Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Policy campaigning and advocacy

Our resources are overwhelmingly committed to 'For Baby's Sake', our major and expanding programme to help parents to break the cycle of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life. Our catalytic philanthropy addresses the root causes of complex problems. We inspire progress in policy and practice by sharing our pioneering learning and resources and through our partnership working.

Provide a place of safety for animals, in particular dogs, in emergency or put to sleep situations regardless of breed or age. To relieve suffering amongst dogs in need of care and protection, regardless of breed, age or health, and to aid the advancement of education of the public in the proper care of animals and the prevention of cruelty and suffering.

We work at national, regional and local level on behalf of all Gypsies and Travellers regardless of ethnicity, culture or background. Our work is built on three main pillars - Casework, Capacity Building and Campaigning and we work in our own right and with partner organisations towards seeking to eliminate racism and discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.

STIR is building a movement of teacher changemakers to address the global learning crisis. STIR searches for teachers in the system with a spark of innovation and commitment; networks changemakers together locally, so they can share and implement classroom 'micro-innovations', and influence peers; and then connects them to partners and policy makers who can support them to improve learning.

Independent co-educational pre-preparatory school for children aged 2 3/4 years to 7 years. Our primary objective is the advancement of education. The school welcomes pupils from all backgrounds. Due regard is paid to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance. It is the directors' policy to utilise resources for its objectives and not to retain unnecessary funds.

The poor and disadvantaged are those most affected by public bodies: access to health care, asylum, benefits and affordable housing depend on decisions of public bodies. Such decisions should be made in accordance with public law. The Public Law Project challenges public bodies and improves decision-making through advice and litigation, research and policy work and training other advisers.

Improving member D&I/employment practices through the delivery of policy and support; deliver training and consultancy. Encourage more UK employers to adopt D&I strategies. Raise awareness of D&I laws as key commentator on D&I/employment issues. Ensure delivery of workable discrimination laws to Government. Raise awareness of all discrimination and the benefits of diversity.

To relieve elderly people and those in poor health who are in need by providing accommodation, services or facilities to relieve the needs of such persons.To advance the education of the pupils through the Educational Foundation.To advance the education of the public in the subject of ageing, spirituality and social policy.To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public.

An environmental campaigning charity working for food that is good for the planet and its people. We are sector leaders, highly regarded for our hard-hitting investigative research, innovative campaigns, participatory events, and track record of bringing about changes to policy and business practices through a mix of movement building, campaigns, and piloting alternative food system approaches.

To promote, maintain, improve and enhance access to all aspects of professional and amateur performing art and the development of public appreciation of such art and to advance public education in relation to it

The LGIU provides a range of services including:* A policy briefing service on topics relevant to local democracy* A daily news service* Publications on local government* Events and seminars* Learning and development activities* Research and advice

Trust Deed constitutes Bnois Jerusalem School, and its objects are to provide education for girls on the Orthodox Jewish Community.The policy of The Bnois Jerusalem School continues to be to derive its income from donations from various institutions and grants from The Learning Trust.

The objects of the charity are to promote, maintain, improve and advance public education, appreciation and understanding of Youth Arts. The charitable company continues to explore new ways of improving provision for young people in creative activities.

BSWN supports BME and other marginal community organisations in the South West. Its vision and mission are to promote and advocate on behalf of the BME and other marginal Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (BVCS). To strengthen the BVCS by increasing influence in policy arenas, developing the capacity, providing support, facilitating skills and knowledge sharing across the sector.

The Charity is established to support those with lupus, regardless of class, colour, creed, gender, age or sexual orientation, and to advance the education of the public in all aspects of the disease.

To promote education for the public benefit in issues of economics and public policy in relation to cities and towns in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world and to promote for the public benefit research in the aforementioned fields and to publish the useful results of such research.

The College's main activity is the provision and administration of the Gresham Lectures given by the Gresham Professors in a tradition going back more than 400 years. The College also organises seminars and conferences and publishes papers in pursuance of the College's policy of re-interpreting 'the sharing of the new learning for free' which was Sir Thomas Gresham's intent, in contemporary terms.

We work to improve the lives and life chances of young people in care & care leavers. We inform and support them via our publications and learning & skills workshops; we influence policy & practice by ensuring their views and experiences are heard; we provide support materials for foster carers and others responsible for their welfare & education and we develop innovative projects & best practice.

The promotion and advancement of the aesthetic education of the public in the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts and the giving of aid to the preservation of the artistic heritage of the United Kingdom and other countries for the benefit of the public.

The objects of the Sussex Beacon are to promote the prevention and control of the illness known as HIV/AIDS by public education and research and to relieve personal suffering from this illness and to support the families and friends of these persons. To this end the charity runs a ten bedroom in patient unit offering respite, convalescent and terminal care, and a day care service.

To advance the education of the public in the arts.To educate and train young people and adults in work and life skills likely to enable them subsequently to find satisfactory employment.Provision of facilities for cultural activity in the interests of social welfare of the inhabitants of Great Yarmouth and surrounding areas.

The Objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the public by assisting in the establishment, maintenance, operation and development of libraries and library services in the United Kingdom (which are either public or from which the public may benefit) and to further such other charitable purposes consistent with the above as the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, shall determine.

The policy of the trustees is to provide support to a broad range of registered charities or educational establishments.

NEP's aims are to;advance the education of the public concerning energy efficiency including the alleviation of fuel poverty, andprotect the environment and public health through the provision and use of energy in ways that reduce harmful emissions and in so doing create new jobs in the energy efficiency sector.

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY THEREOF. (2) TO ESTABLISH A HARDSHIP FUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE ALLOWING THE INSTITUTE TO MAKE PAYMENTS AND/OR ASSIST SUCH MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS