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East Midlands Funders Forum

Mutual support, development and collaboration opportunities for funders working in the East Midlands.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
East Midlands
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Foundation Practice Rating

A new method of assessing the transparency, accountability and diversity of UK foundations, incentivising and supporting them to improve their practices
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Grant Funders’ Network

A free, informal, inclusive and collaborative group for people in grant making across the UK
Last updated:
December 1, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

No Going Back

A collaborative programme between almost 30 Livery Companies, providing prison leavers with support, training, jobs, accommodation and more.
Last updated:
December 1, 2021
London
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Funding the 'third horizon'

More funding can be directed towards 'third horizons', away from responsive funding to work that shifts towards alternative & better futures
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Creating shared foresight infrastructure

We want to help funders avoid commissioning individual pieces of strategic foresight work and look at ways of creating a foresight commons or shared foresight infrastructure across foundations.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Funders South West

South West Voluntary Sector Funders’ Forum
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
South West
Existing collaboration
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Streamlined processes for better applicant experiences

We’d like to test whether we can streamline the applicant/grantee experience - and improve outcomes - by coordinating processes with other funders
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Women Thrive Fund

A collaborative fund to improve vulnerable and disadvantaged women’s mental health and financial resilience.
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Setting up a new Leeds Funders Forum

An opportunity to shape and/or join a new forum for funders in Leeds
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
Yorkshire and the Humber
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Bradford Funders Forum

A forum for non-statutory funders that are investing, or interested in investing in Bradford.
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
Yorkshire and the Humber
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Collaborate with Co-op Foundation on our Carbon Innovation Fund

We are looking for organisations who may want to work together for our next round of funding which would launch in mid-2022.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
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The Beacon Collaborative

The Voice for Philanthropy, Beacon exists to encourage more private assets to be used for public good.
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
UK-wide
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Co-funding Covid-19 response in lower income countries

Seeking co-funders to support International Health Partners' Covid-19 response plan for marginalised communities in lower income countries
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
International
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Building Connections Fund

A partnership between Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and the Co-op Foundation to support projects that prevent or reduce loneliness
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
England
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Wales Funders' Forum

Strengthening and supporting funders, to promote effective funding practices and learn about current and emerging issues to meet the needs of Wales.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
Wales
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Tackling education gaps in Bedford Borough

Harpur Trust are looking for partners to explore and co-fund initiatives to understand and mitigate local education issues.
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
East of England
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Disaster Relief Finance for Humanitarian Organisations

Enabling humanitarian organisations to use the financial capital markets as an alternative way to pre-fund disaster relief
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
International
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Environment evaluation frameworks

An opportunity for funders to work together to explore frameworks for measuring activity in the environment sector.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Live Work Fund

Supporting artists and producers working with music and live performance to sustain their practice through Covid-19.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Funder Safeguarding Collaborative

Promoting collaboration, listening and learning among funders and organisations to support and strengthen safeguarding practices globally.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
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National Advice Funders Network

Ensuring access to justice for vulnerable people, by supporting an effective, independent not-for-profit legal advice sector.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
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Yorkshire Funders Forum

Enables local funding organisations of all sizes to be better connected and informed, in order to boost their impact on Yorkshire people and places.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Yorkshire and the Humber
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Wales Trust and Foundation Project

Building connections between the Welsh third sector and Trusts and Foundations who are based outside Wales.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Wales
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Wakefield District Funder’s Forum

Funders working together to develop cross-sector thinking and collaborative approaches to address the issues affecting communities in Wakefield District.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Yorkshire and the Humber
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South Yorkshire Funders Group

Enabling funders to be better connected and informed, in order to boost their impact on South Yorkshire people and places.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Yorkshire and the Humber
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London Refugee Response

New collaboration to co-ordinate work to support London’s refugees, in light of the crisis facing our Afghan communities.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
London
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Scotland Funding Community and Learning Hub

Convening a group of funders, representatives of voluntary and community sector organisations and regulatory bodies to address the needs of Scottish voluntary organisations and the communities they serve.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Scotland
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Match Trading Task Force

Guiding the ongoing development of Match Trading®, an innovative form of grant-making to strengthen financial resilience for social enterprises, community businesses and trading charities.
Last updated:
December 2, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
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Place-Based Learning (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who fund and work in 'place', be it rural, city-wide, town or ward level.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Christian Funders' Forum

Funders of Christian work who meet to share best practice and work together wherever possible.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
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Ariadne

European peer-to-peer network of funders and philanthropists who support social change and human rights.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
International
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Smaller Funders (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members giving less than £500,000 a year, or which are administered by one person on their own.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
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Children and Young People (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are funding (or exploring the possibility of funding) work work with children and young people.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
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Just Foundations Initiative

Supporting foundation leaders to deliver racial justice in their organisations.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
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Older People

Newly formed collaboration involving a wide range of funders interested in supporting work with and for older people
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
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Justice Together

Building a community of people and organisations with diverse backgrounds, strengths, and experience, to transform access to justice in the UK immigration system.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

The Listening Fund (England)

A partnership which aims to make the youth sector more accountable to those it exists to serve - young people.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
England
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West Midlands Funders Network

A support network for funders in the West Midlands, helping them to work more effectively and increase their impact on people and communities.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
West Midlands
Existing collaboration
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DEI Data Standard

A shared framework for funders to capture data on funding for groups who experience structural inequity.
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Losing Control funders group

Peer action learning for people working in grant-making who want to learn together and take action to shift power in funding.
Last updated:
November 29, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

The Cornerstone Fund

Aiming to bring about systemic change in support for London's civil society organisations.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
London
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Criminal Justice (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members that fund work in criminal justice to share information and practice in this area of funding.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Violence Against Women and Girls (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are already funding or exploring the possibility of funding work in domestic abuse and related areas.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Grant Givers' Movement

A non-hierarchical gathering of people who work in grant-giving, enabling them to raise their collective voice about pressing issues affecting the sector.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Children and Young People Northern Ireland collaboration

Northern Ireland funders coming together to ensure our collective response to the impact of Covid-19 on children and young people is as effective as possible.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Northern Ireland
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Tackling Poverty (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who would like to be involved in considering what role foundations can play in tackling poverty.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Mental Health (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are working on projects involving mental health.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

London Community Response

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, 67 of London’s funders worked together to provide co-ordinated funding.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
London
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

North East & Cumbria Funders Network (NEC-FN)

Enabling funders to be better networked, better informed and work together more effectively to improve and maximise their support to North East communities.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
North East
Existing collaboration
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The Community Justice Fund

A joint initiative focused on supporting the provision of specialist social welfare legal advice across the UK
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

London Funders

Cross-sector membership network for funders and investors in London’s civil society.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
London
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Greater Manchester Funders Forum

Enables independent grant makers, social investors and public sector funders to collaborate and coordinate programmes.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
North West
Existing collaboration
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Northern Ireland (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members that fund or are interested in funding work in Northern Ireland.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Northern Ireland
Existing collaboration
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Housing and Homelessness (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are already funding or exploring the possibility of funding housing and homelessness projects and programmes.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Corporate Foundations (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members of trusts and foundations that are linked with a company, co-operative or other business.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Open and Trusting Grantmakers

A community of funders who are committed to adopting more open and trusting practices that make life easier for those they fund.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

International Funders (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are already funding or exploring the possibility of funding internationally.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
International
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Merseyside Charitable Trusts Group

A group of independent grant-makers supporting communities in the Liverpool City Region.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
North West
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Children and Young People's Funder Collaboration

Funders collectively challenging themselves to work as effectively as possible to support children and young people through Covid-19 and beyond.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Asylum, Refugee & Migration (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members who are funding (or exploring the possibility of funding) work related to asylum, refugees and migration
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Migration Exchange (MEx)

An informal network of independent funders who aim to improve the lives of people who migrate and the UK communities receiving them.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Monitoring and Evaluation (ACF Member Network)

For ACF members interested in current thinking about monitoring and evaluation and reflecting on their own practices.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

The Arts Funders Group

An informal network bringing together the senior leadership of 22 of the UK’s most significant arts and cultural funders.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Participatory Grantmaking Community

A community of practice to share knowledge about participatory grantmaking.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
International
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Funders Forum for Northern Ireland

A confidential space for organisations who fund in Northern Ireland to network, share information and encourage collaboration.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
Northern Ireland
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

The OWL Collaboration (Outdoor Week of Learning)

A collaboration of funders, farm and environmental centres and schools, to fund outdoor weeks of learning for disadvantaged pupils.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
UK-wide
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

UK Overseas Territories Fund

Collaborative fund to provide a strategic response to environmental needs in the UK Overseas Territories (note: now closed to applications)
Last updated:
November 30, 2021
International
Existing collaboration
Emerging Opportunity

Strengthening Voices, Realising Rights

An initiative to bolster the capacity of Deaf & Disabled People's Organisations in London.
Last updated:
November 28, 2021
London
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