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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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PublicationFocusing on what we can do
Read more: Focusing on what we can doIn our fifth briefing paper, VCSE leaders entered weeks five and six of the…
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PublicationA funding cliff edge?
Read more: A funding cliff edge?VCSE leaders talked about the pressures and emotional impact of steering their organisations through…
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PublicationMoving out of the initial shock
Read more: Moving out of the initial shockWe heard from 32 charities through online peer support sessions, between 6 and 9…
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PublicationThe pressures of uncertainty
Read more: The pressures of uncertaintySo far, we have hosted online peer support sessions for 23 VCSE leaders. From…
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PublicationThinking about… risk: Developing a framework
Read more: Thinking about… risk: Developing a frameworkWe set out our initial findings from a study carried out in partnership with…
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BlogStepping outside the normal – the Tudor Trust and small grants in Hartlepool
Read more: Stepping outside the normal – the Tudor Trust and small grants in HartlepoolIn June 2019, a team of Tudor Trust staff and trustees visited Hartlepool to…
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PublicationThe power of face-to-face grant-making: Small grants in Hartlepool
Read more: The power of face-to-face grant-making: Small grants in HartlepoolIn June 2019, a team from the Tudor Trust visited Hartlepool to test out…
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PublicationThe Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust
Read more: The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee TrustThe purpose of this report is to share The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust’s…
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BlogResponsive grant-making needs a proactive strategy
Read more: Responsive grant-making needs a proactive strategyAs part of our recent review of the Wellcome Trust’s Public Engagement Fund, we…
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Evaluation Roundtable 2017 Framing Paper
Read more: Evaluation Roundtable 2017 Framing PaperA framing paper for the Evaluation Roundtable 2017, exploring learning in responsive grant-making.
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PublicationThe possible, not the perfect
Read more: The possible, not the perfectIn response to three different emergencies in 2017 funders dispensed with ‘business as usual’…
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Always look a gift horse in the mouth: community organisations controlling assets
Read more: Always look a gift horse in the mouth: community organisations controlling assetsThis paper examines policy and practice of community-based organisations owning or managing physical assets…