Dear all<br><br>Just a clarification on the revised 50% rules for community radio following the CR Amendment Order:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>No more than 50% of your income can come from on air advertising and/or sponsorship.<br>
<br>The Amendment Order does however now allow that more than 50% can come from grants, Service Level Agreements etc.<br>
<br>Volunteer time can be counted as part of the "income" mix, but it must be auditable (timesheets, signing in sheets etc). However, if 50% of your income does come from on air ads etc, then only 25% of your income can be from volunteer in kind time.<br>
<br>So e.g.:<br><br>1 - station has a Big Lottery grant of £50,000 for the year (lucky it!), on air ads etc £20,000, volunteer time £10,000 - that mix is OK.<br><br>2 - station has a BL grant of £20,000, on air ads £50,000, volunteer time £30,000 - NOT OK as volunteer time exceeds 25% of the total<br>
<br>3 - station has BL grant of £25,000, on air ads £50,000, volunteer time £25,000 - is OK as volunteer time 25%<br><br>4 - station has BL grant of £20,000, on air ads £50,000, volunteer time £30,000, OFF air ads/sponsorship £20,000 - is OK as off air does not count towards the 50% limit <br>
<br>Hope that helps....<br><br>Jaqui<br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br>Jaqui Devereux<br>Director, Community Media Association<br><br><br>
</font></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jaqui Devereux<br>Director, Community Media Association<br><br><br>