Summary
Funding to support key or anchor organisations that are central to the infrastructure of the new economy movement and have the potential to drive systemic change.
Eligibility criteria
This programme aims to support anchor organisations working at the heart of the new economy movement.
Applicants should meet all of the following criteria
- Strategic alignment with the mission of Friends Provident Foundation and its funding priorities.
- An explicit and primary focus on economic systems change (not just intersecting with economics through other issues).
- A positive long-term vision for what a fairer, more sustainable economy would look like.
- A commitment to systemic long-term approaches that address the root causes of economic issues, such as structural policies and financial systems, rather than just treating the symptoms with short-term fixes.
- A clear understanding of the broader context of their work. Aiming to avoid narrow, siloed approaches, recognising that transformative economic change requires holistic strategies that bridge multiple domains, actors, and perspectives.
An anchor organisation doesn’t have to be large, but it should be
- A respected, established presence in the economic systems change space.
- Strategically positioned to influence others or lead networks.
- Working at a national or cross-sectoral level, or having a model others can learn from.
Additional information
This fund provides flexible support for core costs to help build capacity and resilience.
This could include (but isn’t limited to)
- staff salaries
- rent or core operational costs
- strategy development
- partnership or coalition-building
- policy and systems-level advocacy
The funding is especially suited to organisations that are
- playing a leadership or coordination role in the new economy space
- developing or amplifying transformative economic ideas and practices
- connecting and convening across sectors, regions or movements
Support organisation
- Friends Provident Foundation
