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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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BlogFrom isolation to opportunity – my story of adapting to Covid
Read more: From isolation to opportunity – my story of adapting to CovidAs Director of the Irish Institute for Catholic Studies, a small organisation based in…
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BlogMeasuring what matters: Valuing the voluntary sector in East Sussex
Read more: Measuring what matters: Valuing the voluntary sector in East SussexIn this short blog, we investigate the value of the VCSE sector beyond economic…
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BlogNever underestimate young potential
Read more: Never underestimate young potentialYoung volunteers are bringing some normality to West Hertfordshire Hospitals as they respond to…
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BlogThe good, the bad and the future
Read more: The good, the bad and the futureIn the sixth and final of our learning from lockdown blog series, Ciorsdan Brown…
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BlogHampstead Gown Factory: Creative roles for young volunteers
Read more: Hampstead Gown Factory: Creative roles for young volunteersHow young volunteers were involved in a project to make over 50,000 surgical gowns…
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BlogFour principles to shape your grant-making today
Read more: Four principles to shape your grant-making todayWe need to find the confidence, skills and ways of working to operate effectively…
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BlogA funding approach rooted in trust
Read more: A funding approach rooted in trustIn the fifth of our learning from lockdown blog series, André Clarke and Emma…
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BlogMy Volunteering Experience during Covid
Read more: My Volunteering Experience during CovidTahmed shares his experience of volunteering at Birmingham Children’s Hospital during Covid-19. The hospital…
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BlogHow you make grants is as important as what you fund
Read more: How you make grants is as important as what you fundIn the fourth of our learning from lockdown blog series, Kate Peters describes how…
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BlogOld dogs, new tricks?
Read more: Old dogs, new tricks?In the third of our learning from lockdown blog series, Oliver French, from Lankelly…
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BlogPromoting equitable, inclusive and transparent grant making
Read more: Promoting equitable, inclusive and transparent grant makingIn the second of our learning from lockdown blog series, Himali Dave (Urban Movement…
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BlogMaking ‘relational’ real: Our experience of funding during Covid
Read more: Making ‘relational’ real: Our experience of funding during CovidThe first in our new series of blogs about learning from funding during Covid,…