Institutional racism and the FPR rating system
Institutional racism and the FPR rating systemThose familiar with the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) and the findings of the rating process last year will recall that the Wellcome Trust was amongst the 3 foundations receiving an overall A rating. Wellcome, one of...
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022
The Foundation Practice Rating is proud to celebrate the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day by joining together with Recite Me to raise awareness of the importance of digital inclusion. Thursday the 19th of May, marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a key...
Accessible Communications
The Importance of Inclusive Communications Diversity is one of the three pillars of the Foundation Practice Rating. Within this pillar is accessibility. What is accessibility? Accessibility is the "ability to access" and benefit from a system. It is about enabling...
How to respond to the FPR as a trustee
Who is this blog for: This blog is for trustees of charitable foundations. On the 10th May we delivered a presentation as part of the London Funders’ Festival of Learning. This presentation focused on what foundations’ trustees can do to improve practice on...
All working towards reforming UK grant-making
Deep and meaningful reform to UK grant-making is within reach. Reform that resets the power balance between funders, charities and communities. And reform that reduces wasted time, effort and stress for all those involved.
Blagrave Blog
The Blagrave Trust were delighted to be one of three out of 100 Foundations to receive an A rating from the Foundation Practice Rating - hopefully a reflection of our long-standing commitment to diversity, accountability and transparency. However, despite a strong...
Poem
Thank you to Rhymes for Good Admit it.You've been waiting...For Foundation Practice Rating!Yes! It's deeply captivatingThere’s no need for hesitating.Data's so illuminatingAnd we dare say -- liberating!
Ethics in philanthropy – report from the Grant Givers Movement
This Tuesday saw the publication of a well-considered new report from the Grant Givers Movement (GGM) – a collection of young and committed staff in grant-making organisations – examining concepts of ethics and how they play out in philanthropy. In particular, they...
Gaining momentum: The Foundation Practice Rating in the context of wider funder-focused interventions
Reflections from Danielle Walker Palmour We were invited by IVAR (Institute for Voluntary Action Research) to a meeting of a range of collaborations, networks and commentators focused on supporting the improvement of funder practice. This included me for the...
Working together to improve practice
First covered in the Association of Charitable Foundations Funders Collaborative Hub, this blog explores our approach to working together with other organisations on this project. The foundation sector has shown some remarkable strengths during the Covid-19 pandemic,...