The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) has launched a £1 million pilot fund to support grassroots social movements whose work is about systemic change in society.
The Grassroots Movements Fund has around £1 million which we JRCT are aiming to distribute over two funding rounds in 2023. The fund will make grants of between £10k and £70k to every successful application. Grants can cover up to a two-year period.
The first deadline is 19 February 2023.
To apply for the Fund groups must meet these five criteria:
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Be based in the UK with work primarily focused in the UK
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Be a not-for-profit organisation
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Have systems for making decisions and managing money
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Be able to demonstrate they are part of a grassroots movement
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Be able to demonstrate they are working towards transformative change