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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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BlogBetter spent? Lessons from the Foundations Spending Down
Read more: Better spent? Lessons from the Foundations Spending Downby Lara Bautista The decision to distribute all of your resources and close, or…
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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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BlogFunding for systems change: what Propel taught us
Read more: Funding for systems change: what Propel taught usBy Jo Brown, Deputy Director of Research, IVAR There is considerable interest right now…
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BlogLife Rafts and Gold Dust: what we can learn from 1,200 funding experiences
Read more: Life Rafts and Gold Dust: what we can learn from 1,200 funding experiencesAs we publish our 2026 Funding Experience Survey, Ben Cairns reflects on a survey…
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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 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…