Thirty Percy Foundation’s Post

Calling fellow funders! Join us for a transformative design sprint to challenge and disrupt the entrenched structures that have allowed systemic racism to persist. Recent events have shown how quickly energy can shift, and now is the time to apply that urgency to create lasting change. This event will focus on practical steps we can take to deepen our practice of responsive action and tackle the bigger structural challenges within our organisations. Let’s work together to make a real impact—starting with ourselves and the influence we can have. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the solution. Find our more: https://lnkd.in/extku9xP #PhilanthropyForChange #ActNow

This call to action is something all of the funding sector needs to take seriously. The structural and positional power we hold as funding organisations means it is imperative that we play our part in stamping out the root causes of the violence and injustice we’re seeing. Recognising the role funders play in perpetuating these dynamics, the work we need to do around whiteness as part of this, and the unique role we have to invest and resource the future we want to see. Grateful to Bonnie Chiu for the courage in opening this conversation, recognising the energy and labour it takes to do this. We have some ideas about what our contribution should be and will be reaching out to our fellow funders over the coming days.

Reminder that the closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 29 July

We are looking for a Changemaker Program Lead to work alongside the Changemaker Team to bring our two funds, Changemaker Trust Fund and The Honouring Fund, to life. In addition, you’ll be exploring the possibilities and creating a strategy to evolve the program beyond Thirty Percy. Interested? https://lnkd.in/etVJmzmp

For this current sprint, designing a fund to support Elder Changemakers, we wanted to invite our current changemakers to either participate in the co-design week and/or the sprint itself. Rupert Walters stepped up to join both. Here are his first reflections on his experience so far: https://lnkd.in/dW5ehBy9