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A very clear article with great links that assembles arguments and evidence for why unrestricted funding is the best way to fund. And in the rare cases when it’s not, that funders must then provide full cost recovery. Please share it with funders and their boards. This is funders talking to other funders and they need to listen to each other. #ShiftThePower #FairFunding #transformation

From more than two decades of research in this area, it’s clear that the evidence in favour of unrestricted or restricted funding must factor in circumstances and for whom. But it does make it clear that the status quo – of restricted funding as the dominant model – rests on very shaky foundations. Ben Cairns, Institute For Voluntary Action Research, bangs the drum for unrestricted funding in our latest Opinion piece. On the fence with restricted vs unrestricted funding? Let us know why! https://bit.ly/3UJ6Tbx

Everything we do is centred around making a difference in the field of health and medical research. Bellberry’s model is unique. We’re an independent not for profit company that provides Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) services. We are the largest provider of HREC services in Australia. Our dual objectives are to protect the welfare of human research participants, and improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of research. We do this by providing robust, thorough, timely and expert HREC reviews, as well as reinvesting the surplus funds we generate from the professional service we provide, back into medical research in Australia. Philanthropic initiatives such as the five-year Bellberry-Viertel Fellowship that is awarded to some of the brightest research minds in the country, allows researchers to focus on their research rather than worrying about how to fund it. Ultimately, this helps to find solutions for some of the most challenging medical problems we’re facing. For us it’s all about making a difference in the work that we do. #research #philanthropy #notforprofit

Multi-year funding is key for small charities, it allows for strategising and stability to do the long term thinking #multiyearfunding

We are pleased to launch the SSR Research Guide 2024! This guide, which is entitled “A Guide to Using Observation Rubrics for Evaluating Group Work Programmes,” is a collaborative effort between SSR’s own Research Fellow Dr Seah Lay Hoon and Lui Hui Min, Fionn and Ang Jingyou, Ben from Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities. This research guide seeks to illustrate how observational data can be used to monitor and evaluate social service programmes, particularly group work. It will provide information on observation as a research method and how observational data, particularly in the form of rubrics, can be used to complement and triangulate other methods of data collection when monitoring the progress of group members and group processes. It is a useful resource for both researchers and practitioners who are working in this field. Read here: https://nus.edu/3JF3N1X National University of Singapore NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences #researchguide #observation #evaluation #groupwork #socialservices

Curious about what we do at #WilderResearch? Check out our research library to read about projects and topics we’ve researched. #NationalReadingMonth

“This report summarizes findings from an extensive field and literature scan and interviews with 30 informants, including practitioners, funders, researchers, consultants, and staff members from several foundations. The report makes recommendations for foundations to consider in identifying and working with intermediaries to support racial equity, power sharing, and community voice. An adaptable tool was also created to help foundation staff navigate decision-making points and options for determining when and how to best work with intermediaries.”

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, some interesting insights on the intersection of science and society/culture. https://lnkd.in/gyEhtVva

What is the team of Science.org reading on Memorial day? Among others, "Bones of Contention: The industrial exploitation of human remains in the modern age", our book published by the State Archives of Belgium. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ddrFf6-P

Many organisations across Ireland are taking part in world-class pan-European #MSCA Doctoral Networks! The next call for proposals opens on 29 May with a deadline of 27 November 2024. On 08 May, at 11:00 Irish time, we will host a webinar on the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 call. This webinar is aimed at researchers and staff in Irish-based academic and non-academic organisations, who are interested in the 2024 MSCA Doctoral Networks call. The event will feature a speaker from the European Commission, as well as case studies of successfully funded projects. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNNs3nu8 The Doctoral Networks funding scheme funds consortia of organisations (universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs, charities, and other non-academic organisations) to implement excellent doctoral training programmes. The objective of these networks is to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, through state of the art research, to stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities, and boost their employability in the long-term.