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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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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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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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PublicationThe certainty of uncertainty
Read more: The certainty of uncertaintyThis eleventh briefing shares the experiences of 44 leaders participating in online peer support…
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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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PublicationMore data is not the answer
Read more: More data is not the answerThis briefing shares the experiences of the 20 staff participating in our Evaluation Roundtable…
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BlogA simple ambition for grant-making: unrestricted and light-touch
Read more: A simple ambition for grant-making: unrestricted and light-touchEliza Buckley outlines why we are working with charities and funders to “translate words…
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Joined at the hip: Why you can’t make good grants without investing in learning
Read more: Joined at the hip: Why you can’t make good grants without investing in learningLearning within trusts and foundations is critical: balancing data with intuition; combining evidence with…
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BlogRethinking accountability in philanthropy
Read more: Rethinking accountability in philanthropyWe hear from Jo Wells, Director of The Blagrave Trust, to understand more about…
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PublicationFinding a way forward
Read more: Finding a way forwardThis eighth briefing shares the experiences of 41 leaders participating in the sessions between…
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PublicationTrust, power and collaboration
Read more: Trust, power and collaborationTrust, power and collaboration shares practical suggestions for taking a ‘human learning systems’ approach…