Recent Blog Posts

Why We’re Bored of Hearing About Place-based Organising Like it’s a New Hot Take

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Funding Change: Why Movements Need Flexible and Long-Term Funding

Why does traditional philanthropy rely so heavily on rigid, transactional controls, and how is that micro-management stifling real, systemic change?

A Week in Oxford: What Resonated at Marmalade Festival

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Rethinking Funding: Why Put Your Trust in Place-Based Groups

How local voices can be brought into decision-making, what it means to fund work that is rooted in communities, and why the impact of this work often reaches far beyond what is easy to measure.

Other Articles

Ref/use Lab: Shifting the Dial on Waste and the Circular Economy

A conversation with Becky Whittle from Ref/use Lab.

Celebrating Goodbyes: How 3 Groups Flew the Nest

It’s unusual for businesses to celebrate when their clients leave. But we don’t see it as a bad thing. Here's why...

What do Grassroots Groups Need to Thrive?

How funders can protect the grassroots.

Risk and Power: Navigating Power Dynamics in Risk Management

How can we navigate power dynamics in risk management?

Telling Working Class Stories: A Q&A With The Working Class Collective

A conversation with Lisa McKenzie, founder of the Working Class Collective.

New Resources for Nature Groups from the People’s Plan for Nature

New resources to support community groups working on nature.