Great to see fellow funders like Kate Symondson incorporating similar forms to us on their website. 💡 It’s important that any charity, regardless of ‘who they know’, can get in front of funders - especially when those funders don’t request lengthy, time-consuming application forms! Increasing inclusivity in the funding sector is so fundamentally important and small changes like this can (hopefully) make a big difference to charities. #funding #philanthropy #progressivefunding #charities
Head of Philanthropy, The Symondson Foundation. Founder of The Art of Reading (Independent Cultural Courses). Writer
As a funder who does not have the resources to have an open application process, I am conscious that I am potentially creating a barrier for the smaller, grassroots and minority-led organisations that I am passionate about to make themselves known to me. Inspired by The Helvellyn Foundation (thank you!), I have therefore included a short form on our website to allow anyone who would like to share who they are and the work they are doing, which is then captured on a spreadsheet that I regularly consult as a part of my grantmaking strategy. So do, please, 'tell us about you' https://lnkd.in/eS-xuCgz