Coalition of Funders
Regenerative Futures Fund is a pooled fund contributed to by a range of funders. A pooled fund is also sometimes called a ‘funder intermediary’ or a ‘funder collaboration’.
The funders involved in the co-design of the fund and in progressing proposals towards the pooled fund, to date, include a mix of philanthropic foundations, a community foundation, a lottery distributor, national and local government. The overall fund target for Regenerative Futures Fund in Edinburgh is £15 million to be reached by 2025 and we are on track to reach the first stage target of £6 million by summer 2024.
How do I get involved?
We are looking for resource and fund holders from across public and private sectors (including individual philanthropists) to contribute and pool their resources - in the form of funding, knowledge and networks - to support communities in Edinburgh to lead long-term change.
If you would like to get involved or speak to one of the other funders contributing to the Fund contact Leah Black on leah.black@evoc.org.uk (before 12 July 2024) and leah@foundationscotland.org.uk (from 15 July 2024 onwards).
During the ten-year programme (2025 - 2035)
Funders contributing towards the pooled fund will be part of an evaluation and learning group where they will work together with organisations and the decision-making panel to refine how we will know this programme is making a difference, as well as taking learning from this back into their organisations.
We know from the work we have done with funders since 2022 that there is a desire to continue to learn and design together and an acknowledgment that in order to make change that will last over the long-term, everyone involved will need to commit to change.
We will share more about the funders learning group soon.
How we collaborate with funders
What do we mean by funders?
By ‘funders’ we mean anyone who financially resources the community sector - e.g. philanthropic foundations, lottery distributers, individual philanthropists, local authorities, national government or private sector foundations.
During the development phase (2022 - 2024)
A group of funders and local and national government came together in 2022 to form the Funders Community of Practice. Some contributed to the cost of the development phase and all took part to learn. The group met regularly looking at areas such a fund design, theory of change, outcomes, progressing proposals, and more.
The Funders Community of Practice is now focused on funders who are progressing proposals towards the pooled fund, coming together to share experiences and to talk about and plan for collaboration.
Read more about the Funders Community of Practice here and in the Learning Report on the co-design of the fund.