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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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BlogLong game: Commonweal Housing’s approach to learning and evaluation
Read more: Long game: Commonweal Housing’s approach to learning and evaluationOver the past 18 months Leila Baker, our Head of Research, has been working…
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BlogFunders and funded in harmony?
Read more: Funders and funded in harmony?Steven Marwick, Director of Evaluation Support Scotland, shares his reflections on the relationship between…
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PublicationEsmée Fairbairn Foundation: learning in responsive grant-making
Read more: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: learning in responsive grant-makingAround 20 trustees, staff and grantees of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation were interviewed for a…
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Blog‘Don’t expect people to come to you’ and other reflections on co-production in grant-making
Read more: ‘Don’t expect people to come to you’ and other reflections on co-production in grant-makingVenetia shares her experience of getting young people involved in the grant-making process.
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PublicationListening to people
Read more: Listening to peopleAre you a grantmaker? Do you want to shape grants with the people they…
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BlogReflections on ‘unrestricted funding’
Read more: Reflections on ‘unrestricted funding’Kevin Richmond, CEO at Sussex Community Foundation, shares his reflections on the Foundation’s first…
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PublicationSussex Community Foundation Unrestricted Funding Study
Read more: Sussex Community Foundation Unrestricted Funding StudyIn 2016 Sussex Community Foundation commissioned IVAR to carry out a study exploring the…
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BlogWhat it’s like to be under the microscope
Read more: What it’s like to be under the microscopeGina shares what it’s like to be under the microscope as the subject of…
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Publication
Working in Place Framework
Read more: Working in Place FrameworkA two-page printable edition of the Working in Place Framework.
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PublicationYork Pathways: Supporting individuals experiencing mental distress
Read more: York Pathways: Supporting individuals experiencing mental distressThis case study is one of five exploring how independent charitable funders and local,…
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PublicationPartnership Drugs Initiative: A national approach to local funding in Scotland
Read more: Partnership Drugs Initiative: A national approach to local funding in ScotlandThis case study is one of five exploring how independent charitable funders and local,…
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PublicationInclusion Plus: A Public Social Partnership in Dundee
Read more: Inclusion Plus: A Public Social Partnership in DundeeThis case study is one of five exploring how independent charitable funders and local,…