What is fostering the future?

Fostering the Future is a Be Best initiative. "I am working with the Bradley Impact Fund, a donor-advised fund, to select charities that support foster children," she continued. "The Bradley Impact Fund will disburse funds raised through the efforts of Fostering the Future to the respective beneficiaries."

Are charities and funders working together better than ever before?

At NPC we’ve heard reports of charities, funders and their local council working together better than ever before. We’re witnessing place-based system change unfolding in real time. We’re all working a lot faster now. “Try, learn, evaluate fast, and adapt” models that the sector has tended to resist have taken hold.

What is the future of charity collaboration?

Risking from the wreckage, new collaborations are built through purposeful mergers and new partnerships as charities embrace the chance to re-think how they are formed and how they can best deliver on their missions. Nobody wants to go back to the old, slow, cautious ways. Pace, innovation, and being closer to the community one serves takes off.

Should charities still fund the old approaches?

Funders are not sure whether to still fund the older approaches or bet on the new. Some want to continue collaborating, others pull back remembering how difficult it is. Some charities change and challenge but others find the safe space is still available to them.