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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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BlogSix ways VCSE leaders are adapting to Covid-19
Read more: Six ways VCSE leaders are adapting to Covid-19Over the past 11 weeks, we’ve hosted peer support sessions for over 180 VCSE…
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BlogWhat would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?
Read more: What would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?Recognising the tremendous pressure that health, VCSE and local authority leaders are under as…
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BlogA place-based approach
Read more: A place-based approachA group of Cumbria Funders supporting community-led emergency response work share their deliberations over…
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BlogThinking about merger in 2020
Read more: Thinking about merger in 2020We have learned much over the last two decades about what makes a merger…
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BlogMerger: Practitioner perspectives
Read more: Merger: Practitioner perspectivesThis blog shares four perspectives of practitioners who have led merger processes. We asked…
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PublicationPiecing a story together
Read more: Piecing a story togetherCovid-19 is changing the funding world like nothing before it. This briefing shares how…
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PublicationBarriers are coming down
Read more: Barriers are coming downWhat is happening to community-based healthcare during Covid-19 and the challenges and opportunities facing…
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PublicationA balancing act: Youth volunteering in hospitals, in the context of Covid-19
Read more: A balancing act: Youth volunteering in hospitals, in the context of Covid-19Initial reflections on how 30 NHS trusts and their respective charities have adapted their…
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Publication‘Lived experience’ in grant-making practice
Read more: ‘Lived experience’ in grant-making practiceWe have summarised what ‘lived experience’ within grant-making processes means for four intermediary funders…
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BlogCivic and community action in times of crisis
Read more: Civic and community action in times of crisisThe current crisis is an opportunity to show imagination about changing some of the…
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Covid-19: Getting money quickly to frontline services
Read more: Covid-19: Getting money quickly to frontline servicesHow can funders respond quickly and effectively to the challenge of supporting and sustaining…