All #itsgreatoutthere articles

  • Mikkelin Latu will take people into the outdoors in Finland with support from itsgreatoutthere and Sea to Summit
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    Sea to Summit boosts IGOT campaign

    2024-08-11T12:11:00Z

    Sea to Summit supports Mikkelin Latu’s Sleep Outdoors Night 2024, enhancing the It’s Great Out There Coalition’s grant with gear and funds to promote outdoor activities in Finland.

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    IGOT awards funding to youth projects in eight countries

    2024-05-02T18:58:00Z

    Grassroots projects from eight different countries have been awarded funding that will help get young people active in the outdoors. The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has revealed details of the recipients of the latest #itsgreatoutthere grants, providing €32,000 of support to initiatives in Montenegro, France, Slovenia, the United ...

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    IGOT invites applications for new grant opportunity round

    2024-02-05T15:58:00Z

    It’s Great Out There Coalition’s grant opportunity round opens for grassroots outdoor organizations.

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    IGOT announces #itsgreatoutthere grant recipients

    2023-05-15T13:49:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has confirmed details of eight grassroots initiatives that have received #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5,000. The projects will collectively deliver more than 1,300 days of outdoor activities in six different countries. Launched in 2017 by the IGOT, the #itsgreatoutthere grant program supports ...

  • Andrew Denton (OIA CEO) & Tom Kay (Founder Finisterre)
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    The British gather at two outdoor events ahead of sales season

    2023-03-24T06:25:00Z

    The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) had its annual meet-up in Tamworth, U.K., last week, following its AGM in Sheffield last October. Andrew Denton, the CEO of OIA, brought the event back to its spring timing, meaning it took place just days before the National Outdoor Expo opened at the nearby ...

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    IGOT and Opening Up the Outdoors seek communications manager/outdoor activist

    2023-03-14T10:24:00Z

    The non-profit initiatives It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) and Opening Up the Outdoors are currently seeking a communications manager to support their campaigns to get more people in Europe active in the great outdoors. The new role offers a high degree of flexibility in terms of location and working ...

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    Grassroots organizations invited to apply for #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5K

    2023-02-16T09:56:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), a not-for-profit collaboration on a European level launched by the EOG and other founding members in 2017, has annnounced the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants to support European initiatives that get people active in the outdoors. Through Feb. 28, nonprofit organizations can apply ...

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    IGOT invites Grass roots outdoor organizations to apply for grants

    2023-02-09T14:02:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has launched the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants to support outdoor sports initiatives across Europe. Nonprofit organizations can apply for up to €5,000 until February 28 on the IGOT website. The funds for these supports come from the financial backing of IGOT’s partner ...

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    It’s Great Out There Coalition launches Europe-wide social media competition

    2022-09-23T15:17:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition has launched a month-long competition on social media, as part of the latest phase in the #itsgreatoutthere campaign to get Europe more active outdoors. The #takesomeoneoutdoor competition will go live tomorrow and will run for a month, accessible to anyone in Europe. The first ...

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    It’s Great Out There Coalition enters ambitious new era with OUTO, Schimeck new president

    2022-09-07T12:51:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has begun a new era following a successful extraordinary general assembly this week. At the meeting, held online, members approved changes to the constitution that allowed for the incorporation into the coalition of the U.K.-based initiative Opening Up the Outdoors (OUTO). During the ...

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    Recent IGOT grants continue support for grassroots projects across Europe

    2022-04-05T11:11:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has announced details of six projects that have been awarded funding for projects to get more people active outdoors. In the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, initiatives in four countries will each receive up to €5,000 to help them introduce new participants to ...

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    It’s Great Out There Coalition calls for applications for 2022 grant program

    2022-01-20T12:32:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), an international nonprofit registered in Brussels and set up and launched by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), has announced details of the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants for 2022. This year, the coalition will again use its Outdoor Activity Days (OAD) model to ...

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    Latest #itsgreatoutthere grants revealed

    2021-08-06T11:12:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of the successful applicants for the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants in 2021. Launched in 2017, the #itsgreatoutthere grant program supports community-based projects that bring new participants into the outdoors, with a particular focus on younger and diverse audiences. Any nonprofit ...

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    ENOS initiates Outdoor Sports Inclusion Award

    2021-07-20T07:44:00Z

    In partnership with the EOG and the It’s Great Out There Coalition, the European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS) is organizing a new award series to promote greater participation in the outdoors by under-represented groups, including those with disabilities. The new Outdoor Sports Inclusion Award will recognize the brands developing ...

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    Two outdoor NGOs join forces to support outdoor activities

    2021-05-25T17:59:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition has teamed up with another non-profit organization to get more people active in the outdoors. A partnership with Outdoor Gear for Good will see proceeds from the sales of goods contribute to the delivery of grassroots #itsgreatoutthere participation projects throughout Europe. ...

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    It’s Great Out There Coalition launches Outdoor Activity Days concept

    2021-03-04T15:35:00Z

    Introducing the new #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days concept, the It’s Great Out There Coalition wants to allow more companies, organizations and individuals to get actively involved in the campaign while receiving clear and measurable results for every contribution to the organization. From now, the coalition will underpin ...

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    Join the #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Feb. 24

    2021-02-18T14:51:00Z

    All of our readers are invited to attend the Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Zoom next week hosted by the It’s Great Out There Coalition. The It’s Great Out There Coalition, founded in 2017 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and still strongly supported by the association, has grown ...

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    Young people to benefit from new #itsgreatoutthere grants

    2020-09-17T12:38:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition has confirmed the ten projects that will be supported in the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants. Local initiatives in Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, Serbia and the UK that mainly involve young people will each receive €1,000 to help them get new participants active outside. ...

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    Launch of #itsgreatoutthere micro-grants to help NGOs get Europe active outdoors

    2020-08-07T09:45:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of a new round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, designed to fund projects by non-profit organisations that take new people into the outdoors. The coalition’s existing grants scheme has been adapted in the context of the major impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has ...

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    It’s Great Out There Coalition announces first 2020 grants

    2020-03-16T14:37:00Z

    The It’s Great Out There Coalition, an international non-profit association launched in 2017 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and supported by some of the biggest outdoor companies and associations in Europe, has announced details of the first projects that will benefit from its grants program in 2020. Two #itsgreatoutthere ...