Delivery


We believe that we can be more aspirational and ambitious in the projects we embark on and in the items we will fund.


Examples of other funding aspirations we would consider are as follows:


• Initial costs to establish a new Licensed Organisation (LO);


• Create or support childcare/nursery facilities where necessary to enable young parents to take part;


• Contribute towards minibuses to enable current and future participants to take part in expeditions;


• Supporting the cost of hosting DofE open days to be attended by both young people and adults throughout your local area, offering a taster of DofE programmes and their benefits;


DofE participants will be able to maintain the garden.


“We are delighted to be joining forces with the #iwill fund to ensure that over the next four years over quarter of a million disadvantaged young people are given the headstart we know the DofE experience will provide.”


• Supporting the cost of networking events with organisations in your local area. This may support the development of the programme in organisations where their young people face similar disadvantages;


• The purchasing of musical instruments for current and future participants to borrow, enabling them to complete their Skills section.


Initial projects


We have already received some great ideas for helping more disadvantaged young people.


An SEN school is looking to open a ‘Diamond Café’ in the school where their students can volunteer to serve customers and help in the running of the day-to-day activities. Potentially it could give young people a volunteering opportunity for years to come and might be used for the Skills section as well.


Another school, whose students have complex physical and emotional needs, would like to repair their allotment and create a sensory garden. The DofE participants would repair and create it as part of their Volunteering and Skills section activities. This is an example of a sustainable project as every year the


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One of our Operations team has highlighted an academy in an inner city location that needs help with delivering the Expedition section. They were able to run Bronze last year but not Silver. With help from the fund they may be able to establish a Silver group and give last year’s cohort the chance to build on their skills whilst starting the next group on their Bronze adventure.


Match funding


You could make a Diamond grant go further by obtaining match funding from another trust, charity or fund. This would not only increase the money available but also the scope of the project and the number of disadvantaged young people we can support. For example, where a project requires funding to create a new LO, the DofE Diamond fund might cover the initial cost of the facilities over the course of four years, but a match fund


may cover additional years – or perhaps the salary and training of the staff required to run the programme within the LO.


Whatever your idea, it all starts with a conversation with your Operations team member who will discuss your project idea with you and help you to think about applying for funding.


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