Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
We are developing a trauma informed grantmaking community of practice. The community of practice is seeking to support the grantmaking community to answer or share good practice on the following questions:
- What is good trauma informed grantmaking practice and why is it important?
- What is the current evidence base?
- How do we establish wider trauma informed grantmaking practice in the UK?
- What can we learn from other funders who are taking a trauma informed approach to their grantmaking?
- What support/training is needed by funders to start or progress in their trauma informed grantmaking journeys?
- Other questions that may arise as the community of practice evolves
How to get involved
Please get in touch with Lisa Raftery if you would like to get involved in this Community of Practice.
The initial plan is to speak to funders about current practice, share good practice in trauma informed grantmaking and to raise awareness of why taking a trauma informed approach to grantmaking is important.
If there is appetite for further lunch and learn or longer sessions on this topic, we will work with funders to determine what this should cover and make space for bringing funders together around this topic.
We are very open to ideas and feedback on what support funders would be looking for to start or progress their trauma informed grantmaking journeys, so please do get in touch.
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Who's involved
Who was involved
Who was involved
Lisa Raftery, an experienced grantmaker with over 20 years' experience across local government, homelessness, women's and social investment sectors and former trauma informed care trainer for Homeless Link.
Kate Moralee, with over 20 years' experience of grantmaking, from small grassroots funding to large government-funded programmes, frontline service delivery and second-tier support.
Grant Funders Network, who recently ran a lunch and learn session on trauma informed grantmaking, attended by over 50 funders.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation, who are currently exploring trauma informed grantmaking
Learning and Resources
Blogs:
- The first Trauma Informed Grantmaking Community of Practice Meeting (February 2024)
- Why become a Trauma Informed Grantmaker? (November 2023)
The following existing trauma informed grantmaking resources are US-focused, so an aim of the community of practice will be to help develop the UK's trauma informed grantmaking practice and resources:
