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When applying for a grant, showcasing the potential impact of your project is essential. Clearly articulating how your initiative will benefit the community and address critical needs can make your proposal stand out. Highlight the tangible outcomes and positive changes your project will bring about to demonstrate its significance. By emphasizing the impact, you make a compelling case for why your project deserves funding. Make sure to paint a vivid picture of the positive change your project will create! Win Any Tender team will help you to grow as a Business and any Not for profit organisations. #ProjectImpact #CommunityBenefit #ImpactfulProjects #GrantImpact #ProjectBenefit #SocialImpact #CommunityDevelopment #GrantProposal #GrantOpportunity #GrantFunding"

🌟 Excited to share how Cambridge businesses are driving positive change! More and more businesses in Cambridge are approaching me to discuss the importance of strategic community investment. Consumer demands, investor expectations, and sustainability shifts are driving this change. At my consultancy, I am helping Cambridge based businesses align their goals with community needs through my tailored approach: 🔍 Discovery Phase: Understand your business, engage employees and set social responsibility goals. 📝 Strategy Phase: Develop action plans and partnership roadmaps. 🛠️ Implementation Phase: Execute strategies and engage non-profit partners. Together, let's create a fairer Cambridge. Take a look at my website to see how I work with businesses and how I can help you meet you and exceed your social goals 🌍 #SocialResponsibility #CommunityEngagement #BusinessImpact #CambridgeBusinesses #positivechange #esg #socialvalue

#FundingFrontlineImpact is The Freedom Fund's way of sharing learnings and resources from nearly 10 years of identifying, supporting, partnering and championing frontline organisations that work to reduce vulnerability to forms of #ModernSlavery and support survivors on the journey to meaningful reintegration. In this blog I write about three of the principles that are important to us. As someone who's been on the receiving end of funders' requirements I can say with some confidence, that implementing partners don't mind being asked for questions or clarifications. What they seek is partnership and accompaniment -through committed long term resourcing, sharing of networks, planned and coordinated technical assistance - to address programmatic or organisational challenges. I've heard of other donors too, who are practicing many of these principles, and of some who are starting on this journey. So heartening to know we're all pulling together in the same direction. Visit the website to view and download resources! https://lnkd.in/eG4Wn68R

Aidan Eyakuze of Twaweza East Africa is such an inspiration to us at Fair Funding Solutions. His vision is literally what we are working towards in our systems change work: that every NGO should be able to work with: - one strategy for all its donors - one budget for all its donors - one due diligence assessment for all its donors - one audited financial report for all its donors - general operating support or at least full cost recovery from all its donors. As Kathy Reich of Ford Foundation says “The way the sector has been funded for the last 25 years is broken”. But the #FairFunding solutions for funders to fix this are being co-created across the world by the sector and for the sector. We just need to work together to implement them.

Holding a mirror up to our own practices.   In this blog, our Partnerships and Learning Manager, Elaine Gibb reflects on her experience as both an applicant and a funder during her career to explain why we’re trying to hold ourselves to account for the way we operate and why we’re part of Institute For Voluntary Action Research's Open and Trusting grant-making movement. #Funding #Grants #OpenAndTrusting https://lnkd.in/ecUmT2-J

We are delighted to share our latest publication "Why Isn't No-Strings Funding More Common?" (Stanford Social Innovation Review), featuring JEI faculty & alumni Farhad Ebrahimi, Jessyca Dudley & Aisha Nyandoro. This article focuses on the benefits of and barriers to unrestricted grantmaking, and the consequent improvements and impacts made as a result of this trust-based practice. Give it a read at the link below! "The gifts of time, respect, and trust, and the ability to focus on what an individual or organization most needs to do, may be the most powerful investment funders can make in communities." https://lnkd.in/egqi6pVf

Candid's strategic pivot in 2023 towards seeking unrestricted grant support for mission-critical work led to exceeding fundraising targets and gaining operational flexibility. By focusing on lightly restricted funding for impactful initiatives, they raised $2.8 million for sector-wide insights. Their approach emphasizes the importance of flexible funding for nonprofits, encouraging direct engagement with grantmakers for less restrictive, multi-year funding aligned with strategic objectives. Candid's success highlights the value of prioritizing sector-wide impact over donor-driven projects and promotes increased collaboration and trust between funders and nonprofits to explore innovative solutions in the nonprofit sector. Credit to authors: Ann Mei Chang and Aleda Gagarin

Camden Council has charted a path from defining ambitious missions to implementing them. The borough’s success in rolling out its four missions shows how much a mission-driven approach to government can achieve. In September 2020, the Camden Renewal Commission was established, developing 4️⃣ community-led renewal missions for the borough. Co-chaired by UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), the Commission had the overarching aim to reduce inequality and create a fairer, healthy and sustainable local economy. Camden’s missions: 1️⃣ By 2030, everyone eats well every day with nutritious, affordable, sustainable food 2️⃣ By 2030, Camden’s estates and streets are creative and sustainable 3️⃣ By 2030, those holding positions of power in Camden are as diverse as its community 4️⃣ By 2025, every young person has access to economic opportunity that enables them to be safe and secure Camden's mission-oriented strategy has had many successes, including establishing a £30m community wealth fund, supporting business growth and addressing systemic inequality. Here are 6️⃣ things the next government should learn from Camden's missions 👇 🎯 Set clear, ambitious long-term goals - Camden’s four missions have set a clear direction for the borough, ensuring Council services, Camden staff, anchor institutions, businesses and citizens are all pulling in the same direction. 🤝 Foster collaboration across sectors - By forming coalitions and partnerships with community organisations, schools, businesses, and anchor institutions, Camden has mobilised collective action towards achieving its mission goals. 💡 Promote innovation and experimentation - By investing resource in delivering “test and learn” projects - such as the "We Make Camden" kit - the Council have encouraged innovative solutions and incentivised continuous improvement. 🏘️ Invest in community-led projects - We Make Camden has funded 336 grassroots projects, focusing on hyper-local activities that support mission objectives. 👬 Value community engagement and participation - The Camden Renewal commission brought in a diverse group of experts and community leaders to help conceive and develop the four missions, ensuring that initiatives met local needs. 💰 Align funding with mission goals - Initiatives like the Future Camden Fund and Community Wealth Fund provided financial support to under-represented entrepreneurs and local businesses, making progress towards Camden’s mission to diversify leadership positions. Having put missions at the heart of its election pitch, Labour should look to Camden as a UK-based example of missions in action. Learning the lessons above, the party should now prepare to scale up this same approach nationally. For more, read our new Mission Critical report, published with IIPP and written by Mariana Mazzucato, Nick Kimber, Grace Wyld, Sarah Doyle and Daniel Wainwright ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eyE6Z7ZK

An interesting read on the power and potential of pooled funding in the UK funding landscape: 👇

🤝 Successful programs have purposeful partnerships. When organizations submit grant proposals, funders need to see that they are not on an island. Collaborating with other organizations demonstrates well-developed plans to successfully implement new programs. 💪 Recognizing and identifying deficiencies or gaps in services is a STRENGTH, not a weakness. Grant proposals that show self-awareness are often looked upon favorably by funders. By recognizing the gaps, meaningful partnerships can be secured to create a more well-rounded program. 🏆 Developing partnerships is vital to WINNING more grants and creating the impact your organization wants to see. #grantwritingtips #fundingstrategies #partnerships