The Funding Network

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Chances are you’ve seen photos of our events but are still not quite sure what it is all about. We get it! This 45-second video will give you some answers. You can check our calendar of events at https://lnkd.in/eWj3ADC. See you at the next one? 📸 Daniel Lewis #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #philanthropy #grantmaking #charity #smallcharity

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼! Only one week left until the South Africa Funder, a crowdfunding event organised in partnership with the SA-UK Trust Network to support three small non-profits working in the country. Monday 4 November (5.45pm-8.45pm), we'll celebrate three decades of democracy and the end of apartheid in South Africa. You'll hear about the fantastic work of Tyume Valley Schools, Kay Mason Foundation SA and Topsy Foundation NPC. There are still a few spots available, so make sure to secure yours today at https://lnkd.in/eQEeA3NB. With thanks to Howden for hosting us, and to iZinga Assist for sponsoring the event. #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #SouthAfrica #fundraising #democracy #education

𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧+ 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 £𝟭𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 🌈 Last Wednesday we joined GiveOut and Macquarie Group to celebrate another year supporting LGBTQI organisations around the world. The theme was 'Resisting the Rollback of Rights' and together we raised over £110,000! Thank you to everyone who joined us in supporting these brilliant non-profits. Funds raised will support ASEAN SOGIE Caucus in #SouthEastAsia, Consortium of LGBT+ Voluntary and Community Organisations in the #UK, and The Other Foundation in #SouthAfrica. In the face of oppression and constant threats, they are fighting for the rights of LGBTQI people globally. Thank you to GiveOut for all your support in making this event possible. And a special thank you to Macquarie, a founding partner of this event, for your incredibly generous support of the LGBTQI community around the world. #LGBTQI #humanrights #pride #CityForLGBT Photo by Daniel Lewis

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱! This is an event we're organising in partnership with SA-UK Trust Network to mark the anniversary of the first free democratic elections in the country three decades ago. Despite democracy, South Africa remains one of the most unequal societies on earth. On 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (get your free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/eQEeA3NB) we'll be raising funds for three small organisations: 📌Topsy Foundation NPC Created in 2000 to help orphaned children during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Topsy Foundation evolved to putting play, learning and health at the centre of early childhood development in the community. Topsy Foundation works in rural South Africa (Mpumalanga province) with over 14,000 women and children every year to provide food security, access to healthcare and quality early learning. 📌Kay Mason Foundation SA The Kay Mason Foundation bridges the gap between primary and high school education for underprivileged 13-18 year olds in Western Cape. Through scholarship, mentorship and academic support, they ensure that a student's financial circumstances are not a barrier to continue their studies.  They are effectively breaking the poverty cycle with education that is valuable in and out of the classroom. 📌Tyume Valley Schools Development Association In an area where Xhosa is the home language, over 40% of children depend on social grants, and most schools have one teacher for all grades, Tyume Valley Schools works with teachers and the community to strengthen the English and maths curriculum and build the schools' capacity.  Tyume Valley Schools supports over 400 children every year. With thanks to Howden for generously hosting us, and to iZinga Assist for kindly providing the hospitality. #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #SouthAfrica #children #ecd #education #TyumeValley #WesternCape #Mpumalanga #fundraising #charity #smallcharities Jill Ritchie Rebecca Smith

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 £𝟯𝟲,𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿! 🎉 In just 21 minutes, we collectively made 127 donations to support: 🛍️ The Free Shop helping children facing multidimensional poverty in Lebanon to continue their education. 🏃🏾♂️ Run With It Education Centres expanding their innovative programme into North Lincolnshire. ✏️ Untold Narratives supporting more women writers to be published in Afghanistan and beyond. Thank you to Travers Smith for their generous welcome and to everyone who joined us to celebrate these fantastic small charities! #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #charity #smallcharities

Congratulations & thank you to the three organisations who pitched for funding last night at our Autumn Funder - Dr Leanne Armitage of The Armitage Foundation, Valerie Lolomari of Women of Grace UK, and Sanyu Musoke of YUCAN CIC 👏🏾 Your pitches were incredibly powerful and we are proud to have brought people together to find out more about your projects 💪🏿 Thank you to all who attended, supported, and gave pledges of time, money & services in the room - this is why we do what we do. There is still time to submit a pledge for these incredible projects...please go here 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/e_vnp8sd Thank you Juliet Alexander, Goodwin, Jefferies & The Funding Network for making last night possible!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Mott Foundation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘆. Today we’re active in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Colombia, Spain, Romania, Latvia and Türkiye. To date, there have been over 350 events supporting more than 1,300 charities globally. And together, these events have raised £9m. Read more about the programme here: https://lnkd.in/e-XhCe2J 📸 Photo from the June 2024 Giving Circle in North Macedonia (KONEKT) The Funding Network Australia TerritoriA Coordinació Fundació Horta Sud Fundació Tot Raval Asociación Española de Fundaciones

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀’ 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Women reporting in the Arab world bring a unique perspective to the conflict and are often more likely to reach stories their male counterparts can’t by the simple fact they’re women. However, they’re also more likely to suffer from sexual assault, threats and other kinds of abuse. MCJN is an online community of Arab women journalists supporting each other through mentorship, professional advice, psychological support and much more. They were funded at our 2023 Spring Connector and raised £23,600 to set up and delivered psychological counselling and one-to-one mentorship for almost 20 women journalists from Palestine, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Iraq. Philippa Nairn, MCJN’s Executive Director, said “𝙏𝙁𝙉 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 – 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚.” Read more about their story here https://lnkd.in/ej3_6RJ5 #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #journalism #womenjournalists

🚨 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 Last week, a panel of TFN members selected the three charities that will pitch at the upcoming event: 🏃🏾♂️ Run With It Education Centres works in and around Hull, offering disadvantaged students who are not thriving in a traditional classroom setting, the opportunity to learn in exciting environments like sports stadia and shopping centres. 🛍️ The Free Shop provides basic goods (shoes, clothes, bedding, underwear, toiletries and sanitary items) and services to vulnerable families facing multidimensional poverty in Lebanon. ✏️ Untold Narratives works with creative writers who have been marginalised by community or conflict, supporting them to tell stories in their own languages, be connected to each other, and reach global audiences in translation. Join us Monday 30 Sep, from 5.45pm at the offices of Travers Smith to support them. Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/e5ZyN-Rz #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #philanthropy #grantmaking #fundraising

Today is #InternationalDayOfCharity 🧡 The United Nations established 5 September as the day to recognise the vital role charities and other non-profits organisations have in creating more inclusive and resilient societies. This year, to help you celebrate meaningfully, we bring you six ways you can make a difference to small charities: 📰 Subscribe to a newsletter (ours is here https://lnkd.in/ezc9geuV) 🔗Follow social media ⌛Volunteer your time and skills 💷 Donate if you can (our Autumn Connector is around the corner: https://lnkd.in/e5ZyN-Rz) 📗Learn about their work 🗣️ Spread the word Supporting charities (especially small ones) can be simple but highly impactful — so let's get cracking! #ConnectionsThatChangeTheWorld #charities #smallcharity