{"alias":"changeLogItem","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u2019ve been working on a recovery fund to support the groups hit hardest by COVID-19 and are delighted to now announce the final total.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough our virtual fundraising appeal, \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022http://scouts.org.uk/raceroundtheworld\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E#RaceRoundTheWorld\u003C/a\u003E, and thanks to generous grants, funders and donors, we\u2019ve raised an absolutely astonishing \u00A31.8 million to help save our Scout groups at risk of closure.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe want to say a huge thank you for the philanthropic support of Pears Foundation and Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS), who\u2019ve contributed \u00A31 million towards Scouts, as part of Government\u2019s \u00A3750m charities package. \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/supporters/pears-foundation/\u0022\u003EPears Foundation\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E is a long-term strategic partner of Scouts, supporting us to reach even more communities.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Recovery fund also includes all the money raised by the amazing participants and donors in #RaceRoundTheWorld \u2013 an incredible total of \u00A3350,000, which has been match funded by a generous Scouts alumni (up to our target of \u00A3300,000) taking the full amount to \u00A3650,000.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, we ringfenced some of the membership fee income last year for this purpose. All of these funds together will make our Recovery Fund that we committed to in the Autumn.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe know many Groups/Units have struggled to cover the fixed costs of keeping Scouts going locally, as it hasn\u2019t been possible to run the usual local fundraising events. Through the Recovery Fund, funding will be provided to the 10% of Groups/Units most in need. Pears Foundation and DCMS funding will support local groups in deprived areas in England with the rest of the funding available to all Groups/Units in the UK. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGroups can apply to the fund through the census. It includes a section about the funding and a short set of questions on how they\u0027ve been impacted.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll process the requests as quickly as possible so that they can be distributed by the end of March 2021.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Check out our other news this month","buttonLink":{"name":"January","id":null,"url":"/news/2021/january/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"11 January 2021","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48621,"nodeName":"\u00A31.8 million Recovery fund for Scout groups in need","title":"\u00A31.8 million Recovery fund for Scout groups in need","type":"changeLogItem","image":{"url":"/media/5857/fdl-blog.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd082b5150","caption":"FDL Blog","type":"jpg","size":85068,"width":1200,"height":628,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"\u00A31.8 million Recovery fund for Scout groups in need","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"We\u2019ve been working on a recovery fund to support the groups hit hardest by COVID-19 and are delighted to now announce the final total.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODYyMSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/january/18-million-recovery-fund-for-scout-groups-in-need/"}