🆕 report🚀- The holy grail of #funding: Why and how foundations give unrestricted funding Whatever your constraints, and however far along the journey you are, we believe that it is worth asking: can we go further in offering unrestricted funding? Read: bit.ly/2YzHO8I

Don’t miss out on this #ClimateAction funding opportunity!

Based on experience of providing funding flexibly and based on trust during the pandemic, John Ellerman Foundation Trustees have decided to suspend permanently the need for charities to take a break after their grant has ended before coming back with a new funding request. #goodgrantmaking

Philanthropists on both sides of the pond are exploring levers for change in grant-making. In part 2 blog for Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (US) and IVAR talk our work with funders and recommendations with consultant Tanya Beer: bit.ly/3IAr3wh

#JobAlert: We're looking for a Head of Learning and Impact to build a team and help us become best-in-class at understanding our #impact. Could this be you? Home-based role with some travel to #Manchester. Apply by 10 Jan: coop.uk/3m9hACw #charityjob #jobs #thirdsector

🚨🆕Report & blog for #FlexibleFunders🚨 @thetudortrust made grants of £2,000 to over 600 community groups to spend on #wellbeing last year. @AnnieSalte reflects on the experience & what they learned. 🔖Check it out: bit.ly/3o15j3X

Important issue that grant making sector needs to address.

Totally agree - small unrestricted grants can be transformative especially for small volunteer led community groups.

New surgery slots available TOMORROW (Tue 1st Feb) – for London voluntary & community organisations who are working w/ communities impacted by Covid-19 to ask questions about the Building Strong Communities Fund. Book your slot here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-str…

"One of the things that I think we need to be able to do to truly transform places is to be able to leverage private capital, not just public & philanthropic funding" says Vidhya Alakeson We asked funders to imagine dream collaborations - read more here: funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/what-if

What do strong communities look like for Londoners? And how can we measure them? Join our next member Insight meeting with London Gov colleagues to find out more!👇🏻

FUNDERS! We’ve signed the ACF Funder Commitment on Climate Change 🙌🙌 Join us in signing 6 commitments to be a more climate-focussed #funder ⬇️ fundercommitmentclimatechange.org #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #FunderCommitment

Just signed this open letter to the Charity Commission to ask them to include EDI data of trustees to help ensure that transparency, accountability and good governance are embedded throughout our sector. #trustees #governance #edi #operationtransparency money4you.org/operationtrans…

I’ve scribbled a short piece on my initial thoughts of the recently published #visionforvolunteering - thanks Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd for the inspiration 😊 linkedin.com/pulse/vision-f…

Interesting #volunteering research by Samsung Electronics/Do-it.org - reminds me of Russell Commission back in ‘05 which revealed similar concerns. If young people still see volunteering as ‘uncool’ what aren’t we doing right? news.samsung.com/uk/half-of-you…

Many congratulations to our new ACF trustees, whose election was announced at our AGM yesterday! Warm welcome goes to: Rupert Abbott of GiveOut Jamie Ward-Smith MBE of Co-op Foundation & #DoITFoundation #DanielaLloydWilliams of #JACTrust

This is great news 👏👏👏👏👏

It’s been a blast Jamie, thank you!

Fundraising 🤲🏻 Financial management 💷 Strategic planning 📉 All this & more on our next Trustee Leadership Programme. Find out more and book your ticket here 👉🏻 bit.ly/3Mc3s7C #CharitySector #Trusteeship

Congratulations to our founder and former CEO Jamie Ward-Smith MBE who received an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours! 👏👏🎉