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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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BlogCarrying the Big Local flame: what happens when funders hand over power?
Read more: Carrying the Big Local flame: what happens when funders hand over power?As Local Trust prepares to close, a new pilot by IVAR and Yorkshire Funders…
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BlogM&A as stewardship, not absorption
Read more: M&A as stewardship, not absorptionAcross civil society, financial pressure and turbulence are making mergers an urgent topic. Bonnie…
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BlogArrive gently and stay a while: how two funders chose prevention
Read more: Arrive gently and stay a while: how two funders chose preventionPractical lessons for funders taking prevention seriously: how two grant-makers are moving money away…
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BlogOpen and Trusting Comes to the Public Sector
Read more: Open and Trusting Comes to the Public SectorOpen and Trusting is expanding to the public sector. IVAR is inviting a small…
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BlogDon’t just listen to us – involve us: A young person’s reflections on the National Youth Strategy
Read more: Don’t just listen to us – involve us: A young person’s reflections on the National Youth StrategyLast month, we held our final webinar which explored the National Youth Strategy and…
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PageYouth voice in Healthcare
Read more: Youth voice in HealthcareAbout the project Pears and NHS England set up a peer learning network to…
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BlogChanging the odds: How Postcode Lottery embraced flexible funding
Read more: Changing the odds: How Postcode Lottery embraced flexible fundingPostcode Lottery’s Katherine Sellar shares how they shifted from rigid project grants to multi-year,…
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BlogOpen, Trusting – and Equitable? What Funding Practice Still Needs to Change
Read more: Open, Trusting – and Equitable? What Funding Practice Still Needs to ChangeHow much can funders’ best intentions achieve if the structural inequalities underlying their practices remain untouched? This…
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BlogThe 2% That Stops Us? How Funders are Navigating Risk
Read more: The 2% That Stops Us? How Funders are Navigating RiskBy Alexandra Parker Of all the Open and Trusting commitments, it’s ‘accept risk’ that…
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PublicationListening to what really matters
Read more: Listening to what really mattersFour stories of how communities shape health and wellbeing Connecting Health Communities, 2023-25 This…
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BlogFrom automation to empathy: AI in Open and Trusting grant-making
Read more: From automation to empathy: AI in Open and Trusting grant-makingOpen and Trusting grant-making is grounded in patience, empathy and kindness. At its heart…
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BlogFrom voice to power: Making young people partners in the NHS
Read more: From voice to power: Making young people partners in the NHSYoung people across the country are actively shaping health services in significant ways. They’re…