Pushing the boundaries of funding
Funding and philanthropy culture has an enormous effect on charities, the people and causes they support, and the charity sector as a whole.
So it’s important to stop and think: What role is the funder-grantee power balance playing in your work? Are other funders taking innovative approaches that you could learn from?
By challenging your existing funding practice, and exploring new approaches to charitable giving, our insights can help your money, time and effort go further.
See how pushing the boundaries of funding could help maximise your impact.
Featured resources and commentary on innovative funding
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More than grants collection: Pushing the boundaries of funding
It’s time to ask whether charitable foundations in the UK are doing enough—and are doing the right things—to support the voluntary and community sector.
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Making your funding go further
To really drive change, funders must support their grantees’ impact practice, and they must examine and improve their own work.
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Systems change: A guide to what it is and how to do it
This guide has been produced to plug a gap in the systems change literature—providing accessible material and recommendations for action.
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What do charity trustees need to know about campaigning?
Campaigning is a key tool for charities to make change. But, there is uncertainty around the role of charities.
Blog
Measuring the impact of Participatory Grantmaking
Natasha Friend, Director of Camden Giving, encourages funders to consider Participatory Grantmaking.
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Creating an effective charity board
Working together, learning together and making decisions: Explore the practical ways in which boards can work together more effectively
