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Support YSWN
Help YSWN to inspire and enable more women, girls and minority gender people to explore sound and music technology and create a flourishing industry. You can make a difference whether as an individual or an organisation:
Buy YSWN T-shirts
If you’d like to show your support for YSWN in a visible yet highly comfortable way, why not get your hands on one of our T-shirts?
Ethically manufactured from organic cotton and screen-printed with the YSWN logo on the front and links on the reverse using eco-friendly water-based inks, the grey T-shirts are available in both straight and fitted styles in sizes S-XL.
All profits from sales benefit YSWN as a community interest company, supporting our ongoing work as well as helping spread the word about our mission.
Each T-shirt costs £15 plus £4 postage and packaging. For sizing charts and full online purchase terms and conditions please read the document below before ordering and download it for your reference.
*PLEASE NOTE: Small and XL T-shirts in straight fit are currently sold out. There is only one Large T-shirt in straight fit left in stock.*
YSWN T-shirts T&Cs (opens PDF in new window)
To place an order, please use the button below to select your size and purchase via PayPal. Once we have received your order, we will email you to confirm the details and delivery address.
Donate to YSWN
Support YSWN through a regular monthly or one-off donation and you’ll help sustain the organisation, meaning we can continue to make a difference for women and people of minority genders in sound and technology.
What your donation can do
Your donation helps YSWN to:
• Support girls, women and minority gender people to progress – through developing technical and creative skills, artist development opportunities and paid traineeships offering routes into the audio industry.
• Inspire through hands-on education activities that spark the interest of girls and minority gender young people in different aspects of music technology, from coding to recording, sound design and live sound engineering…all led by inspiring role models.
• Connect like-minded people through grassroots regional group activities including hands-on workshops, gigs and socials.
• Promote the work of inspiring women and minority gender audio professionals through our pool of YSWN freelance Associates, podcast series and webinars.
• Listen to the needs of our community, the challenges they face and understanding ingredients for success; commissioning and sharing learning from independent research and evaluation.
• Advocate for positive change to create a gender equitable industry and urging educators to use gender inclusive strategies.
You can read all about YSWN’s latest achievements in our annual review.
Donation levels
Your donation is hugely valuable to YSWN. Here are some examples of what your donation could support:
£10
Could support travel costs for someone with limited means to attend and meet people at their first YSWN event.
£25
Could support equipment costs associated with YSWN skill-sharing workshops such as software and sound equipment.
£50
Could fund a mentoring session with an industry professional providing valuable advice around audio careers.
£100
Could help YSWN to advocate within the industry for flexible working practices and improved progression opportunities for women.
£250
Could pay for a group with limited access to such opportunities to take part in a hands-on music technology workshop.
£500
Could contribute towards a paid internship for a woman or non-binary person seeking work experience in the audio sector.
You can set up your donation to YSWN online via Paypal using the buttons above. You can also use PayPal to set up a one-off donation for any amount.
Alternately if you’d like to make a bespoke donation for a specific purpose, please contact Heidi Johnson, Development Manager at info@yorkshiresoundwomen.com
Become a YSWN industry partner
We are keen to hear from organisations who would like to support women and minority gender people in sound. This can be through offering financial resources, internship opportunities and/or in-kind support including equipment, software, meeting/workshop/studio space, and marketing materials.
YSWN can offer industry partners consultancy services and training on supporting women in the sound and music workforce. In addition, Volume Up: YSWN’s Audio Equity Standard enables sound and technology businesses of all sizes to demonstrate commitment towards a more inclusive industry.
To discuss these options and how your organisation could benefit from an association with YSWN, please contact Heidi Johnson, Development Manager at info@yorkshiresoundwomen.com.
Our Supporters & Funders
Ableton
Ableton have supplied us with two Push devices and 40 user licences for the YSWN community to learn with.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England's NLPG fund supports our Volume Up: Supporting the Sector strand, enabling us to increase staff capacity and industry advocacy activities.
Dubreq
Dubreq, manufacturers of the Stylophone range of synthesisers, donated several Stylophones and Stylophone GEN-X1s to be used in workshops and outreach events.
Music for All
Music for All donated four Behringer MS-1-BK analogue synthesisers for use in workshops and by our regional groups.
Rosa
Rosa are currently funding our Turn Up The Volume campaign, calling for a more inclusive audio industry.
University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield has supported YSWN since its launch through access to resources and meeting spaces. Previously the University has also funded the Development Manager role.
Youth Music
Youth Music's Incubator fund is supporting the creation of four paid audio industry traineeships for 18–25 year-olds during 2023–2025.
Past Supporters & Funders
Arts Council England
YSWN has received funding from ACE’s Grants for the Arts on several occasions, including for our Level Up in Audio events in 2020-21.
Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy
Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy supported professional development events building YSWN fundraising capacity.
Audulus
Audulus donated free user licences for their synthesis platform, enabling workshops and sustained learning of the software.
iQ Gaming
The first ever meeting of YSWN was held at iQ Gaming in Huddersfield, who provided a free space to meet.
ISME
ISME supported our WIRED: Music & Tech for Girls project delivering music technology education activities across Yorkshire in 2019-20.
Kirklees Council
Funding from Kirklees Council’s successful bid to the Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool supported YSWN staffing, industry internships and showcase music events.
Kirklees Year of Music 2023
KYOM2023 supported two live events in Dewsbury in November 2023. YSWN also participated in KYOM2023's HERD project.
Live Code Research Network
The Live Code Research Network sponsored a day of live coding workshops in December 2015.
Music for All
Music For All supported our WIRED: Music & Tech for Girls project delivering music technology education activities across Yorkshire in 2019-20.
One Community Foundation
One Community Foundation funded a series of music technology taster workshops in North Kirklees in 2023-24.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation supported our Permission To Play project.
PRS Foundation
PRS Foundation’s Open Fund supported our Sound Pioneers project.
Rosa
Funding from Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline Programme supported our Volume Up! advocacy document and film.
Screen Industries Growth Network
We partnered with SIGN to deliver Working in Sound, a set of free courses in 2021 and 2022 exploring music technology and the moving image.
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University funded 10 workshops as part of the Catalyst: Festival of Creativity.
Spotify
YSWN was a founding partner in the EQL Directory, created by SoundGirls and supported by Spotify.
Syntorial
Audible Genius is the creator of Syntorial, video-game like synthesiser training software that teaches users how to program synths by ear.
Youth Music
Youth Music supported our WIRED project in 2019–20 and 2022–24 across Yorkshire and online.
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