Savannah Wisdom are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in the Best Business Partnership Category in the forthcoming Manchester Culture Awards 2021! Along with our fantastic partners, B&M Community Fund, HOME Manchester and Manchester City Council, we worked in collaboration to offer small grants to those Freelancers who work in cultural activities in the City and were ineligible for any other Covid-19 recovery funds to enable them to carry on; to show them we cared and that their contribution to the city was valued.…
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Savannah Wisdom at new Ripples of Hope Festival
September saw a unique new five-day festival taking place in Manchester. Inspired by people and their stories, strength and creativity; Ripples of Hope was a wonderful celebration of the power of people to make change.
An important topic at the Business and Investment Summit was the notion of regeneration for businesses and organisations, with Savannah Wisdom CEO Shalni Arora taking part in a captivating panel discussion during the opening plenary.…
Support for Cultural Hardship Fund & new Manchester initiative HOMEground
In March and April this year, Savannah Wisdom provided one-off hardship grants to Creative Freelancers in Manchester who were ineligible for The Government Covid-19 recovery scheme. In the most difficult period for the arts in recent years, we were really concerned that many creatives would be lost to the city without it.…
Savannah Wisdom helps create new fund for freelancers working in Manchester’s Arts and Culture sector
The new fund –The Cultural Sector Hardship Fund – launched on Monday 1st February, to support those working in the creative & cultural sectors who are facing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic. Along with partners, B&M Community Fund, the £500,000 is available in grants of £1,500 to individual freelancers based in Manchester.…
Savannah Wisdom Foundation response to Covid-19: how we’ve helped some of those most in need in the past few months.
The adverse effect of the Pandemic to disadvantaged children and those suffering domestic abuse was well documented early in the crisis and urgent action was needed. The Savannah Wisdom Foundation were quick to understand these issues and proactive in offering help.…
