Policy and Practice manager @ACFoundations, previously @CarnegieUKTrust. Recently moved from Edinburgh to Bradford and rediscovering Yorkshire's many charms
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Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Had a great time #running my 250th #parkrun in the beautiful #RobertsPark in #Saltaire #Bradford with my @roberttownruns club...
Successfully managed my target time of precisely 25:00 (geddit?!) thanks to the excellent @BaildonRunners pacer #loveparkrun @parkrunUK #ukrunchat
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Chair of @ChtyCommission at Annual Public Meeting 2024:
"Philanthropy is more of a positive buzz word now and support from successive governments on this issue means that philanthropy's important role in our society's success is increasingly more acknowledged and less ignored."
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Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Great to be with @ACFoundations this morning talking about intersectionality and the climate crisis.
The excellent @NPCthinks research I cited is here: thinknpc.org/resource-hub/ev…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Impatience Earth is inviting funders & NGOs working on climate & disability to submit responses to their survey on disability-inclusive #ClimateJustice to inform the upcoming funders guide. The survey takes 15 minutes: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
#PhilanthropyForClimate
We moved to Bradford on Saturday and my lunch break walk today was to register at @bradfordlibs247 - excited to get borrowing in my new city and to have City Library so close! #LoveLibraries
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Chairs of ACF members are invited to join us for a fantastic evening of stimulating discussion focused on connection and collaboration.
Chaired by @JamieWardSmith, chair of @Coop_Foundation.
Learn more and book your free place now: acf.org.uk/Shared_Content/Ev…
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Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Have you participated in our annual, confidential salary and operations benchmarking survey yet? As the only benchmarking survey tailored specifically for #foundations, your response by 5pm on 10 Oct is crucial: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ACFbench…
Any questions, please email [email protected]
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Great to see @RobertsonTrust a) reopening two grant programmes, with more reopening soon and b) highlighting the @ACFoundations Funder Commitment on Climate Change in terms of Transport Grants, stating a particular interest in funding sustainable transport options 🚐
Our Transport Grants and Wee Grants are now open for applications!
✅ Open to orgs in Scotland supporting people facing (or at risk of) poverty and trauma
🚌 £5K-£20K PA available through Transport Grants
❤️ Up to £5K available through Wee Grants
More - therobertsontrust.org.uk/new…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
ACF member @BarnwoodTrust is committed to making social investments in Gloucestershire. In this blog, they explain social investments and look at how can they further their work to make positive change: barnwoodtrust.org/blog/socia…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Have you heard about our new Climate and Health Award?
Research teams can get up to £3 million in funding to investigate the factors that link heat with mental health problems.
Applications will open on the week commencing 30 September.
Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/grant-funding/s…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Members, whatever stage you are currently at in learning about, committing to and taking action to tackle injustice and inequity, we encourage you to share this through a case study, to be submitted by 18 Oct.
Please email [email protected]
#DEI #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion
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Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Watch @DavidLammy’s speech on the climate and nature crisis, live on LinkedIn now:
linkedin.com/video/live/urn:…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Helpful 🧵on the NI PfG from @PivotalPPF. Will await next week's published doc with interest; hoping that it maintains the overall outcome-based approach which previous NI Executives aspired to.
Some quick reactions to Executive's press conference:
1. Getting to a draft Programme for Government is an important milestone for the Executive. Credit to them as it will have been very challenging to reach agreement on priorities across four parties 1/6
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cpdl7n0v…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Our new issue on #tax and #philanthropy includes voices engaged in the tax justice movement, tax and cross-border philanthropy and tax discourse from a global south viewpoint.
Guest edited by Marlen Engelhorn @taxmenow_eu 👇
alliancemagazine.org/magazin…
A great lunchtime ready about how @WmGrantFound are demonstrating a number of Stronger Foundations principles in their grant-making.
@ACFoundations members can read a case study on the foundation's feedback system here: acf.org.uk/ACF/Research-and-…
👍👎Why feedback matters to us.
We regularly ask the orgs we engage with how they find the experience of working with us. Our latest blog explains how we've reviewed our feedback system, what we've learned and what we'll be doing differently in future. williamgrantfoundation.org.u…
Rachel Heydecker retweeted
Great to see @CivilSocietyUK picking up on foundations' responses to the recent racist riots (civilsociety.co.uk/news/foun…), including from ACF's Jim Cooke's blog, which you can find in full here: acf.org.uk/ACF/Blog/2024/rio…
