William Grant Foundation

To coincide with the launch of our new website, this podcast explores the idea of ‘working in the open’ and why we might want to encourage more of it by charities and third sector organisations. Hosted by Foundation CEO, Nick Addington, we speak to Ross McCulloch of Third Sector Lab about the open working programme he runs for charities and to Leah Black of EVOC about her experience of working in the open as she develops a new Regenerative Futures Fund for Edinburgh. Nick is also joined by other members of the Foundation team to discuss our own commitment to start ‘learning out loud’. Shownotes Third Sector Lab’s website is where you can find out more about the programmes they run, including the Open Working and Re-use programme and The Curve – a series of free digital training webinars and online resources for third sector organisations, which is supported by the William Grant Foundation alongside other funders. You can read Leah’s blog posts about the development of the Regenerative Futures Fund here, including that initial blog that kick-started it all. More about the Regenerative Futures Fund can be found here on EVOC’s website. Giles Turnbull: The Agile Comms Handbook is an inspiring and short read for anyone wanting to get started with working in the open. Visit the William Grant Foundation's website at www.williamgrantfoundation.org.uk

The William Grant Foundation team mark the publication of its latest Annual Review, looking back over 2022. Chief Executive Nick Addington is joined by Partnerships and Learning Managers Elaine Gibb and Rowan Boase to highlight some of the work supported by the Foundation in the last year. Listen-in to learn about the wide range of themes the Foundation funds and how it approaches its role as an independent funder in Scotland. You can read the online Annual Review here. (https://readymag.com/wg/WGFoundationAnnualReport22) The link is also available on the William Grant Foundation website. (https://www.williamgrantfoundation.org.uk/) Let us know what you think: [email protected]

The  William Grant Foundation presents its Annual Review 2021 in podcast format. This isn't just an audio version of a written report, this is a unique product, featuring the voices of many of the beneficiaries of the Foundation over the past 12 months. Chief executive Nick Addington is joined by Elaine Gibb and Rowan Bose, partnerships and learning managers, to explain and showcase the work of the Foundation, which has awarded more than £4.2 million in grants across Scotland in the last year. Read the full annual review here. The link is also available on the William Grant Foundation website. Let us know what you think: [email protected]