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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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PublicationStrengthening relationships with grantees: A tale of two cities
Read more: Strengthening relationships with grantees: A tale of two citiesGrant surgeries, also known as funding advice sessions, are drop-in consultations that funding teams…
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PublicationDelivering better funding for Black-led organisations and racial justice
Read more: Delivering better funding for Black-led organisations and racial justiceMore than 125 funders in the Open and Trusting Grant-making community have made concrete…
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BlogBringing trust-based learning to life: four actions for funders
Read more: Bringing trust-based learning to life: four actions for fundersIntroduction Our work with funders and charities on Open and Trusting Grant-making has revealed…
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BlogReflecting on 2023 and what we can learn from our most popular content
Read more: Reflecting on 2023 and what we can learn from our most popular contentIn what has become a new year tradition here at IVAR, we have looked…
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BlogOne year on – we hear from Victoria from the One Southwark programme
Read more: One year on – we hear from Victoria from the One Southwark programmeLast year for #iwill week, we wrote about One Southwark member, Victoria and her…
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Publication‘Just put your faith in us’
Read more: ‘Just put your faith in us’‘Leading in Uncertainty’ is a series of briefings for trusts and foundations, to help…
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BlogWhat is ‘power’ and how can it be redistributed to communities?
Read more: What is ‘power’ and how can it be redistributed to communities?Introduction In a typical year, we hear from over 1,000 charities, over 300 foundations,…
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BlogReconsidering risk: How can Open and Trusting work for statutory funding?
Read more: Reconsidering risk: How can Open and Trusting work for statutory funding?Introduction Over the last few months, IVAR has been running workshops with Local Authorities…
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BlogAn intern’s eye view of action research
Read more: An intern’s eye view of action researchHaving worked in arts participation where I programmed a theatre skills and employability workshop…
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PublicationOne Southwark year one briefing
Read more: One Southwark year one briefingSouthwark has been described as a borough of ‘two halves’, with pockets of extreme…
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PublicationNot just ticking boxes
Read more: Not just ticking boxesCovid-19 further exposed the health inequalities that exist across the UK, with research showing…
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PublicationSpinning plates in hard times
Read more: Spinning plates in hard timesBetween April and June 2023, 45 charity leaders from across the UK came together to…