# Grants on offer for leadership training

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/04/15/grants-offer-leadership-training/
- Published: 2009-04-15T10:15:03+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The next deadlines for grants for leadership training in Ireland under the Ray Murphy
Fund are 31st July and 30th October. The Ray Murphy will make grants to build leadership
within the community sector from 2008 – 2017.

The grants will be for a maximum of €4,000 each and 5 grants will be awarded per
year. The fund will assist people managing organizations within the community and
voluntary sector access leadership – education or training.

The Ray Murphy Fund, which is managed by the Community Foundation for Ireland, will
support the management or members of the management team of community and voluntary
groups.

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The Fund will issue grants to organisations to allow individuals to:

— Attend a course or take an opportunity that will provide time for reflection and
skills development that will enhance the community sector.

— The Foundation will construct an opportunity to enable the attendee to present
their learning to their peer group by way of seminars possible a lunchtime series
on Leadership.

The Ray Murphy Fund Application Form is not freely available. Potential applicants
must contactthe Grants Officer to discuss the suitability of a proposed project 
prior to making an application:

email in**@********on.ie tel 01 874 7354

www.community.ie

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