Thread by @KieronJBoyle

We’ve been updating how people can get in touch with us if they’re interested in partnering on our work on #urbanhealth. Hopefully it all feels easy to use — behind it is a lot of user-testing with different types and sizes of partners from across sectors gsttcharity.org.uk/shareyouridea

(as a #systems focused actor, that’s a pretty wide range of partners! We fund ideas ranging from tens of thousands pounds, all the way to multi-million pound initiatives; and back quick projects as well as multi-year initiatives)

Key points are that we don’t have a standard application form. Instead, we ask that partners start by sharing basic details about themselves and their idea online. If it sounds like something we could support, we take it from there

We’re also not just a funder – as a place and issue focused organisation, we can make introductions, build collaborations and bring in world-class specialists and local experts to support partners with everything from impact evaluation to influencing local decision-making

We’d love to hear any feedback on this new approach (positive or negative!). Plan is to continue to improve it over time, as we learn more about what works for our prospective partners

And well done to @LoulouMousseau and all the team for the work on this. Definitely one of those things that gets both more fun and more complex the deeper you get into it!