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Can we make feedback the expected thing?

Edd Fry, Listening Fund Project Manager gives his thoughts on feedback practice within organisations. In early October, I was in Washington D.C. to attend the Feedback Summit, a two-day global gathering of funders and not-for-profit…
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Why don’t we have more young people on charity trustee boards?

In October 2017, we advertised for two new trustees under 25 years of age. We were looking to both expand and diversify our Board, whilst ensuring that our own practice mirrored our mission and values.  …
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Trusting in partnerships

My motivation for working for a funder is to bring benefit to the fantastic organisations and people supporting my local community. That’s why it is so depressing to read quotes like this: “Some (funders) …seem…
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A Generation Together? Listening to young people’s views on Brexit

In this powerful report, researcher/ author Caroline Macfarland argues that young people - who feel strongly the impact that Brexit could have on them and the country - are being let down by the current…
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Grant reporting is broken: lessons from Blagrave experience

Tessa Hibbert, Regional Partnerships Manager, sets out the Blagrave Trust learning about a new way of grant reporting. At the Blagrave Trust, we are passionate about ensuring that we do everything we can to increase…
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