County Durham Community Foundation announce ‘GeNErosity – A Festival of Philanthropy and Giving in the North East’ taking place from 7th–27th November 2018 in partnership with Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and Newcastle University.
The festival is a series of 50 events, taking place across the North East between Wednesday 7th November and Tuesday 27th November, celebrating the history, current role and future of philanthropy across the region.
Events range from The Great Philanthropy Debate to Transformational Philanthropy to Crowdfunding to First Time Trusteeship that has developed out of North East Together’s Governance group.
There are already 30 #poweredbyphilanthropy groups showing the benefits philanthropy is having on groups across the region.
Some events are already close to selling out.
Nominate your Unsung GeNErosity Hero or encourage others to.
Event organisers are also looking for entries for thier Unsung GeNErosity Hero competition to recognise those generous givers who might have not had the recognition they deserve.
Nominations can be made across five different categories including:
- Young GeNErosity Hero which celebrates children and young people up to the age of 25 who support one or more charities by giving what they can, no matter how small the amount;
- Lifetime GeNErosity Hero which celebrates people who have been giving to charity all their lives. They may have supported just one charity for years, or they might be someone who has always given to a range of causes they care about;
- Past GeNErosity Hero which celebrates people from distant or more recent history whose giving has gone unrecognised. They might have been involved in giving to set up a charity, have been a valued supporter in years gone by, or they might have died but left a gift in their will to make a difference;
- Employers’ GeNErosity Hero which celebrates people nominated by their employers to recognise their giving. They will be someone within an organisation who makes a difference by giving to charities, and perhaps by encouraging others to do so;
- Diverse GeNErosity Hero which celebrates people from communities affected by prejudice and discrimination whose giving tends to get less profile.
Nominations close at 5pm on Friday 19th October
The winners of each category will then be announced during the closing event of the GeNErosity Festival, at 9pm on Tuesday 27th November. Each winner from across the five different categories will be honoured at the event in a form of a grant to a charity that they have supported during their time as an unsung philanthropist in the North East.
For more information about the GeNErosity Festival, the Unsung GeNErosity Hero competition, or to nominate an Unsung GeNErosity Hero, including how to register to attend please visit: www.generosityfestival.co.uk