Sustain

Support New Paths as it moves into its second decade

A startup with a strong social aspect, New Paths has enjoyed rapid growth and maintained high activity levels. Its quality and aspiration are outstanding. But behind the scenes it has remained a cottage industry.

Now, at the charity’s tenth birthday, the ambition of the trustees is clear: to put this flourishing organisation – built on creativity and vision, passion and soul – onto a sustainable footing.

In order to continue to secure the time and exceptional skills of our key individuals, we now need to remunerate them appropriately for their work. This is also the right moment to expand our team, growing the administrative, logistical and marketing capacity of the organisation.

It is clear that these steps are essential to ensure the ongoing realisation – long into the future – of New Paths’ huge potential for musical excellence and transformational experiences.

The SUSTAIN story so far

Launched in 2025, our SUSTAIN campaign has sought to grow the core team at New Paths, and appropriately remunerate its existing members.

Thanks to generous donations, Phase 1 of SUSTAIN raised enough money to pay our Artistic Director year-round, for the first time in New Paths’ history.

This is an excellent start – but that remains the only year-round paid role in the New Paths team.

Phase 2 seeks to add permanent administrative and producer roles to the team – an essential step in ensuring the future of the organisation. It also seeks to take on professional marketing support, and revitalise the website.

What New Paths needs

We need to raise a further £30,000 a year for the next two years to be able to implement these plans.

We seek:

people to commit to giving £10,000 a year for the next two years
people to commit to giving £5,000 a year for the next two years
people to commit to giving £2,000 a year for the next two years
people to commit to giving £1,000 a year for the next two years
people to commit to giving £500 a year for the next two years

One-off donations to the campaign at any level are, of course, also most welcome.

How to support the Sustain campaign:

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SUBSCRIBE ONLINE

Make a donation or set up a regular gift via our secure online CAF payment facility, with the option of adding GiftAid to make your money go even further for New Paths.

DONATION FORM

Download a form to pledge donations over the next two years, in support of the Sustain campaign.

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CONTACT US

Write to James Mantle (trustee: donor relations) to discuss any aspect of supporting the charity, including pledging annual support to the Sustain campaign.