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Foundation Practice Rating (FPR)
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The Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) is a project initiated by diverse UK foundations to enhance practices of all UK charitable foundations in terms of diversity, accountability, and transparency.

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Accuracy is essential to the Foundation Practice Rating. Plausible but incorrect answers generated by AI are not adequate. Find out more about why we don’t use AI for our research in this blog post by @carolinefiennes.bsky.social: foundationpracticerating.org.uk/why-we-do-no...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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🗣️ Missed the launch of the Foundation Practice Rating Year 4 report? No worries - you can catch up!

The full deck is available for download, and you can watch a recording here: lnkd.in/eERX6DTe

#FoundationPracticeRating #FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
March 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This campaign is not about one-size-fits-all solutions; instead, it empowers each foundation to create tailored commitments that align with its individual situation, values and goals.
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🗣️ We invite all foundations to make #ThreeCommitments to improve their practices on diversity, accountability and transparency.
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Diversity. Accountability. Transparency.
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The FPR is an objective assessment of UK-based charitable grant-making foundations. It examines foundations’ practices in three key areas: diversity, accountability, and transparency.
The FPR is an objective assessment of UK-based charitable grant-making foundations. It examines foundations’ practices in three key areas: diversity, accountability, and transparency.
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Join us & take part in the #ThreeCommitments Campaign and elevate foundations through #Diversity #Accountability and #Transparency.

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Join us & take part in the Three Commitments Campaign and elevate foundations through Diversity Accountability and Transparency. Find out more via our website.
March 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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The Three Commitments campaign enables foundations to lead by example and inspire positive change within the grant-making sector by committing to three changes they would like to make.
The Three Commitments campaign enables foundations to lead by example and inspire positive change within the grant-making sector by committing to three changes they would like to make.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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📌 Two weeks to go until the launch of the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) report 2024-25!

📆 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

This is a free event open to all charitable foundations and trusts and anyone with an interest in improving foundation practices.
This is an opportunity to hear about the results for 2024-25 and learn more about the research process and objectives of the FPR. We'll hear from Caroline Fiennes (Newhouse) and Enid Kaabunga from Giving Evidence, who conducted the research, and Danielle Walker-Palmour, Director of Friends Provident Foundation, who initiated the FPR. There'll be opportunity for discussion and questions. The report launch will be 2-3pm. There will be additional Q&A time 3-3:30pm for those that wish to attend. Follow the link below to register and save your space
February 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM