Westmeath Community Development

The Ray Murphy Fund will make grants to build leadership within the community sector over 10 years, 2008 - 2017. The grants will be for a maximum of €4,000 each and 5 grants will be awarded per year.

The fund is aimed at Chief Executives (or equivalent) within the community and voluntary sector.

The fund will support CEOs to reflect on their leadership role within the community

Grants from this fund will provide CEOs with the opportunity access leadership-related education or training.

The Community Foundation for Ireland regrets that it will not accept applications for courses which are not centrally focused on Leadership-related education or training.

The fund will not cover regular Degrees or Post-Graduate courses

2010 Closing Dates:

26^th February (successful grantees will receive their grants in April)
30^th July (successful grantees will receive their grants in November)
29^th October (successful grantees will receive their grants in December)

Download the Ray Murphy Fund Grantmaking Policy and Guidelines here

The Application Form for the Ray Murphy Fund is not freely available. Potential applicants should email the Grants Officer describing their role as CEO or equivalent in their organisation, and details of the Leadership-related education or training they would like to undertake