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We feature the voices of charities, foundations and public agencies we work with, and share our take on both opportunities and challenges for the voluntary sector.
Recent blog posts
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PublicationSummary report: The Future for Communities
Read more: Summary report: The Future for CommunitiesThis 18 month research project asked ‘what needs to happen for communities to feel…
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PublicationThe value of small
Read more: The value of smallIn-depth research into the distinctive contribution, value and experiences of small and medium-sized charities…
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BlogGrant reporting – can we fix it? Yes we can!
Read more: Grant reporting – can we fix it? Yes we can!A response to last month’s blog about the state of grant reporting. Tessa Hibbert…
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BlogGrant reporting is broken. Can we fix it?
Read more: Grant reporting is broken. Can we fix it?‘Funder-led. Bureaucratic. Time-consuming. Misunderstood.’ These are words used to describe grant reporting by six…
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PublicationThe possible, not the perfect
Read more: The possible, not the perfectIn response to three different emergencies in 2017 funders dispensed with ‘business as usual’…
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BlogForget about the strategy, business plan and theory of change: start with what you want to do and why
Read more: Forget about the strategy, business plan and theory of change: start with what you want to do and whyThis is about the big decisions. The ones that keep you up at night…
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BlogStrategies for survival
Read more: Strategies for survivalAt a recent Roundtable discussion for CEOs of voluntary organisations, Arvinda Gohil, CEO of…
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PublicationCommunity accountability in community business
Read more: Community accountability in community businessWhat does it mean for businesses to be accountable to their community? We carried…
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BlogFunders and funded in harmony?
Read more: Funders and funded in harmony?Steven Marwick, Director of Evaluation Support Scotland, shares his reflections on the relationship between…
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PublicationEsmée Fairbairn Foundation: learning in responsive grant-making
Read more: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: learning in responsive grant-makingAround 20 trustees, staff and grantees of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation were interviewed for a…
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Blog‘Don’t expect people to come to you’ and other reflections on co-production in grant-making
Read more: ‘Don’t expect people to come to you’ and other reflections on co-production in grant-makingVenetia shares her experience of getting young people involved in the grant-making process.
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PublicationListening to people
Read more: Listening to peopleAre you a grantmaker? Do you want to shape grants with the people they…