Grant-Making Webinar: The Power and Potential of Place-Based Funding
The knowledge and insights of local people play a tremendous part in ensuring that local initiatives not only thrive but inspire wider change. Not only does it teach funders more about the people they serve, but it also creates an avenue in which funders can learn more about themselves and their place within the charitable sector.
We were thrilled to recently host our first grant-making webinar: ‘The Power and Potential of Place-Based Funding’, where we were joined by an expert panel to explore the power and potential that place-based funding holds, and what it means to the communities it has affected the most.
We were joined by Dinah Cox, Joe Doran and Paul Carbury as they shared their insights, experience and reflections on the transformative power of place-based funding, where local change can inspire broader societal transformation.
Hosted by Matt Till, Team Leader on the Recruitment Team at Prospectus, the panel provided valuable perspectives on the significance of place-based funding.
Throughout the webinar, the audience had the opportunity to hear about real-world examples, challenges, and success stories related to place-based funding. The discussion was not only informative but also deeply inspiring, providing attendees with a fresh perspective on the potential for positive change within their own communities.
Matt posed some questions to the panel that covered:
- An outline of the panellists’ organisations’ place-based work and how it has evolved.
- How to articulate the importance of the ‘power dynamic’ in designing place-based funding programmes.
- Organisational ambitions, aspirations and the legacy the panellists hope to achieve with funding decisions.
The panel gave open and honest answers about their challenges, processes and where they have found success. Catch up by watching the webinar recording below.
Speakers
Dinah became chair of Devon Community Foundation in February 2020. She has experience of place-based giving in London for City Bridge Trust and Wembley National Stadium Trust as well as in Devon. She is keen on co-production with all communities in an area and longer term, core funding that enables systemic change over time.
Joe has been at Lankelly Chase for 6 years and has lead the organisation’s work on participatory grantmaking, collective governance and resourcing infrastructures. He’s current place lead.
Matt is a Team Leader assisting in a wide range of recruits across the sector. He specialises in Grants, Data and Insight roles and supports organisations in appointing committed and engaged talent into their teams.
Working closely in partnership with clients to understand their needs, their organisation and support the development of roles is something Matt enjoys, and he prides himself on his ability to seek out niche skillsets and presenting diverse and committed shortlists.
Paul joined the Trust as CEO in January 2017 and has been working closely with the Board to transform and develop the Trust’s grant-making activities and impact, including the introduction of a number of place-based initiatives.
