SAVE Britain’s Heritage has received £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Catalyst Small Grants programme to develop a corporate fundraising strategy.
SAVE writes:
This will enable SAVE to reach out to key decision makers and companies who are interested in helping protect the UK’s rich heritage, improve environmental stewardship and empower local communities.
The Grants programme will include mentoring, staff training and improvements to SAVE’s website and supporter database. As a result more people will have the opportunity to benefit from SAVE’s work.
SAVE Britain’s Heritage is one of the UK’s most effective advocates for the historic environment. For almost 40 years the organisation has been at the forefront of national campaigns to prevent the neglect or loss of buildings of every kind, from palaces, country houses and parish churches to power stations, terraced houses and humble cottages.
SAVE has been instrumental in the redevelopment of many of the UK’s foremost historic sites including Battersea Power Station, Tate Modern, Dumfries House, Hylands House, Chillingham Castle and Sheerness Dockyard. Many less well-known site have been saved by local communities supported by SAVE.
Commenting on the award, SAVE’s Director, Clem Cecil, said: ‘we are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. With this grant SAVE will be able to reach a wider audience and make the organisation more effective.’
Sue Bowers, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund London, said: ‘Through Catalyst small grants HLF aims to create a step-change in the way organisations approach fundraising. With this award we are supporting SAVE to develop its corporate fundraising capacity, which will make it more resilient and better able to work with local communities to protect Britain’s built heritage.’
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