Question Time with The Fore

T﻿he Fore's mission is to turbo-charge exceptional small charities that are transforming lives and society. We provide a wraparound package of unrestricted, multi-year grant-funding (up to £30,000), workshops, impact measurement support, skilled volunteers and peer-to-peer networks. We bring together businesses, trusts and foundations, philanthropists and individuals who want to create impact by sharing their skills and resources with the best small charities.O﻿ur privacy policy

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Don’t miss this opportunity to hear more from The Fore team and pose your own questions before you apply to our next funding round.

<a href="https://www.thefore.org/" title="https://www.thefore.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Fore</a> intends to be a funder that genuinely supports the needs of small charities. We want to break down barriers and fund charities that have found it hard to access trust and foundation funding in the past.We see applicants as experts in their own fields. We also know that many of the best people who run small charities don’t have lots of fundraising experience. Our approach is designed to level the playing field.As our next funding round opens, we’re hosting an online Q&A. Francis Shaw, our Head of Programmes and Impact, and Laura Mitchell<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-polley-3aa00138/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-polley-3aa00138/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>will be discussing our processes and answering your questions. Laura Mitchell is one of our Strategic Applicant Consultants, who help our charities present a case to funding panels on their behalf.Don’t miss this opportunity to hear more from The Fore team and pose your own questions before you apply.<ul><li>Registrations for our Summer 2025 Funding Round will open at 12pm (midday) on Thursday, 27th March and close at 12pm (midday) on Thursday, 3rd April.</li><li>Places on the round will be confirmed by email on Friday, 4th April.</li><li>Find out more, and <a href="https://buff.ly/40uOsaK" title="https://buff.ly/40uOsaK" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">take our eligibility quiz here</a>.</li></ul> About The ForeThe Fore turbo-charges exceptional small charities transforming lives and society. Since launching in 2017, we have distributed over £10m in grant funding and just under 13,000 hours of skills support to 588 small charities and social enterprises.We offer unrestricted funding to help applicants grow, strengthen, become more efficient or resilient. We believe that by asking charities what they need, our grants can create a transformational impact.We are particularly keen to hear from grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. We are proud to have been one of the first grant funders for many of our portfolio charities. Our charities are led by more disabled people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds than the rest of the sector. About Laura MitchellLaura is an experienced charity sector professional with a background in both national and small charities as a senior manager, CEO, trustee and volunteer. She has worked across many areas including grant making, armed forces, disability, single parent families, employability, and social isolation. She is currently working as CEO of Berkshire Vision and trustee of the Link. She has a degree in French, German and Russian.

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