| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, file sheet, financial papers, reports, annual reports, grant terms and conditions, agenda, general information and due diligence, memorandum and articles of association and project proposal relating to the Citizen Organising Foundation (COF). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: The COF is a registered charity whose mission is to create a network of competent, informed and organised citizens who act responsibly in the public life of their communities and are able to influence, for the common good, decisions which impact on their communities. To achieve this mission, COF has established an Institute that runs regular training seminars for community leaders and seeks professional organisers to help build broad-based citizens' organisations (BBOs). COF acts as the national umbrella organisation of the broad-based organising movement in Britain and Ireland. It is the focal point for an increasingly diverse alliance of congregations, community groups and labour organisations. COF became a registered charity in 1989. Nature of support: In 2008 the Trust approved a grant of £32,000 towards COF core funding. Minutes: No minutes cited. Notes: File organised by subject. File not numbered. |