Organisations Council Archives - The Beacon Collaborative

UK Community Foundations

Organisations' Council member

UKCF is a national network of community foundations, bringing together people and organisations that want to improve their communities.

Community foundations come in all shapes and sizes, but what they all have in a common is a commitment to making a difference to people’s lives and the places they serve.

Community foundations are local champions, connecting people and organisations that want to improve their communities.

Community foundations invest in local people and organisations tackling the biggest issues facing communities today and supporting some of society’s most disadvantaged people.

Community foundations provide help and advice to those who want to give at the heart of their communities, both now and in the long-term. They match donors and partners to important local causes.

Pro Bono Economics

Organisations' Council Member

Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. They combine project work with individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change. Their vision is for a United Kingdom with high wellbeing for all.

Environmental Funders Network

Organisations' Council Member

The Environmental Funders Network is a UK-based network of foundations, family offices and individual donors supporting environmental causes. Their aim is to increase the amount of financial support for environmental causes and to improve its overall effectiveness.

EY

Organisations Council Member

Ernst & Young

Association of Charitable Foundations

Organisations Council Member

ACF is the membership body for UK foundations and grant-making charities. Driven by a belief that foundations are a vital source for social good, our mission is to support them to be ambitious and effective in the way that they use their resources. We do this through the provision of policy and advocacy, research and information, and a wide-ranging programme of events and learning. Our 390 members collectively hold assets of around £50bn and give over £2.5bn annually.

Andrew Watt

Organisations Council Member

Andrew Watt is a director of Third Sector Strategy, a consultancy serving the needs of the third sector in policy, communications, strategic development, community engagement and advocacy.

Andrew’s career has been in the social sector for 25 years; in his professional capacity and as a volunteer. His various roles have seen him advocate for fundraising and resource mobilisation across the globe: in Westminster, Brussels, Ottawa and Washington DC., building partnerships, convening and facilitating essential debate.

Barclays Private Bank

Organisations Council Member

Barclays Private Bank Philanthropy service can help clients understand the key issues and guide them with a strategy that meets their needs. This includes:

Information on practical, flexible and effective giving including guidance on the best structure options
Help to identify your own philanthropy profile, including cause areas, extent and profile of involvement
How to measures success and ensure your giving is meaningful to you and your family
How to engage family members, including children, to create an inter-generational legacy which can promote social responsibility
Bespoke literature and exclusive events to help you widen your understanding of philanthropy.

They also publish reports and hold roundtables and webinars to discuss issues and share information.

Big Society Capital

Organisations Council Member

Big Society Capital exists to improve the lives of people in the UK through investment with a sustainable return.

We are the leading social impact-led investor, restless for change.

Working with expert partners, we seek to understand people’s needs first. Then, using our knowledge and capital, we collaborate and invest with fund managers who also want to create a better, sustainable future.

They, and the social enterprises and charities they invest in, create the impact. Our role is to bring the most relevant experts from our network to the table, generating ideas and connecting capital to where it’s most needed.

The Philanthropy Workshop

Organisations Council Member

The Philanthropy Workshop is a network of over 450 global leaders committed to solving the world’s most pressing social issues. As the largest network of its kind, TPW engages humble actors who seek to leverage their time, talent, resources and networks for sustainable impact.