The Rank Foundation is celebrating with partners after being awarded £400,000 in National Lottery funding to help unemployed 18 to 25-year-olds in Blackpool to secure education, training or employment opportunities. Our partnership including Freestyle Urban [...]
We are pleased to share a recording of a webinar that took place in December which addressed an innovative story of how a place-based collaboration between community groups, funders and local authorities sprung to action [...]
The Rank Foundation began Place-Based funding in Plymouth back in 2018 after rolling out place-based Engaged Philanthropy models in Hull and Dundee. Plymouth has become a fantastic place of collaboration, friendship and learning. 2020 [...]
This week, we are shining the spotlight on Real Ideas Organisation (RIO), a charity based in south west England. RIO focus their work on solving problems and creating opportunities for people, communities and organisations. [...]
This week we are spotlighting the fantastic work of Street Factory, a Plymouth-based Hip Hop Social Collective. Street Factory has been known to the Foundation since 2018 as one of the 8 original Place-Based [...]
The Circle is a “More Than Profit” organisation based in Dundee and is focused on working with social entrepreneurs, community activists, charity leaders, commercial business leaders, trustees and non-executive directors. The Circle is a [...]
On 3rd April 2020 The Rank Foundation launched the Resilience Fund in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Applications are open to all RankNet members, and the fund has been implemented to cover cashflow, fundraising [...]
During these unprecedented times we are shining the spotlight on grant holders who are still able to continue their service delivery. We approached Memory Matters, an organisation that enriches the lives of people affected [...]
The Rank Foundation has announced the theme of the 2019 Annual Conference: Valuing Place: Creating Collaborative Change Rank have been investing in Place for almost 20 years, funding projects within local communities and backing [...]
On the 19th June The Rank Foundation launched applications for the Accelerator Event 2019. Every year we invite the Network to apply to pitch an Enterprising idea at our Annual Conference. This year, the [...]