Supporting more young people to become trustees
Several of our Listening Fund partners are working towards increasing the role of young people in the governance of their organisations. It isn’t always an easy process, and our partners [...]
NPC release new paper on user involvement
New Philanthropy Capital have launched a new paper arguing that the sector needs to be clear about what they want to achieve with user involvement, and that they need to be better at measuring [...]
Hear, hear: What the CYI has learned from the Listening Fund evaluation so far and how we can all improve our practice
The Centre for Youth Impact is evaluating the work of the 22 partners supported through The Listening Fund (TLF). This blog by Matthew Hill, Head of Research and Learning at the Centre for Youth [...]
Consulting children and young people about The Listening Fund in Scotland
Right to be heard – supporting charities to listen to children and young people in Scotland. Helen McLellan, Manager of The Listening Fund, Scotland At Corra Foundation, one of our key learnings [...]
31% of Listen for Good grantees offering new services
The Center for Effective Philanthropy have released an excellent blog which demonstrates the impact that good listening practices can have on young people’s lives, empowering individuals [...]
Samworth Foundation launches new fund
The Samworth Foundation is launching ‘Young Voices’: a new fund which calls for organisations who place young people at the centre of their design, decision making and model of [...]
Funders’ role in listening and voice
Faiza Khan, Director of Policy and Communications at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, has outlined the challenges facing funders in making ‘voice’ more central to their work, as well as [...]
Why the charity sector needs to be better at listening
Edd Fry, the Listening Fund Project Manager, wrote a short article for Civil Society in March which explores the ideas and ambitions behind The Listening Fund. Edd’s article can be read here.
Why lived experience is an asset, not a risk
In July, Mark Johnson of User Voice wrote an interesting article, arguing convincingly that lived experience should be seen as a reason to include individuals, not exclude them. You can read his [...]
Comic Relief and The Listening Fund
We at Comic Relief are truly excited to have been able to invest in the Listening Fund. Through our partnership with the Big Lottery Fund, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Blagrave Trust, we [...]