Smallwood Trust

🔔 Representing Grassroots Women’s Organisations at Parliamentary Drop-In The Smallwood Trust recently had the honour of participating in a Parliamentary Drop-In event hosted by the Women’s Budget Group at Westminster. This unique gathering, set against the backdrop of Parliament Week, provided an invaluable platform to advocate for women’s organisations and amplify the vital work being done to tackle gendered poverty and systemic inequality. https://lnkd.in/ekgcZtPX

🔔 Smallwood’s News Round Up 🔔 Our mission is to enable women to become financially resilient by equipping them with the skills they need to secure a confident financial future. To highlight our impact, we’ve produced a summary of our news stories and journey up to December 2024. https://lnkd.in/eD-2mGKw

We're thrilled to share that the Women's Urgent Support Fund Round 2 will be awarding funding to a further 39 women's organisations and services across England supporting women experiencing financial hardship during the cost-of-living crisis. Across Round 1 and 2 of this Fund, Smallwood will putting £5.4 million into the women and girls sector, resulting in funding for 113 organisations and services over 3 years, enabling them to continue working with women who have been disproportionately impacted by the crisis. As one of very few specialist women's funders, we know that protecting frontline services is as crucial now as it has ever been. We look forward to introducing Round 2 partners to you in the new year. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ea6HFM8p

🔔 Strategic Plan Extension and Update for Smallwood Trust 🔔 The Board of the Smallwood Trust has agreed to extend the Strategic Plan period to the end of 2025. This extension provides an opportunity to refresh the existing plan, ensuring it remains aligned with our mission to improve the economic and social outcomes for women. The updated strategy will incorporate recent learning from our place-based programmes, consultation with grant partners and stakeholders, and reflect the challenges posed by the current economic outlook. To read more visit: https://lnkd.in/eW82RFWT

With generous support from City Bridge Foundation the Smallwood Trust is pleased to award £800,000 through our Local Resilience Fund to 17 organisations working with women furthest from mainstream support in Hackney and Newham. The Local Resilience Fund was created by the community, for the community through a co-design and participatory grant-making model in which small organisations working directly with asylum seekers, refugees, and migrant women helped to shape the Fund and sat on the decision-making panel. By supporting these amazing organisations, the Smallwood Trust is helping them to address the racial and social justice challenges that often accompany gendered poverty. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ejznhv6X

🔔 New Statement Released: Investigating Our Historical Investments and Racial Justice Commitment 🔔 At Smallwood Trust, we are deeply committed to placing racial justice at the heart of our work. Over the past five years, we’ve been working to address the impacts of systemic inequality, including an investigation into the historical sources of our endowment funds. We wish to share our statement which details this journey and its significance. This transparency is part of our wider anti-racism strategy and our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. 💡 📄 Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/ezhcPAUd #RacialJustice #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #SocialImpact #Transparency #AntiRacism #CharitySector

Following on from the far-right riots last month, we know that many services we fund – especially those working on the frontline – were forced to close for the safety of staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.   We do not - and will never - tolerate racism or Islamophobia. Smallwood will always be proud to fund organisations and services that work to make the UK a safer place for refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants.   As part of our response, we have written an official statement that you can view on our website or by clicking below. Website link: https://lnkd.in/ediheQwU

The Women's Urgent Support Fund Round 2 is now closed! Smallwood extends a huge thank you to all applicants for your time and energy. Overall we received 454 applications from frontline women's services across England. We know the cost-of-living crisis is far from over for hundreds of organisations, and strive for the Women's Urgent Support Fund Round 2 to continue protecting life-saving services when they are needed most. If you made an application to the Fund, our grants team will be in touch with an outcome week commencing July 22nd If you have any questions for us in the meantime, don't hesitate to get in touch. Thank you once again.

10 days left to apply to the Women's Urgent Support Fund Round 2! Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting women in poverty can apply for a grant of up to £60,000 for 3 years. All funding is flexible and will go toward protecting women's services during the cost-of-living crisis, at a time when they are needed most. We are particularly interested in funding services that work with: 1. Women experiencing racial inequality 2. Disabled women 3. LGBTQ+ women 4. Women with No Recourse to Public Funds 5. Single mothers Deadline: 21st June, 5pm All information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e9gGs3MH We look forward to receiving your application!

We are delighted to be partnering once again with Holly R. at B-Radical to find a new Head of Programmes for a 12 month maternity cover. Smallwood is looking for an empathetic and established leader to support the shaping and delivery of our grant programmes that tackle gendered poverty and support specialist women's services. The right candidate will be adept at demonstrating leadership, provide well-rounded grant management and ensure programme quality to the CEO, the Board and major external funders. Be part of our 136 year history! Deadline: 24th June All information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g2XVbfFk #grantmaking #jobopportunity #feministfunding