Ending Sexual Harassment & Abuse: Now's the Time

Nows the Time (small grants) How to Apply Thursday 13th September 2018 Rehana Reid & Cullagh Warnock Rosa

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Justice and Equality Fund Justice and Equality Fund The Justice and Equality Fund is a UK wide fund managed by Rosaand aims to bring an end to the culture of sexual harassment, abuse and impunity by resourcing an expert network of advice, support and advocacy organisations and projects. Inspired by the phenomenal campaigners of #metoo, TIME s UP, Ni Nunca Mas, the #lifeinleggings movements and others, a group of UK-based women from the entertainment industry have come together to challenge the culture that permits people in positions of power to sexually harass and abuse others. The Justice and Equality Fund aims to make workplaces and other contexts just, safe and equitable for all and ensure anyone who has been subjected to harassment and abuse, including sexual violence at work is better able access support and justice. There are three programmes of funding under the Justice and Equality Fund 1) Advice and Support (closed) 2) Now s the Time (small and large grants) 3) Changing the Conversation (closed)

Nows the Time (small grants) Now s the Time is the second programme from the Justice and Equality Fund. The programme aims to amplify the voices of individuals and groups who are calling for an end to sexual harassment and abuse, in their workplaces and in their communities. We want to resource imaginative, collaborative and creative grassroots activism so we are asking organisations to apply by answering the question: What would you do towards ending sexual harassment (in work places and in communities)?

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What work will Nows the Time support? Prevention work Awareness raising activities Imaginative and creative grassroots activism Influencing work Work with groups and communities who might face additional barriers to getting their voices heard, or might be at higher risk of sexual harassment and abuse to amplify those voices Work that tries out new ideas Work that replicates tried and tested approaches in new settings Work that others can learn from We are particularly keen to see cross-sector partnerships where the expertise of specialist voluntary sector organisations at the forefront of this work, is shared with others to help drive broader change.

Nows the Time Small Grants Small grants programme currently open. (Large grants up to 100k opens 24th September). Grants 5,000 - 25,000: There is a total of 250K to award in this round. Open to women s organisations only (though you can partner with a non-women s org) Closing date for applications is Friday 28th September 2018. Try not to leave it until the closing date to submit your application. Ensure you meet all the eligibility criteria outlined in the guidelines

Nows the Time application process Applicants must submit a short online application form together with a video application (and supporting documents). Questions about your organisation: Eligibility test: Questions about the grant proposal: E.g. 25 word summary of proposal Contact details Women s organisation Budget (primarily revenue costs): What your organisation does To spend over a year Only include costs you are applying to Rosa for. You must be able to spend the grant within 12 months of receipt Budget should equal total request (this must include the mandatory 150 travel/exp cost). Ensure you show your working out clearly. Any staff costs included should be paid at the national minimum wage and ideally the Living Wage. Be specific. We can fund core costs as part/proportion of a project (i.e. full cost recovery). Charitable organisation Work in UK Partners

Supporting Documents You will need to up-load supporting documents. If any documentation is not submitted the application will be considered incomplete and withdrawn. Please ensure all supporting documents are clear and readable. Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to request applicants to re-submit individual documents. Again do not leave it until the closing date to up-load your supporting documents. 1. Please upload your most recent annual signed report and accounts (if your most recent accounts are not yet ready please provide draft or management accounts signed by your Chair or Treasurer) Whilst we know many small organisation s have very basic accounts we do expect these to include a reasonable amount of detail showing sources of income and expenditure as well as levels of restricted and unrestricted reserves as far as possible. This should detail sources of predicted and secured income as well as confirmed and anticipated expenditure. 2. Please upload your organisation s budget for the current year. 3. If your application is for work with children or vulnerable We expect all organisations to submit a robust safeguarding policy. 4. Please upload a copy of a bank statement from within the last 3 months Your bank statement should show a date, your account name and number as well as recent transactions and account balance. This should be your full signed governing document ( i.e. memorandum and articles of applicable) 5. Please upload a signed copy of the governing document for your organisation

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The video application You are required to submit a 3 minute video application outlining your ambitions for use of the funding. This is an essential element of the application. We want to get a good feel for what you are doing and what you want to do. Your video should capture your passion for your work. We want to see proposals with strong focus and ambitious goals. Your video will be shared with other applicants during a process called participatory grantmaking so please ensure you have relevant permission from all included in your video. Your video application must show how your proposal answers the Challenge Question: What would you do to end sexual harassment?

Creating your video To guide you on what to include your video should answer the following questions: First! The application process is designed to be quick and easy, please don t waste resources on producing an amazing video, as applicants will not be judged on their technical excellence. However, it is important that we can hear and see you. You can submit footage filmed on a smart phone, webcam, or camera. 1. What does your organisation do? 2. What does your organisation want to do, where and when? 3. How will this contribute to ending sexual harassment? 4. What difference will it make and why are you the best organisation to make it happen? Tip: Do highlight the role of any partner(s) or collaborative working as we are keen to see how well connected you are. 5. How will you spend your grant?

Creating your video continued You may wish to consider the following tips to ensure a clear application: Stability - if you re filming on your phone you can prop it against a weighty object, such as a glass, rather than holding it in your hand where it will shake. Angle - try to film in landscape (lengthwise) as when you upload the video, you ll find that portrait mode leaves black bars on either side of the footage. Lighting - ensure the room you are filming in is well lit. Sound - sound is a hard to correct after filming. The audio on a phone isn t great, so please ensure you film in a quiet space. Editing - both Youtube and Vimeo have basic editing once you upload the footage, so you can trim that footage of you propping up your phone and turning it off at the end. Once you have shot your video, you can either plug it in to your laptop and drag the footage directly from the phone to your computer or simply email it to yourself and download it.

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Submitting your application Access online application via our website. If you have applied previously please use your existing login details to log in and start a new application. You can simply save your form and come back to it at a later date. To access your form again, use this link then log in using your email address and the password you created. If you forget your password you can create a new one by clicking on Forgot Password? and following the instructions. You will be asked to submit supporting documents (inc your video) as attachments. Please note that there is a 25 MB upload limit. If your video exceeds this limit please upload your video to a hosting website and paste the link into the box provided on the form. Please do not password protect your video!

What happens next? Applications are screened for eligibility and processed by Rosa staff Eligible women's organisations that applied vote on applications Rosa allocates 20% of funding to even out discrepancies and ensure diversity Grants awarded Rosa provides ongoing support and networking opportunities to grantees

Lastly Now s the Time (large grants) Opens 24th September and closes 14th December. Grants of 25K - 100K. Women s organisations applying will need to apply in partnership with at least one other organisation. Dates for two how to apply webinars will be announced.