn.org.uk




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