Place-based News
Launch of Social Leaders North East
Social sector leaders in Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland can apply for Clore Social Leadership training We’re delighted to announce our support for Clore Social Leadership’s training programme for social leaders in the North East. Social Leaders North East is aimed at emerging leaders in Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland. Designed to enhance…
Read MoreNational Lottery fund partnership to help Blackpool young people into jobs or training
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 Soccer, Empowerment, Streetlife, Blackpool Football Club Community Trust, Groundwork, and Blackpool Coastal Housing will use the money to expand on …
Read MoreRipples Story: “The spirit of enterprise”
In this article, Alan Qualtrough, Editor at The Stonehouse Voice CIC, discusses how the Rank Network has fostered a flourishing social enterprise network and entrepreneurship in Plymouth. Nudge Community Builders The Rank Foundation’s focus on Plymouth sowed the seed of enterprise, which has blossomed vigorously. Enterprises run by individuals or small teams have flourished, as…
Read MoreThriving Plymouth event
Evaluating year 1 of the Participatory Grant Making Fund. Last week Plymouth welcomed over 100 guests to a celebratory event hosted by Real Ideas at the Devonport Market Hall. It was a fantastic opportunity for our Chair, Joey Newton to present certificates to the ten participants who recently completed the School for Social Entrepreneurs’ Match…
Read MoreAddressing food insecurity in Dundee – Webinar
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 during a time of greatest need, providing a platform for tackling the emerging cost of living crisis. Food insecurity is…
Read MoreRank launches Plymouth Participatory Grant Making Programme
Further to the launch of Phase two of the RFL Plymouth place-based programme, applications are now open for the Plymouth Participatory Grant Making fund. This fund will be exclusively open to Plymouth RankNet member organisations*. Since 2018, the Rank Foundation has invested some £2.5m in supporting Plymouth’s vibrant social purpose sector. More recently, Rank’s Board…
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