Grants made in 2005

Fifth Fund

Aston University Centre for Voluntary Action Research - £120,000
Towards the salary of a director to support the development and sustainability of charities and other voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations through research, education and training.

Association of Charitable Foundations - £5,000
Towards developing the Philanthropy UK newsletter and putting in place a business plan for the approach.

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies - £140,077
Towards the salary and costs over three years of a Project Officer to investigate and monitor the development of the new community sentences and provide information about the way they are used and managed.

Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - £100,000
Towards the costs of the Wellbeing Programme to establish how human psychology can be incorporated into economic theory and so challenge the narrowness of the economic model as a basis for public policy making.

Charity Technology Trust - £19,500
Towards the costs of establishing a customer web portal to support access to fundraising and communications tools for UK charities.

In Kind Direct - £150,000
Towards the costs of redesigning InKind Direct's membership structure which enables charities to access companies' surplus products.

Media Standards Forum - £70,000
Towards core costs of this project to raise standards of accuracy within UK journalism; to encourage citizens and journalists to support reform; and to build a relationship between the UK citizen and the media.

Public Voice - £5,000
Towards creating an effective civil society lobby to protect and promote citizens' interests in relation to broadcasting and communications legislation and regulation.

Voice of the Listener & Viewer - £80,000
Towards the salary and supporting costs of the director in this organisation which aims to support broadcasting as a public good.

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