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16 November 2021Celebrating 60 years of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
In 2021, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation turns 60. We wanted to take some time to reflect over the last 60 years, and to celebrate the breadth of our work and all that we have achieved working with so many brilliant people and partners.
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New £10m allocation for impact investing
We’re delighted to announce a new £10m allocation to impact investing, which will be in addition to our £45m allocation to social investment.
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Plunkett Foundation: championing community ownership
We visited Siop Griffiths in Penygroes to learn how, with the support of Plunkett Foundation, they were able to develop their community owned café and shop, and help boost the confidence in the future of this rural village.
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B-Arts: Using art and creativity to transform the community of Stoke
B-Arts is a participatory arts and theatre company based in Stoke. They use arts and creativity to improve lives and transform people's lives and the communities they live in.
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Working for a healthy sea with North Sea Wildlife Trusts
We visited Flamborough Head to hear about the North Sea Project, a partnership of North Sea Wildlife Trusts, working together to champion greater protection of our marine environment and the wildlife that calls it home.
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Addressing the lack of diversity in the environment sector
We're pleased to share a new report from our Involving Young People Collective summarising the discussions at a hackathon on addressing the lack of diversity in the environment sector. We also share our reflections on what we learned and our next steps for making progress on this.
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Esmée announces new Director of Creative Confident Communities and A Fairer Future
We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Veda Harrison as our new Director of Creative, Confident Communities and A Fairer Future.
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£1.8m Reinvent Performing Arts funding awarded to 40 arts organisations
We're excited to announce 40 new grants worth £1.8m, which we have made through Reinvent Performing Arts funding. This one-off funding is part of our response to the pandemic and provides additional support to some of our grantees as they re-open and lockdown eases.
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Annual Report and Accounts 2020
Read our latest Annual Report, which gives an overview of our operations, funding and investments in 2020.
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Challenging conventions for a diverse and equitable environmental space
In April, over 50 individuals representing a range of organisations came together to participate in a Hackathon seeking to address the lack of diversity in the environmental sector.In this blog, IYPC member Daniel Seifu shares his reflections from the event.
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