
Building mutually beneficial relationships – Top tips for Funded Organisations
Top tips for funded organisations about how to build mutually beneficial relationship with their funders.
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Building mutually beneficial relationships – Top tips for Funded Organisations
Top tips for funded organisations about how to build mutually beneficial relationship with their funders.

Building mutually beneficial relationships – Top tips for Funders
Top tips for funders about how to build mutually beneficial relationship with their funding organisations.

Does Your Money Make a Difference? (2010)
The second edition of this publication by CES’ Does Your Money Make a Difference? This monitoring and evaluation good practice guide for funders was originally developed from a study for

Five approaches to assessing the impact of unrestricted funding
‘Long-term flexible funding allows organizations to allocate resources where they are most needed, making room for innovation, emergence, and impact.’ Commissioned by Co-op Foundation, IVAR’s latest report explores how open and

Funders and Funded Relationships Case Study: Adapting project outcomes if things don’t initially work out (CHANGES Community Health Project)
Shows how a learning approach can mutually benefit both funders and funded organisations.

Funders and Funded Relationships Case Study: Clear communication and constructive feedback (Befrienders Highland)
Shows how the Big Lottery Fund supports the organisations they fund throughout the application and reporting stages.

Funders and Funded Relationships Case Study: Doing something different to feedback to our funders (Lightburn Elderly Association Project)
Shows funders how being flexible with reporting requirements can help funded organisations tell their story.

Funders and Funded Relationships Case Study: ESS working in partnership with funders (The ALLIANCE)
Martha Lester-Cribb, ESS Evaluation Support Manager has provided workshops and support to third sector organisations funded through The ALLIANCE Self Management IMPACT Fund.

Harmonising Reporting
Research on reporting found that funders don’t always get what they need from the reports they receive and that third sector organisations can find the reporting process burdensome. So, in

How was it for you? Learning events instead of written reports
Lara Murray (Fund Manager, Health and Social Care ALLIANCE Scotland) and Sarah Cleary (Health and Employability Service Manager, Volunteer Edinburgh)