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Caroline Mason: Esmée Fairbairn’s response to coronavirus
Read about our response to Coronavirus
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Coronavirus - funding and reassurance
Find out about what actions we have taken in response to Coronavirus including the £16m additional funding we are making available this year.
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Arts & Culture Impact Fund
Building on the success of the Arts Impact Fund, this new fund is the most ambitious of its kind globally, with an investment pool of £20 million.
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Emerging funding opportunities for the natural environment
We are pleased to share a new report: Emerging funding opportunities for the natural environment, which we commissioned to review the current landscape for innovative funding of environmental enhancement across the UK.
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John Sydney Fairbairn 1934 - 2020
On behalf of everyone at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation it is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of John Sydney Fairbairn on 12 January 2020.
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Launch of the Climate Assembly UK
We are delighted to see the launch of Climate Assembly UK, which will be facilitated by Involve, who are funded by the House of Commons with additional funding from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the European Climate Foundation.
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James Hughes-Hallett CMG 1949 - 2019
On behalf of everyone at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation it is with very great sadness that we have to announce the death of James Hughes-Hallett who had been our Chair since 2013 and a Trustee for fourteen years.
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Act for Change Fund awards first grants to young people leading social action
The Act for Change Fund is a £3.6 million fund for organisations supporting young people working for change. Find out more about the first group of grants awarded through the fund and what the application process is.
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission: Our future in the land
The Food, Farming & Countryside Commission calls for a bold and urgent transition to a sustainable food system by 2030 and sets out recommendations for policymakers, business and communities to respond to the challenges.
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