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Open philanthropy guide
By Jane Dodson, Lily Meisner, Naomi Chapman, and Alfie Vaughan .
On 4 July 2023.
Open Philanthropy aims to turn foundation practice inside out and bringing people with lived and professional experience in.
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The privilege of learning: a funder’s perspective
By Matt York .
On 23 June 2023.
In this guest blog Matt York, Foundation Manager for the Santander Foundation, explores funder learning privilege.
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Funding visual impairment
By Sarah Denselow, Esther Paterson, Rose Anderson, and Gurmeet Kaur .
On 15 June 2023.
Why funders should give more money to medical research and systemic change to achieve greater long term impact for people living with sight loss.
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Beyond competition
By Tris Lumley .
On 25 May 2023.
This is an edited version of a speech given by Tris Lumley at Good Tech Fest in Washington DC.
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How to embed DEI into your grant-making cycle
By Sarah Denselow, Cristina Andreatta, Lily Meisner, and Daniel Seifu .
On 9 May 2023.
A practical guide to becoming a diverse, equitable, and inclusive funder
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Listen: How can grant-makers make funding fairer?
On 28 April 2023.
We discuss our upcoming guide to diverse, equitable and inclusive grantmaking on the Third Sector Podcast.
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Listen: Open Philanthropy – inside and out
On 8 March 2023.
What if philanthropy were more open? Tris Lumley talks with Rhodri Davies, host of the Philanthropisms Podcast, about how philanthropy can open up.
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A beginner’s guide to funding with few or no restrictions
By Hannah Kowszun .
On 13 February 2023.
If you’re used to giving with restrictions, how can you move towards a more unrestricted model? Here we outline how.
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Turkey & Syria: How to provide effective emergency assistance
By Rosie McLeod .
On 8 February 2023.
We think there are two key guiding principles behind supporting an effective emergency response.
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Even where charity demand is falling, funder support is crucial
By Naomi Chapman .
On 5 January 2023.
For some charities where services have a cost to users, demand is likely to fall. It's important that funders put in place a considered response to help.
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Embedding DEI in grantmaking due diligence
By Cristina Andreatta .
On 14 December 2022.
Due diligence checks often don’t consider the challenges some minority-led organisations may face, which makes it harder for them to get funded.
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What we can learn from disaster fundraising
By Andy Beeforth.
On 22 November 2022.
In this guest blog, Andy Beeforth shares five key lessons from Nottingham Trent University’s evaluation of the Trust’s £100m Coronavirus Appeal
