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01 May 2024Esmée’s allocation to social investment increased to £60m
We are delighted to announce that Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is increasing our allocation to social investment to £60m.
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Increasing Funding Plus support for wellbeing
We are committed to targeting more Funding Plus support towards preventing burnout and improving wellbeing for the people we fund.
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Who our funding is reaching 2023
To help us understand who our funding is reaching, we ask all applicants and organisations we fund to complete a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) monitoring form. See a report analysing the data we collected for grants awarded and applications decided in 2023.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion: progress in 2023
A summary of key actions we have taken during 2023 to make progress on our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Pre-application Q&A webinar: 13 May 2024
We're hosting a pre-application Q&A webinar on 13 May 2024 for organisations interested in applying to Esmée for support who have questions about our application process or guidance.
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Webinar: Effective partnership working
Watch a webinar we hosted with Take Note exploring a series of practical tools and approaches they've developed to support more equitable and impactful partnership work.
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Proposed changes to the Sentencing Council's guidelines
The Sentencing Council has announced changes to their guidelines including new measures covering pregnancy and maternity. Earlier this year, they also launched a consultation on the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline. See the joint response of the Corston Independent Funders' Coalition.
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Supporting a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment sector
A new report by Hybrid Consulting and sam-culture reviews activity to address the lack of diversity in the environment sector. Commissioned by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Simon Wightman, Esmée's Funding Manager Lead for Our Natural World shares his reflections on the findings and Esmée's role.
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Invitation to Tender: Equity in funding practice
We are looking to work with a researcher to deliver a report analysing UK funding through the DEI Data Standard.
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Foundation Practice Rating Year 3: How Esmee did
The Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) has published its third annual report assessing foundations on three areas of practice: diversity, accountability and transparency. Below, we share more about how Esmée did.
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