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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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PublicationEnhancing stability and responsiveness: How multi-year unrestricted funding enables organisations to support young people
Read more: Enhancing stability and responsiveness: How multi-year unrestricted funding enables organisations to support young peopleIn 2023, the Co-op Foundation funded 13 organisations that work with young people as…
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PublicationLearning with trust, trusting what we learn
Read more: Learning with trust, trusting what we learnFoundations are reshaping their learning systems as a critical resource for navigating complex work.…
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PublicationGiving learning a seat at the board table
Read more: Giving learning a seat at the board tableAt IVAR, we see learning as the focused consideration of truly mission-critical questions which…
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BlogLearning with intent: How to pay greater attention to how, why and from whom we learn
Read more: Learning with intent: How to pay greater attention to how, why and from whom we learnIn our third blog from our learning in uncertainty series, Nikki Wimborne from Cripplegate…
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BlogSupporting a dynamic learning agenda across City Bridge Trust: Our present, vision and direction
Read more: Supporting a dynamic learning agenda across City Bridge Trust: Our present, vision and directionIn the second blog from our learning in uncertainty blog series, Donna Buxton and…
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BlogCovid made us all into “learning organisations”
Read more: Covid made us all into “learning organisations”In the first blog of our learning in uncertainty series, Shoshana Boyd Gelfand reflects…
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PublicationFinding a path through complexity
Read more: Finding a path through complexityThis briefing draws on the contributions of learning and evaluation staff from 13 foundations,…
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PublicationLearning in the flow of working – Learning and evaluation in trusts and foundations during Covid-19
Read more: Learning in the flow of working – Learning and evaluation in trusts and foundations during Covid-19In this briefing, we summarise the key points from our first Community of Practice…
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UK Evaluation Roundtable Teaching Cases 2020
Read more: UK Evaluation Roundtable Teaching Cases 2020Corra Foundation and Pears Foundation share how their approach to learning has performed under…
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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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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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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…