| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, file sheet, file notes, reports, leaflets, copies of published material, financial papers, grant terms and conditions, agenda 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 2005 the Trust made a grant of £79,284 distributed over three years towards core funding. Minutes: T04/05-28. Notes: Copy minutes are not included though minutes are referenced in the file sheet. File organised by subject. File not numbered. |