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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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BlogChanging the odds: How Postcode Lottery embraced flexible funding
Read more: Changing the odds: How Postcode Lottery embraced flexible fundingFor years, Postcode Lottery offered flexible funding to large charities – but not to…
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BlogOpen and Trusting starts inside: an early career view
Read more: Open and Trusting starts inside: an early career viewConversations about where Open and Trusting sits strategically and how far it’s taken often happen at senior levels…
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PublicationWho Benefits? Equity and Power in Funding Systems
Read more: Who Benefits? Equity and Power in Funding SystemsWe have been exploring how equity informs our work, particularly through our Open and…
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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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BlogHow we show up: Hyde Foundation and relational funding
Read more: How we show up: Hyde Foundation and relational fundingWhen grantees talk about Hyde Foundation they don’t refer to the team as funders,…
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Growing the Field: Rural Philanthropy in the UK
Read more: Growing the Field: Rural Philanthropy in the UKRural philanthropy: a common concept in the US, but overlooked in the UK, despite…
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BlogAI and the future of funding applications: Risks, realities and responses for grantmakers
Read more: AI and the future of funding applications: Risks, realities and responses for grantmakersAI is dramatically changing the funding landscape. Many funders are experiencing greater volumes of…
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BlogThe 2% That Stops Us? How Funders are Navigating Risk
Read more: The 2% That Stops Us? How Funders are Navigating RiskBy Alexandra Parker Of all the Open and Trusting commitments, it’s ‘accept risk’ that…
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BlogFrom automation to empathy: AI in Open and Trusting grant-making
Read more: From automation to empathy: AI in Open and Trusting grant-makingOpen and Trusting grant-making is grounded in patience, empathy and kindness. At its heart…
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BlogBuilding Brighter Futures: What happens when funders invest in collaboration
Read more: Building Brighter Futures: What happens when funders invest in collaborationWith more children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties and many facing long…
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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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Blog“It was a knock on the door that needed answering” – Why we moved to multi-year grants
Read more: “It was a knock on the door that needed answering” – Why we moved to multi-year grantsFlexible funding is one of the clearest ways funders can show trust in the…