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Max Rutherford
@MaxRutherford_
Tweeting mostly about civil society and social justice. Director of grant programmes @Peoples_Health. Vice-chair of @RevDoors. Views my own
Feb 11, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
One thing I like best about my job is hearing from fund-seeking organisations about the ways they'd like funders to adapt, change and improve - crucial insights for me!

In return, I share info and trends about foundations

Here are a few things that seem to surprise/interest

👇 In the UK (unlike most jurisdictions) there is no legal or regulatory definition of a 'foundation' or 'funder'

First and foremost, foundations are registered charities, regulated by the charity regulator in the relevant jurisdiction (the UK has three) and relevant charity law
Mar 15, 2020 • 25 tweets • 18 min read
In the weeks and months ahead, it’s more important than ever for charitable foundations to offer civil society:

✅ increased support
✅ reassurance
✅ flexibility
✅ agility
✅ advocacy

It’s heartening to see so many taking steps to do this #Covid19Foundations

Thread ⬇️ A funder commitment has been launched, created by @LondonFunders which already has more than 40 signatories. Any funder anywhere can sign up