Our charity is funded by four main methods
- Profits from Trading Operations (trip boat Birdswood plus merchandise sales)
- Membership fees
- Ad-hoc donations and legacies (ad-hoc donations are now much easier though our “Give As You Live” facility – see the DONATE button on this website).
- Grants from major funders and Charitable Trusts
We believe in the transformative power of partnerships with prospective major funders.
Our approach is built on a foundation of transparency, collaboration, and shared goals. We understand that each funder has unique priorities and objectives, and we strive to align our projects with their philanthropic mission.
- We take the time to understand the priority of each potential funder
- We try to tailor our funding requests to match specific funders and provide clear timelines and measurable outcomes.
- We provide regular updates to our funders on the outcome of their grants
Here’s a selection of recent funders:
- National Lottery Awards for All
- Nora Smith Settlement
- The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
- William Dean Countryside and Educational Trust
- M J Camp Charitable Foundation
- Foundation Derbyshire
- Mansfield Building Society
- Derbyshire Environmental Trust
- The Lady Hind Trust
- Big Give
- William Dean C and E Trust
- Central Co op Community Fund
- Swire CT
Here’s the range of things we’ve done:
- Purchase of a welfare cabin to support work party volunteers
- Purchase of coir rolls for canal bank stabilization
- Weed clearance at Pinxton wharf
- Lime mortar training of work party volunteers
- Chain saw certification of work party volunteers
- Weed clearance at Cromford
- Purchase of tools for work party volunteers
- Technical survey work on the Aqueduct Cottage to Gregory Tunnel stretch
- Purchase of materials for the enhancement of Lock-keepers garden
- Funding of generic “core” charity operation
- Maintenance of our trip boat “Birdswood”
- Footpath maintenance at Lower Hartshay
- Drainage work at Beggarlee (phase1)
- Flood mitigation work at Beggarlee (phase2)