A decade of giving... 2011-2021
We have committed £300K to support grassroots childhood across 80+ projects
Who are we?
- Cosy is a research and development company established 2011
- We focus on ideas to help educators
- Our area of interest is getting children outside and active and enjoying a natural childhood.
- We set up Cosy foundation on the basis of giving 10% of all profits from Cosy to support social causes.
- We work hard on behalf of grassroots partnerships.
What we do- Grassroots endeavours
- Grassroots table top sized charities and voluntary groups
- Based on personal connections and recommendations
- All projects centred on supporting natural childhood.
- Teaming up to help childhood, supplementing the work of our customers in helping parents and enhancing childhood.
Supporting educators
- Supporting birth to five matters curriculum development
- National childhood campaigns- keyu,upstart,earlyed
- Early Ed Phd bursaries
- Derby book festival
- Product, published and social content giveaways
- DOE programme seed funding
UK community based
- Cosy camp field provision
- 10 x Grass roots sports groups sponsorship
- Derby kids camp patronage and enhancements
- Cosy community hub
- Derbyshire Olympian support programme
- Derby museums supporting education programmes
- Community volunteer projects
Developing countries
- Kenya , Tanzania, The Gambia.
- Classroom builds
- Student sponsorship
- School enhancement project
- Teachers & sports coaches
- Orphan funding
- School feeding and water programmes
Future strategy – the next decade
- Continue to support existing grass roots partnerships
- Offer match funding to larger projects to extend the reach
- Encourage commercial partners to increase their CSR
- Promote Cosy Foundation more to Cosy Direct Staff
- higher take up of paid Cosy volunteer days
- introduction to more UK community based grass roots organisations to support
- Longer term engage in fundraising to supplement foundation income and increase support