The Creativity Pioneers Fund (CPF) catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing cultural and creative organizations that advance bold and unconventional practices for building a more just, inclusive, and equitable world. Working with and alongside organizations, donors and other stakeholders across the creative ecosystem, the Creativity Pioneers Fund aims to mobilize a collective effort to advance Creativity for Social Change. 

  
The Creativity Pioneers Fund was launched in 2021 by Moleskine Foundation to provide flexible funding in the amount of € 5,000 to creative and cultural organizations to help sustain their essential functions and programs. Today, the Creativity Pioneers Fund represents a coalition of Partners who believe in the transforming power of creativity and the need to use a new philanthropic approach to social change. Leveraging the creative ecosystem of partners and stakeholders, the Creativity Pioneers Fund aims to offer various learning and development opportunities for its participants/recipients. 

  
The micro-grant represents only a starting point for a more extensive and long-term collaboration system towards a platform model that provides the Creativity Pioneers with access to more financial opportunities, in-kind and know-how support, mentoring and learning opportunities, peer-to-peer exchange and networking. 

  
The Creativity Pioneers Fund intends to invest in bold, inspiring and intersectional organizations close to the challenges and communities they seek to address. Through the Creativity Pioneers Fund, we are promoting a more progressive philanthropic approach based on trust, unrestricted funding, valorization of intersectionality, simple and inclusive paperwork both at the selection process and M&E, and a strong focus on building long-lasting networks and ecosystems.

* The Creativity Pioneers Fund provides **unrestricted funding with a 5,000 euro grant** to organizations to help sustain their essential functions and programs.

  
* **The micro-grant represents only a starting point for a more extensive and long-term collaboration system** towards a platform model that provides the Creativity Pioneers with access to more financial opportunities, in-kind and know-how support, mentoring and learning opportunities, peer-to-peer exchange and networking.

Creativity Pioneers Fund 2024

In order to promote the development of cultural and creative industries, **the COI,** through its regional project for the development of cultural and creative industries (ICC) in Indianoceania, is setting up various subsidies open to operators and initiatives existing in the region. **The ICC project** thus intends to support inter-island exchanges and collaborations but also promote access to regional markets, while strengthening the ICC value chain. **Priority will be given to projects with an impact on equality by promoting the full participation and inclusion of women.**

  
The award of this grant “ **Support for cultural and artistic events** ” will be made under a call for project proposals (APP) and aims to: 

  
1\. **Support cultural and artistic events** promoting the development of the Indian Ocean artistic market with a view to their sustainability; 

  
2\. **Promote inter-island exchanges** and the creation of professional networks in the ICCs; 

  
3\. **Increase the visibility of cultural and artistic events** in the Indian Ocean, on a regional and international scale.

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must not exceed **EUR 10,000** . 

  
Sound management is expected from beneficiaries within the framework of the contractual provisions established with the COI, and in particular those governing financial and administrative management. It is the responsibility of the beneficiaries to ensure that the grant awarded is used correctly and in accordance with IOC guidelines. The latter reserves the right to carry out a solvency investigation during the evaluation of applications and before establishing the contract. 

  
**Eligible costs (that can be covered by grant)**

* Human resources (coordination, administration and financial, programming, communication)
* Services (technician, consultant, animation, speaker)
* Support for operators invited to the organized event (plane and per diem)
* Cost of organizing conferences (room rental, caterer)
* Artistic production (artist’s fee, supplies)
* Technical management (equipment rental and installation, occasional staff)
* Production of communication tools (printing, networks, video)
* Purchase of materials and equipment of less than 250 euros per unit.

Support for Cultural + Artistic Events in Indianoceania

The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a key instrument of international cooperation and assistance for the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005). 

  
Its purpose is to foster the emergence of dynamic cultural sectors in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention, through strengthening the means to create, produce, distribute and have access to diverse cultural goods and services. As a multi-donor fund, the IFCD promotes South-South and North-South cooperation, while contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including gender equality and poverty reduction. 

  
Since 2010, the IFCD has invested US$11.5 million through 152 projects in 71 countries in support of the creative economy and to bolster inclusive and sustainable economic growth. These projects cover a wide range of areas, from the development and implementation of cultural policies, capacity-building for cultural professionals and entrepreneurs, access to new markets, to greater participation in cultural life.

US$ 100,000 is the maximum amount that can be requested\* Allocations will be sent in several installments: 

  
\-Beginning of the project: 50% 

\-Mid-way through the project: 30 % 

\-Completion of the project: 20%\*\*

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