Tag: Sponsorship
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Who is Applying for The Next Challenge Grant?
The Next Challenge Grant is aimed at those new to adventure, who might not have the means to pull off an expedition on their own. This year, to assess how well it is achieving that goal, I invited everyone who applied to complete a survey. The results are below. Included in the analysis are: Experience…
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Win an Expedition Bike For Your Next Trip
Apply for The Next Challenge Grant and you could win the loan of a Kibo Expedition Bike. Bike builder Simon Stanforth is offering the use of one of his Stanforth Kibo Expedition Bikes to a lucky winner in this year’s Next Challenge Grant. Here’s some details about the bike: The Kibo is a 26″ wheeled…
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2018 Next Challenge Grant Open for Applications (and Donations)
The 2018 Next Challenge Grant is open for applications and donations. Click here to apply Click here to donate The story so far The Next Challenge Grant started in 2015 when I decided to give away all of the money that my website made from adverts. That £200 was matched by 100 public donations of…
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Would You Donate £3 Towards Someone Else’s Adventure?
Background to The Next Challenge Grant Every year I put forward £200 of my own money as a grant to pay for someone else’s expedition. Several other ‘adventurers’ chip in too. Now I’m looking for 100+ members of the public to donate £3 each to put into the pot. I first did this in…
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The Winners of the 2016 Next Challenge Grant
I am delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Next Challenge Grant. The full list is below. Last year we supported eight fantastic expeditions. This year we have managed to double that and make awards to no less than 17 different adventures. And it’s thanks to you: the 121 people that donated £3 each,…
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How To Get Sponsorship For Your Expedition
This is a detailed article explaining how you actually go about getting sponsorship for an expedition. It covers the following topics: 1. Who’ll pay for your expedition? How likely is it that you’ll get sponsored? What is the magic solution? 2. Applying for grants Advice for completing grant application forms A comprehensive list of expedition…
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Whether We Win Or Not, I’m Stoked
Last week I announced the shortlist for this year’s Next Challenge Grant. But before any of the applicants even knew whether or not they’d made that shortlist, dozens of them had sent lovely messages about how much they appreciated the grant. I’m just one of over 100 people that support this grant – lots of…
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Announcing the Shortlist for the 2016 Next Challenge Grant
I am delighted to announce the 50 ideas that have made it onto the shortlist for this year’s Next Challenge Grant. The full list is published below. We had around 300 applicants and the quality was excellent. There were so many great ideas from deserving applicants that haven’t made it onto the list. Each of…
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121 People Just Did Something Wonderful
Applications for The 2016 Next Challenge Grant closed 10 days ago. 300 people applied and I have already seen a range of fantastic ideas amongst them. If you applied then you should have received an email from me this morning. Check your spam folder. Someone who made the shortlist last year missed the deadline because…
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Last Chance To Win All This Great Stuff
Applications for The Next Challenge Grant close this Friday. As well as money towards your adventure, there’s lots of other cool stuff up for grabs from a range of kind sponsors. Including… [divide] Lyon Equipment UK distributors for a range of great brands such as Ortlieb (think: panniers), Exped (camping mats) and Optimus (stoves). They…
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Advice for Next Challenge Grant applicants
Given the volume of applications I receive (about 1,300 in 2015) and the small number that we are able to fund (17 last year, 10 the year before), I thought it would be helpful to give some basic guidance on the sort of thing I am – and am not – looking for in an…