Supporters of sinfonia ViVA
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ViVA is a registered charity, and is therefore reliant on a diverse range of funding streams. Excellence and accessibility are ViVA priorities and support from statutory bodies, trusts and foundations, individuals and the private sector make all the difference to what we can achieve with imaginative and bold music-making in concert and in the community. We are very grateful to Arts Council England, Derby City Council, other City and District Councils, Awards for All, Arts & Business and members of the private sector for their continuing and enlightened support for our work.
Corporate Supporters
Whether you want to emphasise your commitment to the local community, entertain your clients or present employee incentives, ViVA can build a rewarding, mutually beneficial relationship with your company.
ViVA prides itself on its measured approach to corporate sponsorship. We can offer a bespoke package to your business designed to meet your corporate and social responsibility objectives, and raise your profile by being associated with one of the leading chamber orchestras in the UK.
Aligned with our established reputation for creativity and innovation, ViVA can offer hospitality, service and work-based training to our corporate partners, as well as wider recognition and profile through regional and national press. We recognise that united objectives and values are crucial in a successful sponsorship arrangement.
Opportunities include:
- Client hospitality and business networking events
- Strategic brand alignment with one of the country's leading chamber orchestras
- Employee involvement packages
- Arts-based training opportunities
- Project and event sponsorship to complement Corporate Social Responsibility agendas
- Brand awareness through national and international touring programmes
- Exclusive performances from ViVA musicians at corporate events
Current Corporate Supporters of ViVA are: Rolls-Royce plc, Berryman, Euro Car Parks, John Lewis Nottingham, East Midlands Airport, Nottingham Trent University.
For further information about a corporate relationship with ViVA please contact Jon Ashford-Smith, Head of Development on 01332 207566 or email jon@vivaorch.co.uk
Charitable Trusts and Foundations
ViVA is grateful to the trusts and foundations that give their support to the Orchestra and its music education and community programmes. Grants enable a huge range of valuable work to take place, for example:
- Dragon Scales, where young people were given the opportunity to develop their self-esteem and communication skills by singing in a 200-strong choir that performed to an audience of 1,700 people
- Beanbag Proms, a series of seven informal Saturday concert days for 2- to 5-year-olds to listen to and participate in, and to discover the excitement and fun of live orchestral music
- Journeys, where 100 young people took part in composition and film work through a series of workshops designed to enhance key skills
- Arion and the Dolphin, where 200 people in deprived areas of Nottingham were given the opportunity to sing in a community opera, bringing together friends and family and contributing to social cohesion
If you would like further information on how ViVA can work with trusts and foundations, please contact Jon Ashford-Smith, Head of Development, on 01332 207566 or email jon@vivaorch.co.uk
ViVA is a charity (registered charity number: 291046) and is reliant upon the generosity of its supporters to fund projects that would otherwise not take place. We offer sincere thanks to the following trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
Current Trusts and Foundations supporting ViVA are: The Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation, The Bergne-Coupland Charity, The Butler Foundation, The Helen Jean Cope Trust, The Derbyshire Community Foundation Local Network Fund, The Derbyshire Masonic Music Foundation, The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, The Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust, The Wilfred and Elsie Elkes Charity Fund, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Hickinbotham Charitable Trust, The Lady Hind Trust, The Idlewild Trust, The Jessie Spencer Trust, Whitaker Trust, The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, The JR Corah Foundation, Bridging the Gap, The JR Halkes Trust & JW Wright, The Haramead Trust, The Cumberland Trust, The TS Shipman Trust, The Mercers' Charitable Trust, The JN Derbyshire Trust, The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust, The John Thaw Foundation, S.F.I.A. Educational Trust Limited, Newby Trust Ltd.
Individual Supporters
Our partners and supporters work with us in all areas of ViVA's activity. Recent contributions have helped us to:
- Tour the UK
- Enable people experiencing social exclusion to work with world-class musicians and the leading instrumentalists in their field
- Enable young people to write their own musical compositions and perform with a professional musicians
- Make classical music accessible to new audiences
People who support ViVA appreciate timeless music. They share ViVA's vision and help us meet our mission to create quality music for the diverse communities across the UK. We are very grateful for their support.
Current Musical Shareholders are: Anonymous (6), Mr and Mrs A V Brawn, Mr J M Clark, Mr A W Gilbert, Patricia Mendelson, Keith Whitesides, D R and A J Williams, R D Williamson.
To find out more about supporting the orchestra please contact Jon Ashford-Smith, Head of Development, on 01332 207566 or email jon@vivaorch.co.uk
Legacies
You can protect the future of ViVA by remembering us in your will. Legacies are important to the long-term sustainability of the orchestra, and it represents a tax-efficient way of supporting a cause that is important to you. A legacy can enable us to continue to develop our artistic, community and education programmes. It can be left to a specific project, should you choose.
To find out more about legacy giving please contact Jon Ashford-Smith, Head of Development, on 01332 207566 or email jon@vivaorch.co.uk