Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: Social Change

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Overview

There are 3 Funding Priorities under Social Change

£9.4 million was awarded in 2018, 81 grants in total.

1) Participation – marginalised and excluded individuals and groups

They support work that:

Enables people who are excluded – through prejudice, discrimination or isolation – to live more fulfilling lives, or
Takes a new approach to tackling persistent causes of exclusion which is able to generate insights for the sector.

Applicants must:

Show how change for people and the organisations that work with them will continue beyond the period of their grant, and
Have a clear plan to make an impact beyond their immediate beneficiaries, with a realistic chance of influencing future practice.

They want their funding to:

Support the sector to learn from organisations that work in an inclusive way, especially those which are beneficiary-led.

Case Study: Unlock

2) Place – revitalising community life

They support:

'Anchor’ organisations which are a focal point for community-led action, or
Work which helps people come together in economically disadvantaged or isolated areas to make real the aspirations they have for the place they live, or
Work that motivates and enables communities to use their collective ideas, skills and assets to bring about change.

Applicants must:

Have a track record of working inclusively in their community, and of developing partnerships with others, and
Create strong networks that continue to benefit communities beyond the lifetime of their funding.

They want their funding to:

Help build on or catalyse a wider movement for change within a community, and
Ensure local policy across the UK is shaped by learning from community-led initiatives.

Case Study: Locality

Case Study: Uturn UK

3) Injustice – systemic change around injustice and inequality

They support work that:

Protects the rights of people who experience prejudice, or who are ignored or mistreated by public authorities, or
Brings to light and challenges the reasons behind discrimination and stigma, or
Engages decision makers to alter practice or policy, or
Creates a shift in institutional culture, public attitudes or behaviour.

Applicants must:

Have practical plans to achieve and sustain change over the long term, and
Show that work will be delivered by people and organisations with genuine insights into the issues being addressed.

They want their funding to: