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Ahead of the first of this year鈥檚 application deadlines, Project Manager, Liz Woodham shares details of the current 主播大秀 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility聽scheme, Community Doorway.

Every 主播大秀 member of staff has their values printed on the back of their security pass and one of those values clearly states: 鈥淎udiences are at the heart of everything we do.鈥� That鈥檚 easy to understand when it comes to the 主播大秀 making programmes: we hear from our audiences when they want to contact us about a programme they鈥檝e watched or listened to. But there are other ways we can make face-to-face contact with our audiences. And that鈥檚 where the 主播大秀鈥檚 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility department comes in.

We mount a year-long programme of face-to-face activities, community support and volunteering projects. Through our work we try to ensure that the 主播大秀 has a positive impact in communities where we are a large employer - primarily Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, Greater Manchester, and聽聽where we are currently based.

We have a strong track record of working with a diverse range of national charities over the years, including the creation of video content for the聽, audio stories for聽, a new website for聽, storytelling workshops for聽聽volunteers and mentors helping the long term unemployed back to work alongside the charity聽.

There are staff all over the 主播大秀 who get involved in volunteering with us, some offer regular time to read with local school children, some give their skills and expertise to a one-off production or project, and others use the charity partnerships 主播大秀 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility have to give their time as a School Governor or trustee of a charity.

Our latest project, launched in December 2013, is the 主播大秀 Community Doorway programme. This is a new scheme for charities and community organisations, who can apply to access the skills and expertise of our 主播大秀 staff volunteers to help deliver a one-off project. For example you may need support to create a short film to showcase the work of your charity, help to set up a website, or even to produce a community event of your own.

We are currently welcoming applications from charities and community groups in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Salford and Greater Manchester that work with 16-24 year olds and/or groups that are considered to be disadvantaged or socially excluded.聽There are four application deadlines per year, the first is on 31st January 2014, but the application process is rolling so there are no cut off dates. , including the application form itself.

We know from previous 主播大秀 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility projects that our 聽gain a lot working with communities in their local areas, and the groups they work with get to understand what else the 主播大秀 can offer them beyond broadcasting. For many young people, the experiences can be transformational and often spark aspirations of working in media.

Liz Woodham is Project Manager, 主播大秀 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility.

• You can download the 主播大秀 Community Doorway application form聽.
• Read Diane Reid's聽聽about the 主播大秀 Corporate Responsibility Review 2013.