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  • Wessex Chalk Streams and Rivers Trust staff delivering schools river education programme in partnership with Winchester College

    Freshwater mid-strategy review: Invitation to tender

    We are looking to work with an external consultant from to carry out a short review to inform how we deliver our strategy for Freshwater.

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    New Connections: 20 organisations awarded a total of £1.4m

    At the end of last year, we announced New Connections, a new ringfenced fund for finding and supporting organisations who could not, or would not, usually apply to Esmée. We’re pleased now to share more about the organisations who have been awarded funding.

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    Blue Spaces programme: highlights and learning so far

    Esmée’s Freshwater Partnerships Development Manager, Jenny Wheeldon, shares an update on our Blue Spaces programme. Launched in early 2023, learn more about the brilliant organisations and activities being supported through the programme, along with highlights from what we have learnt so far.

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    Designing a Senior Leadership Development programme for People of Colour in the Environment sector

    Invitation to Tender: We're looking to work with a consultant to support the co-design of a senior leadership programme for people of colour in the environment sector.

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    Making partnerships work

    Read our new Insights report, which shares learning and advice from organisations we fund on what makes good partnerships, and how to make them work.

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    Supporting a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment sector

    A new report by Hybrid Consulting and sam-culture reviews activity to address the lack of diversity in the environment sector. Commissioned by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Simon Wightman, Esmée's Funding Manager Lead for Our Natural World shares his reflections on the findings and Esmée's role.

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  • Ughill Farm-Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust

    Collaborative learning about investing for environmental impact

    Jenny Sansom from Environmental Funders Network and Tom Colborne from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation share progress from the Environmental Finance and Learning Fund.

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  • Ecological Land Cooperative

    Invitation to Tender: Impact Investment deep dive on sustainable food and agriculture

    We're looking for a provider to develop a practical resource for impact investors, assessing the investment opportunity both through funds and direct, across sub-themes, which align with the theme of sustainable food and agriculture.

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    Funder Commitment on Climate Change 2023 update

    Read our 2023 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.

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