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Donors and supporters

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The Holbeck Charitable Trust

The Holbeck Charitable Trust is delighted once again to be a Headline Sponsor of York Festival of Ideas. Now in its seventh year, the Festival continues to go from strength to strength. 

The 2017 programme offers a huge range of stimulating and diverse events, talks, performances, exhibitions and workshops. We congratulate the Festival on its determination to remain as widely accessible as practicable by staging so many events where entry is free.

As a continuing sponsor, we are proud to support the team's ambition to develop a festival which, in time, will become a mainstay of the national cultural calendar. 

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University of York

We are proud of the University of York's leading role in both establishing and coordinating York Festival of Ideas. Together with our Festival partners, we are committed to showcasing the importance and relevence of ideas and research, and to engaging new and diverse audiences.

As one of the world's leading universities, we provide a natural environment for enquiring minds, inspiring teachers, groundbreaking research to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges, and to celebrate human ingenuity. York Festival of Ideas, as one of the largest free festivals in the UK, highlights the University of York's commitment to enriching the intellecutal and cultural life of the widest possible audiences. 

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Aviva

Aviva is a proud sponsor of York Festival of Ideas. Aviva is the UK's largest insurer and one of Europe's leading providers of life and general insurance. Aviva provides around 31 million customers worldwide with insurance, savings and investment products. This year Aviva is supporting the STORY OF MY LIFE STRAND.‌

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IET - Engineering a Better World

The North Yorkshire Network of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a proud sponsor and collaborator of York Festival of Ideas and will be supporting EVENT NAME. 

With over 167,000 members worldwide in 150 countries, the IET is the largest multidisciplinary professional engineering institution in the world. The IET mission is to inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation wants lasting change for people and places in poverty, communities where everyone can thrive, and a more equal society. JRF is therefore delighted to sponsor and collaborate in the Festival Focus Day, EVENT NAME. This will bring together a range of world-class economists, business leaders, policymakers and commentators to explore the future of democracy and economic growth.

 

Ron and Barbara Cooke

Ron and Barbara Cooke are delighted to sponsor EVENT NAME

 

Shepherd Group

Shepherd Group is one of the leading family-owned private businesses in the UK. It was founded in 1890 in York and its head offices remain in the city. The Group's operations in national and international markets include substantial companies in manufacturing and engineering, including the brands and businesses within Portakabin Group.

Shepherd Group is the proud sponsor of Sparks children's events at York Festival of Ideas. Aimed at sparking children's imaginations, events include hands-on activities, theatre performances and storytelling. 

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The Morrell Centre for Toleration

The Morell Centre for Toleration, which is generously supported by the C and J B Morrell Trust, is proud to sponsor the Festival's DEMOCRACY AND EXTREMISM DAY. The Centre is dedicated to increasing the philosophical and historical understanding and appreciation of toleration as an idea and as a practice.

 

Virgin Trains East Coast

Connecting Yorkshire with London and Scotland in speed, style and comfort. We are a proud sponsor of York Festival of Ideas.

 

Waterstones

Look out for Waterstones book sales at many of our events.

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