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THE TOOLS

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An analysis of social justice grantmaking in the UK

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Civic Power Fund

PART 1: The Purposeful Investor

Your Capital And the Power of Generosity

Shows the gaps between funder promises and practices in tackling social justice issues, and how their contributions can drive systemic change.

Civic Power Fund’s executive summary of Funding Justice 2 analyses social-justice grantmaking in the UK (2021/22), finding that of over £950m analysed only 5.7% of foundation giving went to work tackling injustice and just 0.3% to building people power through organising, while much funding is directed to service delivery and ‘inside game’ activities; this evidence is included in Part 1: The Purposeful Investor under the chapter “Your Capital and the Power of Generosity” to help readers confront the gap between philanthropic rhetoric and practice, assess how their financial and philanthropic capital is allocated, and use the report’s framework and data to reorient giving toward power-shifting, community-led, systemic change.

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