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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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Environmental philanthropy
By Liz Gadd .
On 18 October 2022.
This guide is for anyone new to environmental philanthropy, and especially if you already fund social issues.
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Charities must think about hybrid governance
By Naomi Chapman .
On 30 September 2022.
Since the outbreak of Covid, many charities have embraced hybrid working. Charities now need to review their governance practices in trustee boards to remain effective.
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Working with charities during the cost-of-living crisis
By Leah Davis, and Theo Clay .
On 22 September 2022.
Local and national charities can be a vital partner for MPs, providing frontline insights, up-to-date data and intelligence, and a reliable place to refer people who need urgent help.
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Taking your first steps into impact practice
By Sarah Williams .
On 16 August 2022.
When done well, impact practice can help charities to focus their resources, implement improvements, boost morale and attract funding.
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Confronting the cost of living crisis
By Angela Kail, Mushfik Khan, Jasmine Birmingham, Jennifer Shea, and Naomi Chapman .
On 11 July 2022.
The cost-of-living crisis is as big a crisis as covid, possibly bigger. We need the kind of mobilisation that we saw at the start of the pandemic.
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What the 2022 Queen’s speech means for the social sector
By Theo Clay .
On 12 May 2022.
The content had a mix of new and old—some for charities to be pleased about and some which may raise concerns.
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How to close down a service or programme well
By Mushfik Khan .
On 3 March 2022.
When planning an ending, an organisation has to consider numerous factors. However, if endings are done well, they can help sow the seeds for what comes next for your organisation.
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Healthy Planet, Healthy People
By Leah Davis, and Liz Gadd .
On 13 January 2022.
How health funders can make a greater impact by supporting environmental work.
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Evaluating the Building Connections Fund
On 12 August 2021.
Our guidance for grant-holders of the Building Connections Fund, which can be applied to other projects tackling loneliness. It is designed to complement the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s guidance A Brief Guide to measuring loneliness.
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How can the social sector catch-up and keep up with the transition to net zero?
By Liz Gadd .
On 5 July 2021.
The social sector needs to engage with the transition to net carbon zero to ensure that no one is left behind by changes to the climate and climate related policy.
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Theories of change for campaigning
On 24 June 2021.
Traditional approaches to theory of change can be difficult to apply to campaigning, this guide explores how to overcome the challenges that campaigning situations pose and how to develop a theory of change for campaigning.
