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The British Juggling Foundation was set up after a meeting at BJC 5 in Coventry in 1992 to help organisers of future BJCs and other smaller conventions.
from The Catch issue 1 page 5 September 1992:
The British Juggling Foundation has been set up primarily to help the organisers of future British juggling conventions, and other smaller conventions as appropriate. The intention is for it to become a registered charity, which would enable it to hold all funds tax free, and be totally accountable for how they are used.
At Coventry convention a working committee was selected to serve for one year. Their rôle is not to organise future conventions or to dictate how they should be run. However, certain criteria will always apply, and there is no point reinventing the wheel each time. The committee provides a pool of experience - convention organisers, publicity and financial experts, trades-people, performers, tutors, computer buffs, mothers (crêche!) and administrators. Use them! They are there to offer advice and information.
from Juggler's World, Winter 1992-93 page 10:[1]
Following the business meeting at the 5th British Juggling Convention, the British Juggling Foundation was established. Its goals are "to advance the education of the public by promoting the performance art of juggling, circus arts and skills and in particular... the promotion of national and regional festivals." The BJF intends to become a registered charity, enabling it to act as a tax-free "banker" for convention surpluses, provide a pool of information and advice for convention organizers, and to guarantee accountability to convention-goers.
There was the option on the Birmingham BJC preregistration form to donate £1 of the preregistration fee to the BJF.
The BJF spent some of their money helping the 1993 EJC in Leeds which went in to voluntary liquidation after making £6000 loss, this enabled Leeds organisers to pay back their loan to the EJA.
The BJF is believed to have fizzled out in the late 90s (it was still in existence in summer 1998 according to The Catch).
