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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.
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BlogLeading through uncertainty: Lessons from the recession
Read more: Leading through uncertainty: Lessons from the recessionSince the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, we have been scouring our collective histories…
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Covid-19: How funders can support grantees responding to the pressures of uncertainty
Read more: Covid-19: How funders can support grantees responding to the pressures of uncertaintySix ideas and priorities highlighted by the leaders attending our first round of online…
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BlogCovid-19: How funders can ease reporting requirements
Read more: Covid-19: How funders can ease reporting requirementsFunders across the UK are busy adapting their processes to better support their grantees…
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BlogCivic and community action in times of crisis
Read more: Civic and community action in times of crisisThe current crisis is an opportunity to show imagination about changing some of the…
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Covid-19: Getting money quickly to frontline services
Read more: Covid-19: Getting money quickly to frontline servicesHow can funders respond quickly and effectively to the challenge of supporting and sustaining…
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Covid-19: What funders can do this week
Read more: Covid-19: What funders can do this weekRecent conversations highlight the speed of change and intense pressure felt by those working…
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Covid-19: What can funders learn from previous emergency responses?
Read more: Covid-19: What can funders learn from previous emergency responses?As funders consider what to do during our current global crisis, we have collated…
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BlogFrom disused bus stop to community hub
Read more: From disused bus stop to community hubTotally Socially Development Worker and Stainsacre resident Charlotte Angus tells us how the transformation…
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BlogStepping outside the normal – the Tudor Trust and small grants in Hartlepool
Read more: Stepping outside the normal – the Tudor Trust and small grants in HartlepoolIn June 2019, a team of Tudor Trust staff and trustees visited Hartlepool to…
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BlogBecoming a learning organisation – learning as a set of small, easy to introduce, habits
Read more: Becoming a learning organisation – learning as a set of small, easy to introduce, habitsIn our first Letter from America blog, Tanya Beer (Center for Evaluation Innovation) shares…
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BlogClosing well: Ending the work of a ‘spend-out’ trust
Read more: Closing well: Ending the work of a ‘spend-out’ trustOn the final day of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, Programme Manager Matt…
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Blog5 things that help system leaders ‘have difficult conversations’
Read more: 5 things that help system leaders ‘have difficult conversations’In order to change the culture within a health and care system, health, voluntary,…