Our giving programme
Overall, the Foundation wishes to be a pioneer in thinking and action in the charitable sector on the use of financial resources to deal with fundamental issues; in other words, it wishes to encourage "the right use of money".
History of funding:
- Trustees began their exploration of this theme by commissioning a collection of essays (follow the link on the right hand side of the page) and making a small number of grants.
- In 2006 they launched a 3 year Financial Inclusion funding programme - with the overall aim of 're-balancing' the market in favour of low-income consumers - as the primary means of supporting work under the Right Use of Money heading.
- The Foundation’s main giving programme for 2009 - 2012 is a refocused Financial Inclusion programme - with some new, and very specific, outcomes that Trustees want to see achieved. Follow the links on the right hand side of the screen to find out more about this programme and how we are delivering it.
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In December 2011, Trustees took stock of what had been achieved so far under the heading of Financial Inclusion and decided not to accept any further funding applications on an unsolicited basis. This would allow effort to be devoted to maximising the impact of the work funded to date and for the remaining resources allocated to the programme to be focused on commissioning work to fill any identified gaps.
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A new programme is being considered during 2012 and will be launched on this website, and using other means, in due course.
