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Community outreach strategy launched
This week Edge is celebrating the beginning of a new stage in the community building process. New Community Outreach positions have begun to help continue supporting communities organising for justice...
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Social justice and philanthropy – unlikely bedfellows?
On 1st March we spoke at the Social Justice Philanthropy Conference in London. Stephen Pittam of the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace kicked off. He talked about social...
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Invite to the Edge Fund Glasgow launch
Welcome 2013 with revolutionary fervour at the EDGE FUND GLASGOW LAUNCH PARTY Saturday 6th April African Caribbean Network Centre, 66-68 Osborne Street, Glasgow, G1 5QH 7 – 10pm ARE YOU A COMMUNITY...
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Edge Fund: £40,000 lighter…
On 16th March around 35 people gathered in a community centre in North Islington, London to collectively decide how the first round of Edge Fund funding should be distributed amongst the final 15...
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Ten days until application deadline
Edge Fund Round 2 is still open for applications. The deadline is 22 April. Please help us spread the word to small groups working in the UK for social, economic and environmental justice and for an...
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What is equality?
These days it’s very confusing to figure out what people really mean. People use the same language to describe entirely different values. Equality, social justice, root causes, systemic change… What...
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Can business principles, such as impact measurement, help us create the...
An unfortunate trend of applying business principles to giving, described as ‘philanthrocapitalism’, is starting to take a hold. Part of this is a focus on data and measuring the impact (outcomes) of...
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A year in the life of Edge – a review
Almost a year after our very first meeting, Edge members came together to review how it has gone so far. Whilst we still have a way to go to live up to our own expectations, it did feel like an...
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Report from electric Edge Fund Scotland launch
New members signed-up, new projects formed and a belter of a programme took place as Edge Fund launched in Scotland a few weeks ago. Hosted by The African Carribean Centre, those in attendance heard...
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Call for Advisory Group members
We’ve recently set up an Advisory Group, who review applications relating to their own identity and community and provide guidance to members when they are considering applications for funding. We’re...
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Nothing about us without us
“We think that it is crucial that as refugee women we are able to speak for ourselves – one of our mottos is ‘Nothing about us without us’. Too often, charities and researchers claim to speak ‘on...
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30,000 pounds and 600 chickpeas
Round 2 of Edge funding came to a close 20 July during a meeting where 37 people came together to distribute £30,000 between 15 groups. Participants included applicants, Edge members and recipients of...
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We’re open for applications!
Edge Fund is now open for applications. Full details are at: www.edgefund.org.uk/how-to-apply and www.edgefund.org.uk/what-we-fund, including a sample application and tips on what to include. Please...
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Do you believe in the power of the people to create change?
Join our monthly pledgers! We’re different to other funds. We’re funded by many people giving what they can, not by a wealthy family or corporation. We fund what others don’t. When you give to Edge...
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Six more to go!
With just a few more days to go before the end of the year, we’ve nearly reached our target of 50 monthly donors. We only need six more people! Could you, or someone you know, be one of them? All...
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Third time lucky
On 11 January 68 people attended the final meeting of Round 3. Whilst most people came from the London area, people also travelled in, including from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield,...
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Edge is coming to Leicester!
After a full year of funding and several month’s of review, we are celebrating the next phase of Edge Fund at an open event in Leicester. Join us: Saturday 14th June, 5.30 – 9.30pm The Secular Hall 75...
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We’re open for applications!
Our review period has now come to an end. We’ll be sharing a summary of the results of the review soon, in the meantime you can read the minutes of our review meetings in London, Manchester and...
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Edge Fund passes £250,000 landmark
We’ve raised our first £250,000! Our press release with more information is below. Over a hundred people made donations to support us to get this far, with donations ranging from a few thousand pounds...
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Join Edge Fund as a member
Would you like to take part in deciding which people and groups we fund? Would you like to have a say in how Edge Fund is run; how we make decisions, raise funds etc? Edge Fund is a member-run...
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