Funding

Cultural Leadership Programme

03/08/2009

The Arts Council England, has announced that it is seeking applications through Meeting the Challenge Development Programme. Funded by HM Treasury the Programme seeks to support the cultural and creative industries in developing their leaders and methods of leadership, and will provide funds to support partnerships of organisations in meeting their leadership development needs.

Partnerships will be able to apply for between £25,000 and £100,000. Applicants should use a range of leadership development options and models on offer to develop innovative leadership programmes that best suit their needs. This could include; using placements; secondments; networks and exchanges; and support through coaching and mentoring, as well as participation in formal and informal courses.

Partnerships can be formed of between 3 to 5 (or more in exceptional circumstances) organisations working together. They may be pre-existing partnerships or those developed specifically for this project. The deadline for applications is 12noon on the 7th September 2009 for projects starting from November 2009.

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