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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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BlogTen funders, one form: the story behind Yorkshire’s common application
Read more: Ten funders, one form: the story behind Yorkshire’s common applicationWhy do charities have to answer the same questions twenty different ways? Carla Marshall…
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BlogHas AI killed the grant application form? (And can we build it back better?)
Read more: Has AI killed the grant application form? (And can we build it back better?)AI is reshaping grant-making, putting unprecedented pressure on traditional application processes. In a design…
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PublicationFunding differently for systems change
Read more: Funding differently for systems changeAcross the funding sector, funders are showing a growing interest in collaborative, equitable and…
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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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PublicationAct with urgency
Read more: Act with urgencyIn an increasingly turbulent and challenging environment, where there is high and growing demand…
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Blog‘All in it together’: Charities’ hopes for reviewing progress on Open and Trusting Grant-making
Read more: ‘All in it together’: Charities’ hopes for reviewing progress on Open and Trusting Grant-makingThis autumn, we’re flipping grant reporting on its head for the second time and…
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BlogWhat does trusting your grantees really mean?
Read more: What does trusting your grantees really mean?The move by many funders towards an open and trusting approach offers new and…
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PublicationA guide to Open and Trusting Grant-making for public agencies
Read more: A guide to Open and Trusting Grant-making for public agenciesWe worked in partnership with London Funders, Yorkshire Funders and the Scotland Funders’ Forum…
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Publication‘Proceed until apprehended’: Flourish Glasgow Partnership
Read more: ‘Proceed until apprehended’: Flourish Glasgow PartnershipIn October 2023, cross-sector partners came together to explore how to develop a joined-up…
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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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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…