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At The Fore we know that grassroots, local solutions are helping people thrive all over the UK and changing systems from the ground up. The charities and social enterprises we are funding have been set up by and for the communities they belong to. They all have innovative solutions to the problems we face and we will help them scale their impact and improve their resilience and sustainability.

This Summer we ran our national funding round, as well as regional rounds for the South West and North West. Twelve more exceptional organisations, from Cornwall to Manchester, will receive unrestricted funding, introductions to our networks, including our pro bono member network, and access to our training and support.

If you have skills or resources to share and would like to join us in transforming lives and society, please get in touch at [email protected].

Glasbren

Glasbren regenerates land and communities through food growing and nature education.

Modern industrial farming is intensifying environmental damage and exacerbating climate change and food insecurity. Glasbren are showing that smaller scale, sustainable farms led by local communities offer a better way, addressing both local and global challenges while promoting mental and physical health. Glasbren recently expanded to a 134-acre farm, but they lack capacity to fully capitalise on this opportunity.

Glasbren will use our funding to hire a Social Enterprise Coordinator to enhance fundraising, grow volunteers and develop partnerships, including with those already queuing up to partner. This will help them to scale their operations sustainably, fully utilise their new site, and increase their social and environmental impact.

Good Night Out Campaign

Good Night Out Campaign makes nights out about fun and freedom, not fear.

Public campaigns empower women and LGBTQ+ people to live safely, while their training for staff at pubs, festivals, and cultural venues helps them better respond to sexual violence in their spaces. With over 2,500+ venue staff trained and 93% surveyed feeling more knowledgeable in keeping people safe, their reputation as the go to nightlife safety specialists is cemented. Training requests from venues and global brands have now tripled.

The Fore’s funding will provide the capacity to expand reach and respond to growing demand, through for example, launching an e-learning platform. Boosted revenues will allow global expansion, especially in countries where support for sexual violence survivors is limited.

Thinking Black

Thinking Black empowers black students to realise their full potential.

Founded by Hope Oloye during her time at Oxford in response to challenges she faced, Thinking Black improves the university prospects of black students aged 11-18 through hybrid sessions delivered by black university students and graduates. 100% of students on one programme received Russell Group university offers, with 37% secured from Oxford and Cambridge. However capacity constraints and outdated technology means they can only support 1 in 5 students who apply.

Using The Fore’s funding, Thinking Black will develop a new virtual learning environment to reach many more students and commercialise part of their offer to eradicate reliance on a single funding source.

Meet all 12 exceptional charities and social enterprises here.