Ripples Story: “Inclusion is a journey”

In this article, Alejandra Arcila Alzate, Office Manager at Greenhill YMCA, reflects on what inclusive leadership really looks like in practice. She explores the importance of self-reflection, vulnerability and courage in leadership, and why these qualities matter so much in the social sector.

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Handling Covid19 – Enthusiasm Trust

The Enthusiasm Trust has been operating for over 20 years, delivering projects working with young people who are most at risk of exploitation and offending. They predominantly work in the Derby, Nottingham and Manchester areas and the organisation is led by Joe Russo, the founder. When asked about what is at the core of The…

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Update: Accelerator Winners 2018

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 Conference (and the Accelerator Event) will have a particular focus on ‘Valuing Place’. For more information on eligibility and how to…

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Time to Shine Residential – Windermere

The 2017 Time to Shine Interns are now 6 months into their internships at their organisations, so The Rank Foundation run a ‘halfway point’ residential to check in with the interns and their managers. The residential was held at the very beautiful Low Wood Bay Hotel in Windermere, and three groups of interns and their…

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The Major Grants Process

The Rank Foundation only accepts applications for a small percentage of its grant making. The Pebble grants (formerly known as “small appeals”) equates to under 5% of the money that the Foundation spends on charitable activities. This can seem surprising to some who are keen to let the Foundation know of its work, particularly when…

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