Community Chest
Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest
What is the Community Chest?
Hall & Woodhouse set up the Community Chest in 2002 to provide local help for its local community in and around Dorset. Since then they have donated over £135,000 to 195 worthy voluntary organizations. Hall & Woodhouse's employees have also completed nearly 2,000 hours of voluntary work assisting with practical projects in the local community. The ethos of the Community Chest is: The Community Chest for 2010 is a pool of £20,000 and a time bank of up to 200 hours for practical voluntary help from Hall & Woodhouse employees. Hall & Woodhouse is supported by partners Blackmore Vale Publishing, Midwest Radio and The Community Foundation for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, who provide the scheme with publicity, advice and local knowledge. Who can apply? Applications are welcome from any voluntary or community organisation or group with a local interest that is based or works in the Dorset area for the benefit of local people. Grants could be made in the following areas: Applications will not be considered from national organisations or those that are profit making, political, or outside the Dorset area. What can you apply for? Groups can apply for grants of amounts between £300 and £3,000 or for practical assistance to help them achieve their aims. Grants could be awarded for: Practical assistance has been provided: Brewery tours for special needs groups have also been provided. How can you apply? You can apply online When do you have to apply by? The deadline for applications is 7th May 2010. What are the judges looking for? The Community Chest judges are made up of representatives from the scheme's partners Hall & Woodhouse Ltd., Blackmore Vale Publishing, Midwest Radio and the Community Foundation for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. Each judge has their own criteria but organisations should ask themselves the following questions: Need - Is there a real need for this project? Does your project or organisation really improve the lives of local residents or is it nice to have? Own Efforts - What efforts have you made to help your own organisation? How much money have you raised for your project or organisation? Difference - How much more money is needed to make the project a reality? Will a grant of up to £3,000 enable the project to happen? The judges will have to look through over 200 applications so the organisations who have demonstrated that they have a real need, have helped themselves and that any money awarded will make a difference, are more likely to be successful. The judges will split the applications into two groups: large awards of over £1,000 and small awards. The large awards will be short listed for a judges' visit and the small awards judged on the merit of their application form only.
