Blagrave Blog
The Blagrave Trust were delighted to be one of three out of 100 Foundations to receive an A rating from the Foundation Practice Rating - hopefully a reflection of our long-standing commitment to diversity, accountability and transparency. However, despite a strong...
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Thank you to Rhymes for Good Admit it.You've been waiting...For Foundation Practice Rating!Yes! It's deeply captivatingThere’s no need for hesitating.Data's so illuminatingAnd we dare say -- liberating!
Ethics in philanthropy – report from the Grant Givers Movement
This Tuesday saw the publication of a well-considered new report from the Grant Givers Movement (GGM) – a collection of young and committed staff in grant-making organisations – examining concepts of ethics and how they play out in philanthropy. In particular, they...
Gaining momentum: The Foundation Practice Rating in the context of wider funder-focused interventions
Reflections from Danielle Walker Palmour We were invited by IVAR (Institute for Voluntary Action Research) to a meeting of a range of collaborations, networks and commentators focused on supporting the improvement of funder practice. This included me for the...
Working together to improve practice
First covered in the Association of Charitable Foundations Funders Collaborative Hub, this blog explores our approach to working together with other organisations on this project. The foundation sector has shown some remarkable strengths during the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Foundation Practice Rating: early analysis on diversity, transparency, communication
The Foundation Practice Rating has launched! Following the July 2021 article in Alliance, the initiative to research and rate UK grant-making foundations on their accountability, transparency and diversity is now in the field. The Foundation Practice Rating research...
Enough is enough: why it’s time to independently and publicly rate foundations
First covered in Alliance Magazine , Danielle Walker Palmour, Director of Friends Provident Foundation, states why we need to rate Foundations on Accountability, Transparency and Diversity. There is something wrong at the heart of philanthropy in the UK. On one hand,...