TWO MAJOR REPORTS ON THE IMPACT OF OBJECTIVE ONE FUNDING

Cornwall’s voluntary sector organisations have benefited enormously from investment through Europe’s Objective One funding. Our forthcoming report examines the real impact of Objective One on Cornwall’s voluntary and community groups. The report is available on our downloads page.

• £45 million: the amount of Objective One money invested in Cornwall’s voluntary and community sector.
• 20,000: the number of people who benefited from Objective One funded projects in the voluntary sector
• 13%: the amount of Objective One funding given to voluntary and community groups in Cornwall
• 1 in 3: the number of adults do some kind of voluntary work in the county.
• 3,000: the number of voluntary and community groups in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
• 17,120: the number of people now employed in Cornwall’s voluntary and community groups.
• £390 million: the combined income of voluntary and community groups in Cornwall
• £387 million: the value of volunteering to the county

Cornwall’s Creative Industries have also benefited from huge amounts of investment through Europe’s Objective One funding. As the county eagerly awaits confirmation of the next phase of investment, our recently published report examines the real impact of Objective One on Cornwall’s creative economy. Go to our downloads section to see the summary report, main report, and a feature length article press release

*Latest News: Counting On Creativity features in Issue 48 of Arts Research Digest