About us

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We are an independent grant-making charity. Although established as part of the de-mutualisation of Friends’ Provident Life Office in 2001 and the flotation of Friends Provident plc, we have our own board of Trustees. Further details of our aims and our record of achievement can be found here…

Our current programme

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Our current funding programme is entitled ‘Building Resilient Economies’. It aims to contribute to a more resilient, fairer and sustainable economic system. An overview can be found here …

lessons in economic resilience...

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We went to key opinion-formers in financial services regulation, civil society, funding and finance and asked what they thought would make our economic system more resilient …

“Positive Friction” learning event...

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“Who knows anything about Local Economic Resilience?” was a question asked at the beginning of the first learning event in the Building Economic Resilience programme. We gathered at Resource for London to talk about resilience …

A tool for financial systems change...

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The Tellus Mater Foundation has developed a map to identify how it can engage with the financial system in a way that adds value, rather than duplicating other initiatives.