Foundation Practice Rating

🗣️ How can investors tackle exploitation and improve labour rights in the English care sector? The adult social care sector is under great amounts of stress, with evidence both of problematic labour conditions, opaque business models, and a lack of financial sustainability.   New research from the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, and funded by Friends Provident Foundation, highlights the role investors and government can play in helping to improve labour standards throughout the English care sector. Charlie Crossley, Investment Engagement Manager at Friends Provident Foundation, said: “Investing in the care sector is a crucial underpinning to a fair and sustainable economy. This research highlights serious challenges and risks to workers. It also provides actionable strategies to drive improvement. Leading investors are already showing how more responsible practices can reshape the sector. With demographic trends pointing to growth, investors and government have an unprecedented opportunity to create a more ethical, sustainable care system.” Find out more and read the full research report here: https://lnkd.in/eKERFPMx #FriendsProvidentFoundation #UniversityOfNottingham #RightsLab #Research #HumanRightsDay #SocialCare #Investments #Investment #Care #Sector

Are you interested in the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR)? Has your organisation been assessed by the FPR and you want to find out more? We are hosting a series of webinars to explore and help familiarise foundations with the aims and approach of the FPR, what we are doing, when it is taking place and answer questions about the FPR. The choice of dates are: 📌 Wednesday 30th October 2024, 2.30pm – 3.30pm 📌 Thursday 31st October 2024 , 11.00am – 12.00pm To register, please follow the link below. We look forward to seeing you there! https://lnkd.in/eEWFTEYu #FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency #FoundationPracticeRating

Are you interested in the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR)? Has your organisation been assessed by the FPR and you want to find out more? We are hosting a series of webinars to explore and help familiarise foundations with the aims and approach of the FPR, what we are doing, when it is taking place and answer questions about the FPR. The choice of dates are:   📌 Thursday 24th October 2024, 2.00pm – 3.00pm 📌 Wednesday 30th October 2024, 2.30pm – 3.30pm 📌 Thursday 31st October 2024 , 11.00am – 12.00pm To register, please follow the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eEWFTEYu #FPR #FoundationPracticeRating #Foundation #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency

🗣️New Opportunity! We are seeking a facilitator to work with us on an exciting new area of grant funding over the next three years.    We will be exploring perceptions and mindsets that dominate how we think about the economy, and how we feel about the potential to change it. We are looking for individuals or organisations with expertise in facilitation to help guide and focus this work by leading a series of planned programme days.   The purpose of this role is to lead the programme days for our new strand of funding ‘Shifting Cultural Perceptions of the Economy’. This funding will explore how we can begin to shift perceptions and beliefs about the economy. It will focus on how we can promote the idea that change to a fairer and more sustainable system is possible.   For more information on the role, budget and for information on how to apply please visit our website via the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/egmWPxRd #Tender #Opportunity #Foundation #Facilitator #Economic #Systems #Change #Economy

🗣️ Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new grants programme, and the strand "Shifting Cultural Perceptions," is now open for applications! 🌍 At Friends Provident Foundation, we believe that how we collectively think and talk about the economy is a significant barrier to envisioning and realising change. Too often, the economy is viewed as an untouchable force of nature—complex, independent, and only understandable by a select few. This mindset makes us feel as though meaningful change is impossible. Our new grants programme seeks to challenge this narrative by exploring a central question: How can we begin to shift perceptions and beliefs about the economy, about what it is and what it could be? We're looking for innovative ideas and projects that can help promote the idea that economic change is not only possible but essential. We invite you to join us in this journey of learning and discovery. Together, let's imagine new possibilities for our economy. 💡 👉 Learn more and apply today: https://lnkd.in/ejqyqi-V #SystemsChange #EconomicChange #ShiftingPerceptions #Grants #FriendsProvidentFoundation #Impact #SocialImpact #Economy #EconLinkedIn #Learning

ICYMI, we're looking to welcome new members to our Board of Trustees and there's still time to express your interest! We are particularly seeking perspectives that may challenge conventional thinking. 📌 Deadline to apply is tomorrow at 9am. To find out more please visit our website ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eyjepNBH #Foundation #Trustee #Opportunity #Charity

🗣️ Friends Provident Foundation is seeking advisory group members to work with us on an exciting new area of grant funding. We will be exploring perceptions and mindsets that dominate how we think about the economy and how we feel about the potential to change it. We are looking for individuals with an interest and related expertise to help us guide this work and learn together alongside the organisations we fund. Find out more about this opportunity by visiting our website ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eyX-bggj #Grants #Advisory #Perceptions #EconTwitter #Economy #BehaviourChange #Foundation

🗣️ Opportunity! We are searching for new Trustees to help guide our programmes of giving and investment, which aim to build a fair and sustainable economy in the UK. 📌 Deadline to apply is Tuesday 23 July, 9am. If you are interested in becoming a Trustee of Friends Provident Foundation but anticipate barriers to your participation, we would still like to hear from you. Please get in touch with us to discuss your situation. #Charity #Foundation #Opportunity #Trustee To apply visit ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eyjepNBH

"Is your foundation any good? I don’t mean: is it big, or does it give away a lot, or does it run an efficient process, or do the grantees achieve much. Rather, I mean: are you any good at being a foundation? Are you effective? Are you good at finding work that will succeed? Do your grantees think that you help them? Is progress towards your goals faster with your foundation’s involvement than it would be without you?" - Caroline Fiennes (Newhouse) A thought-provoking new article on the Foundation Practice Rating from Caroline Fiennes (Newhouse) via Alliance magazine ⬇️ #FPR2024 #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency https://lnkd.in/eUBZBcHx

🗣️ In case you missed it, there's still time to take part in the consultation for the Foundation Practice Rating but hurry, it closes tomorrow! Your feedback is valuable and we'd love to hear your reflections. This survey is for any person from a charitable, philanthropic or social purpose organisation based in the UK. 🔗 Visit the consultation page: https://lnkd.in/e4PXEbMG #FPR2024 #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency