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Publications
Published reports, occasional
papers and notes of some of the more important meetings at the Baring
Foundation are listed below in chronological order. They can be downloaded
by clicking on the underlined heading links below.
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Forthcoming
Comparative
essays: Independence in the Voluntary Sector.
The Baring Foundation will be commissioning leading experts to look
at the state of the sector in the four countries of the UK, Canada,
USA and Germany.
2008
Report on Conference
at Wilton Park ( a follow-up to the 2007 report "Going
Global")
The Baring Foundation and the Nuffield Foundation part-funded in April
a major conference at Wilton Park, the residential centre for the Foreign
Office. The Partnerships for Development Forum brought together development
experts, NGOs and foundations from the UK and abroad to look at the
contribution private funding can make.
Arts
and Refugees; History, Impact and Future
Along with two other funders, the Arts Council England, London and the
Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Baring Foundation commissioned Hybrid Consultancy
to look at work over the last fifteen years across the UK to involve
refugees and asylum seekers in the arts. The researchers identified
over 200 arts organisations working with refugees across all media.
The report was launched at the Baring Foundation on 20th May. Hard copies
of this publication are available free, while stocks last, from the
Baring Foundation office.
Strengthening
the Hands of Those Who Do:
A Review of the Baring Foundation's Strengthening the Voluntary Sector
Programme Project Grants
by Margaret Bolton.
This
programme ran between 1996 - 2005 and gave out hundreds of grants for
organisational development worth up to £30k with an average value of
£8k. This review looks at the impact of these grants on a random sample
of 50 organisations. Hard copies of this publication are available free
from the Baring Foundation office.
.Interculturalism:
Theory and Policy by Malcolm James.
The Baring Foundation has decided to launch a Special Initiative on
Interculturality - but what is 'interculturality' anyway? To help analyse
the thinking behind what for many people is a new concept, we have commissioned
this paper. Hard copies of this publication are available free from
the Baring Foundation office.
2007
Climate
Change - Notes of a Core Costs Club Meeting.
In October 2007 our Core Costs Club met and discussed the topic of climate
change and the third sector.
Same
Difference? Revolving Doors Agency's approach to replicating innovation.
For some time the Baring Foundation has had an interest in how good
ideas in the voluntary sector are spread. In 2004 we part funded Diana
Leat's report on replication (see below). This new paper is a case study
by Revolving Doors Agency arising in part from work funded by the Foundation.
It sets out seven lessons from their experience in a clear way and with
relevance to many other charities.
Going
Global: A review of international development funding by UK trusts and
foundations by Lucy de Las Casas and Caroline Fiennes of New
Philanthropy Capital. This report was commissioned by three funders
of international development: the Nuffield Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
and ourselves. It places trust funding within the broader context of
government and individual donations. Trusts are a significant funder
of civil society and highly valued by International NGOs. Indeed many
small and medium sized INGOs rely on foundations for support. The researchers
concentrated on somewhat smaller foundations and asked what motivates
them or discourages them from funding internationally. The commissioning
group wants to support others to fund overseas and if you are interested
in doing this please phone the Director of the Baring Foundation, David
Cutler on 0207 767 1414.
STVS
- independence grants programme - a summary. This is a short
summary of the STVS - independence grants programme setting out why
the Foundation is interested in this issue and sharing results of the
research carried out so far.
STVS
- independence - submission to the Public Administration Select Committee
In March 2007 the Baring Foundation made a submission to the Public
Administration Select Committee's Inquiry on Commissioning from the
Third Sector. This built on the evidence generated by the Strengthening
the Voluntary Sector - independence grants programme.
Interculturalism
- notes of a Core Costs Club meeting
In February 2007 our Core Costs Club met and discussed the topic
of interculturality.
Sources
of Strength: an analysis of applications to the STVS independence programme
by Cathy Pharoah.
This
is the second publication in the series of
papers that accompanies the Foundation's Strengthening the Voluntary
Sector independence programme. It
contains an analysis of most of the 515 applications to the
STVS independence programme,
which are an important source of information about current pressures
on independence.
Click here to read
the speech given by the Foundation's Deputy Director, Matthew
Smerdon, at the launch of "Sources of Strength".
Foundations for
Organisational Development: Practice in the UK and USA by Meg Abdy
and Margaret Bolton The Baring Foundation has co-funded this publication
with the Northern Rock Foundation. It is written by two independent
consultants with considerable experience in the field. Hard copies of
this publication are free from the Baring Foundation while stocks last.
2006
Core Costs Club meeting
on Campaigning
Note of a meeting of the Core Costs Club held on 18 October 2006
Gains and Strains:
The Voluntary Sector in the UK 1996-2006
Speech by Professor Nicholas Deakin C.B.E.
Allies
not Servants
This is the first
publication in a series of papers that accompanies the Foundation's
Strengthening the Voluntary Sector independence programme. This publication
sets out why the Foundation is interested in the issue of independence.
Exhibiting
Support...developing volunteering in museums. This summary report
was written by the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) and commissioned
by the Baring Foundation.
We gave three grants to very different museums to support their use
of volunteers and asked IVR to evaluate how they got on and draw broader
lessons. The result is a lively and practical report looking at the
context to volunteering and drawing conclusions on recruitment and involvement,
management, funding and learning about volunteers along with pointers
to further resources.
Finding the Right
Support? A review of the issues and positive practice in supporting
parents with learning difficulties and their children by Beth Tarleton,
Linda Ward and Joyce Howarth.
An increasing number of adults with learning difficulties are becoming
parents. The Government has committed itself to providing appropriate
support for these parents and their children and yet in around 50% of
cases children are removed and placed permanently outside the family
home. The report includes an agenda for action. The Baring Foundation
has subsequently funded the Norah Fry Research Centre to lead a consortium
to pursue these recommendations.
2005
Filling
Gaps and Making Spaces edited by John Twigg.
This report brings together a collection of nine essays on projects
funded by the Baring Foundation in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
since 2000. They all capacity build local voluntary organisations supporting
refugees and internally displaced people. The Foundation's international
adviser, John Twigg, considers the implications of this body of experience
for other funders and for the British Government.
Small
Arts Grants 1997-2004: An Overview by Phyllida Shaw.
Over this period the Baring Foundation received 3,328 eligible applications
and awarded 535 grants worth £1.75 million. Most grants were around
£5,000. The Foundation's Arts Adviser analyses these applications, trends
over time and puts them in context of changes in wider arts funding
policy. The Foundation continues to fund the arts and details of our
current programme can be found on the Programmes
page of this website.
Sources
of Funding for Organisational Development by Marketa Dolezel.
This resource was written by a Visiting Fellow to the Foundation from
the Czech Republic. Readers should be aware that information on funding
dates quickly and should check this carefully with the relevant funder.
Support
for Diaspora Organisations in London Following the Asian Tsunami
by Ellie Robinson.
A small scale piece of research on the experience of 21 mainly London
based organisations after the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004. These groups
provided money and other forms of support to the victims. The report
looks how these organisations could be better supported by other funders.
2004
The Grantmaking Tango:
Issues for Funders by Julia Unwin.
This book asks 'what sort of funder do you want to be?' It goes on to
give a simple framework for grant makers of giving, shopping and investing
as styles of funding. It is based on over ten years experience in the
field by the author and has become an indispensable guide to reflective
trusts and foundations. Funded by the Abbey Charitable Trust, Bridge
House Trust, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Lloyds TSB Foundations and
the Baring Foundation.
Speaking Truth
to Power - 2004 by Julia Unwin.
This paper looks back to the experience of the third sector in the first
term of the Labour Government. It draws attention to measures that would
enhance the relationship between the sector and Government, arguing
that both would suffer if the voice of the voluntary sector was confined.
2003
Replicating
Successful Voluntary Sector Projects by Diana Leat.
Why don't successful voluntary sector projects spread more widely? In
seeking to answer this question, this report is based in a literature
review, case studies and interviews with funders. It concludes with
a series of recommendations. It outlines seven stages in the process
of replication. Published by the Association of Charitable Foundations
with funding from the Baring Foundation, Community Fund, Diana Princess
of Wales Memorial Fund and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.
Hard copies of this report can be obtained from The
Association of Charitable Foundations
2000 - 2002
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Leading the Way
to ICT Success (2002)
by Paul Ticher, Aba Maison (lasa)
and Martin Jones (AdviceNow).
Most senior managers and board members are not ICT experts,
so working out how best to use technology is something of a journey
into the unknown. Nevertheless there are those who negotiate this
journey successfully. This study aims to identify what we can
learn from seeing how some voluntary organisations are reaching
their desired ICT destinations. The report argues that senior
managers who are well-informed and confident about their ICT strategy
are the key to success. These managers do not have to be experts
but they do need access to reliable advice in non-technical language.
The report makes recommendations on how senior managers, board
members, umbrella bodies, funders and other agencies can support
and develop the leadership that voluntary and community organisations
need to take advantage of the opportunities that ICT offers.
This report is funded by the Baring Foundation and the Worshipful
Company of Information Technologists.
You can order a free hard copy of the report by email
or telephone (020 7767 1348) or write to The Baring Foundation,
60 London Wall, London EC2M 5TQ.
Capacity
building and its challenges:
by Dr John Twigg. A review of the Baring Foundation's International
Grants Programme 1997-1999 (2001).
This review examines the nature and achievements of projects
funded by the Baring Foundation's international programme between
1997 and 1999, to assess their impact, and to consider lessons
for future capacity-building initiatives.
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Merging Interests
(2000) by Bill Mather.
This book seeks to guide the decision-makers in a voluntary
organisation from the first moment of consideration of merger,
through to full implementation. It offers advice to practitioners
- trustees, directors and funders - on exploring the issues and
pathways to achieve effective collaboration and join the forces
of voluntary organisation with voluntary organisation. It outlines
options and innovatory models of joint working as steps on the
way to merger, or as alternative end results, providing insights
and tools to help achieve best returns and avoid costly mistakes.
Health Action Zones
(2000) by Julia Unwin and Peter Westland.
This study considers the ways in which the voluntary and community
sectors have become involved in the Department of Health's Health
Action Zones by presenting three case studies which highlight
the challenges of forging meaningful partnerships between the
voluntary and statutory sectors.
Speaking Truth to
Power (2000) by Julia Unwin.
The voluntary sector's relationship with Government.
This is a discussion paper about the changing relationship between
government and the voluntary and community sector. It draws on
the experience of, mainly, national organisations working in England
to address a range of issues including the opportunities and challenges
offered by engagement with a government which aims to be more
consultative at both central and local levels.
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