Culture Together grants fund
A fund for projects to make our culture sector more inclusive and sustainable
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What we will fund
Projects should aim to improve access to opportunities in culture for groups marginalised by race, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.
Benchmark your activity against the key population demographics for Southwark listed in the following table.
| Global majority (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) | Disabled under the Equality Act | LGB+ sexual orientation | Transgender and non-binary | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Southwark population | 49% | 14% | 8.1% | 1.2% | 52% |
| Southwark working age population (16 to 64 years) | 46% | 13% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 52% |
The data for LGB+ sexual orientation, transgender and non-binary data is for those aged 16 and over. Data was not available for under 16-years-olds in those groups.
Focus areas
This fund is for projects that celebrate equal representation in one of the following 4 areas.
- Audiences: For example, reaching new people or engaging specific participant groups
- Workforce: This could be staff training or recruitment
- Governance: For example, developing policy or recruiting trustees
- Artistic content: This includes commissioning artists, collaboration and programming
We recognise that the four focus areas are interlinked, especially audiences and artistic content. We welcome applications with more than one focus area, but you should choose one to be your primary focus. This is based on the emphasis of your project and where you expect to make the greatest impact.
We want to support projects across all 4 focus areas. We recognise that there is value in supporting meaningful change in an area that might directly involve fewer people, especially if it focuses on a challenge that has been hard to address in the past.
Change-making activities
If your organisation is not yet representative of Southwark’s population in a chosen focus area, your project should make changes in your organisation or its work.
Amplifying activities
If your organisation is already representative, your project should celebrate or deepen your focus on equality and representation and increase its impact.
Secondary balancing criteria
We also encourage projects that engage young people (aged 5 to 19) or address climate change.
You should try to align your work to our climate resilience and adaptation strategy.