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Funding black-led micro-organisations in England

Funding black-led micro-organisations in England
Funding black-led micro-organisations in England
This paper presents an approach aimed at dealing with the difficulties faced by Black-led micro-organisations in England when accessing longer-term funding. The experiences of Black-led micro-organisations working in partnership with a mainstream organisation and a mid-level minority ethnic organisation are reported in this paper. The participants of the research attributed the Black-led micro-organisations’ difficulties in accessing funds to institutional racism. To overcome this, the micro-organisations received targeted funding through a partnership which, not only makes funding more accessible, but also builds the capacity of the Black-led micro-organisations. This was because a micro-organisation on its own or as a group of micro-organisations would not have been successful in a funding application. The formation of the three-tier partnership came with many challenges, but ultimately with the building of trust by skilled leadership and the right individuals, the Black-led micro-organisations were able to access sustainable long-term funding.
2040-8056
317-331
Manful, Adwoa S.
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Willis, Rosalind
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Manful, Adwoa S.
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Willis, Rosalind
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Manful, Adwoa S. and Willis, Rosalind (2022) Funding black-led micro-organisations in England. Voluntary Sector Review, 15 (2), 317-331. (doi:10.1332/204080521X16644514950625).

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This paper presents an approach aimed at dealing with the difficulties faced by Black-led micro-organisations in England when accessing longer-term funding. The experiences of Black-led micro-organisations working in partnership with a mainstream organisation and a mid-level minority ethnic organisation are reported in this paper. The participants of the research attributed the Black-led micro-organisations’ difficulties in accessing funds to institutional racism. To overcome this, the micro-organisations received targeted funding through a partnership which, not only makes funding more accessible, but also builds the capacity of the Black-led micro-organisations. This was because a micro-organisation on its own or as a group of micro-organisations would not have been successful in a funding application. The formation of the three-tier partnership came with many challenges, but ultimately with the building of trust by skilled leadership and the right individuals, the Black-led micro-organisations were able to access sustainable long-term funding.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 August 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 October 2022
Published date: 21 October 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 471243
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/471243
ISSN: 2040-8056
PURE UUID: 3bd55f15-f74f-4160-b024-dd7e461b988a
ORCID for Rosalind Willis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-5799

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Date deposited: 01 Nov 2022 17:41
Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 04:01

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Author: Adwoa S. Manful
Author: Rosalind Willis ORCID iD

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