How we are approaching funding in 2025
In 2024, we kept improving how we give funding, learning from past years and finding ways to make our grant process better and stronger. Our goal is to provide funding that helps organisations, groups, and individuals make Gloucestershire a better place for disabled people and people with mental health conditions. We also want to learn what works best to create positive change.
How our funding works
We offer funding in three different ways:
- Individual funding – for people who need support.
- Themed funding – for projects focused on key topics.
- Organisational funding – for groups and organisations working in the county.
Our aim is to provide a flexible, open, and trusted way of giving funding that meets different needs.
Our commitment to open and trusting funding
A key part of our funding approach is following IVAR’s Open and Trusting Funding framework, which is based on eight commitments:
- Don’t waste time
- Ask relevant questions
- Accept risk
- Act with urgency
- Be open
- Be flexible
- Communicate with purpose
- Be fair
We will continue using this approach in 2025. Read more about how we’ll be working towards each of the commitments.
Looking ahead
By following these principles, we aim to make funding easier to access, more flexible, and build stronger relationships with the people we support. We are committed to learning and improving so that our funding remains open, fair, and helpful for those who need it.
If you would like to talk to a member of the Funding Team about our learning to date you can contact Liam Daniels, Head of Funding on liam.daniels@barnwoodtrust.org