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Joanna JefferyFreelance consultant following my nose in freelance Trust and Foundations Fundraising in the UK. Founder and Curator of The List, where we record changes in grant-making behaviour. Updates published every Monday. [email protected]
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On the #63
Since its second birthday in March, The List has captured a further 200 changes.
In total, more than 860 changes across 440 funders have now been catalogued on The List.
Highlights
Restructuring – 171 changes across 134 funders...
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The Will Charitable Trust, probably the longest Pause in the world (after Tudor Trust)
Pause - Extended Pause- Extended Pause - Extended Pause
The Trust has been paused for around 19 months so far, from 15th November 2024 to date, althoug...
On the #63
Recently, I published about Postcode Lottery’s short deadlines and the pressure they create for applicants. A few people commented positively about their experiences: they said the application forms are well-designed, that compared to the p...
On the #63
Fundraiser's Invoicing
Feminist Invoicing is the artistic and activist project founded by writer and poet Monika Radojevic. It asks a simple but powerful question: what would it look like to bill systems of power for time, labour, and...
On the #63
Some incredibly clear communications from The Robertson Trust about their pending Pause on their Large Grants, announced on 8th May 2026.
This included;
✅ When they are pausing and re-opening (from 12pm on 27th May 2026, reopenin...
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