Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Policy campaigning and advocacy

The Mindfulness Initiative conducts research and educates leaders, policy makers, service commissioners and the public about the theory and practice of mindfulness and compassion training. It works with legislators around the world to help them make capacities of heart and mind serious considerations of public policy, and explore how mindfulness training may improve political discourse.

ADUK seeks to advance the education of the public and service providers about assistance dogs, and the rights of people who rely on them. The charity does this by bringing internationally accredited assistance dog organisations together so that they might share their knowledge and expertise to create information, guidance and best practice.

A small, non profit making dog rescue & rehoming charity with a strict non destruct policy, totally reliant upon donations & fundraising by volunteers. All dogs in our care are vaccinated, wormed, neutered/spayed, provided with veterinary care whenever needed. Our sole purpose is to provide a safe & caring environment for all dogs in our care, until a loving and responsible home can be found.

The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and social care and wider systems. Research shows that active engagement with the arts, culture and creativity is beneficial for the health and wellbeing of us all.

The Blackpool Museum Trust will support the Blackpool Museum Project (Showtown) to promote the education of the public by supporting the establishment and maintenance of the Museum. It will promote the awareness and appreciation of popular culture, including nationally important objects relating to Blackpool's heritage.

to promote understanding of all aspects of acquired brain inuryto educate, inform and provide networking opportunities for professionals, service providers, planners and policy makers in all areas of acquired brain injuryto raise the profile of acquired brain injury and campaign for better services in the UK

To foster interest and participation in and study of the arts in local communities making the arts more accessible and relevant to local communities with a view to improving the quality of life and advance the education of the public and young people in the practice and appreciation of the arts.

To preserve the historical architectural and constructional heritage of The Great Abbey Farm Strata Florida.To advance the education of the public of Strata Florida and its surrounding landscape and heritage

The Armed Forces Bikers (AFB) is a Veterans Charity. Our main effort is in the raising and granting of funds to support veterans and their immediate dependents in charitable need, if they qualify under our grant policy and as agreed by the charity trustees. We seek to work with other veteran-friendly charities or voluntary bodies, in a multi-agency approach, to offer more effectively help.

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH BY THE MAINTENANCE AND EXHIBITION OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART, ARCHIVES, ARTEFACTS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, STILL AND MOVING IMAGES AND OTHER OTHER ITEMS RELATING TO THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH

1. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the landscape, biodiversity and cultural heritage of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and adjacent areas, and the social and economic well-being of its local communities; and to encourage others to engage with, understand, enjoy and protect these areas.2. In pursuance of the above, to advance the education of the public.

The museum advances public education by establishing a permanent display of historic commercial and public carriage vehicles on The Isle of Wight.

The advancement of the Christian faith worldwide, poverty relief, to evangelise in accordance with the mandate of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, campaign against obesity, care homes for abandoned and abused children and to further such other charitable purposes for the public benefit as the trustees may determine from time to time.

The Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of medical research

The policy of the charity continues to be to derive its income from donations from various institutions and individuals and to make donations in accordance with the Trust objects.

Our charitable objects are ?To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly among students at the University of Keele) on the subject of sociology in such ways as the trustees think fit, including by awarding scholarships for students studying sociology and promoting research for the public benefit in all aspects of the subject of sociology and to publish the useful results.?

- To promote The Hall, Bradford on Avon as a place of historical and architectural interest and natural beauty through events and education activities- To advance the education of the public, in particular (but not exclusively) in the subjects of engineering and design;- Conserve and enhance The Hall estate and its collection.

The Charity promotes, improves, develops and maintains public education in and appreciation of the arts and science of music in all its aspects by presentation of public concerts and educational events. It runs a series of concerts in the spring, autumn and a major summer music festival during July and August.

To promote the art and advance the education of the public in opera and young performers and musicians in the early stages of their careers by the provision in particular by performance based lectures and opera related events. Please see www.operaprelude.com for further information

The advancement of public education in design in all the performing arts.

Publish evidence based research, policy briefings and seminal papers

Riot Ensemble's activity includes - but is not strictly limited to:- Commissioning, planing and presenting contemporary music events;- Advancing, improving, developing and maintaining public education in, and appreciation of, the art andscience of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation ofpublic concerts and recitals;

Weekly classes on comparative philosophy, organisation of talks, short courses, seminars, education for citizenship through volunteering, range of volunteering activities (including community gardening, litter picks, maintenance of bee sanctuary and education of the public on bees), educational nature walks, digital and printed magazine on philosophy and education.

The object of the trust is to assist financially with the preservation, repair, maintenance and preservation of Christian churches and chapels in Dorset. The trustees decide as a matter of policy from time to time which of those things shall be aided by grants made by them.

To advance the education of the public in the subject of early opera. The company's mission is to present early operas to the highest possible standard with contemporary stagings, performed by emerging and established musicians. The company aims to develop new audiences, widen access to opera and contribute to the professional development of emerging performers and artistic personnel.