Resources
Guidance, research and reporting.
Everything we publish in one place: guides for applicants, reporting handbooks for grantees, toolkits, research reading and our own learning notes.
Type
Audience
9 resources
- Reports11 min
Learning note: what did not work
An honest account of programme design decisions we got wrong in our first cycles, and the changes we made as a result.
- Topic
- Youth & Leadership
- For
- Practitioners
- Published
- ToolkitsChecklist
Responsible technology checklist
The safety, accessibility, data governance and maintenance questions we ask of any tool we are asked to fund.
- Topic
- Innovation & Technology
- For
- Applicants
- Published
- Research6 min
Reading list: locally led development
A curated set of open-access research and practitioner writing on shifting decision-making closer to the communities affected.
- Topic
- Community Development
- For
- Researchers
- Published
- Guides18 min
Grantee reporting handbook
What we ask for, when we ask for it, and how to tell us something has gone wrong without jeopardising your grant.
- Topic
- Research & Knowledge
- For
- Grantees
- Published
- ToolkitsToolkit
Monitoring and evaluation starter kit
Templates for indicators, data collection plans and reporting, built for small teams without a dedicated evaluation function.
- Topic
- Research & Knowledge
- For
- Grantees
- Published
- Publications5 min
Media and communications notes
How to reference the Foundation accurately, what we can and cannot confirm about applications, and how to reach the communications team.
- Topic
- Arts & Culture
- For
- Journalists
- Published
- Guides15 min
Budgeting for grant-funded work
How to price staff time, overheads, regulatory work and contingency — and the budget mistakes that most often send an application back for revision.
- Topic
- Economic Opportunity
- For
- Applicants
- Published
- Guides12 min
Writing a strong application
What our reviewers actually read for: a clear problem, a plan that fits the money, a budget that matches the narrative, and evidence you can stand behind.
- Topic
- Education & Learning
- For
- Applicants
- Published
- Publications9 min
Our approach to multi-year funding
Why we favour longer commitments with fewer conditions, what we ask for in return, and where multi-year funding is the wrong instrument.
- Topic
- Community Development
- For
- Practitioners
- Published