About The Baring Foundation

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The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations pursuing charitable purposes. Since 1969 the Foundation has awarded over £90 million in grants. In 2008, around £2.7 million will be awarded. This will largely be through three grants programmes: Strengthening the Voluntary Sector; Arts; and International Development.

From time to time, the Foundation chooses to work on a Special Initiative outside their main grant programmes. The ABCs are a key feature of the Interculturality Special Initiative which starts work this year.

The Foundation's stated purpose is to improve the quality of life of people suffering disadvantage and discrimination. The aim is to achieve this through making grants to strengthen voluntary sector organisations which serve them directly or indirectly and by the added value brought to this by the Baring Foundation.

The Baring Foundation:

Believes in the fundamental value to society of an independent and effective voluntary sector
Uses funds to strengthen voluntary sector organisations, responding flexibly, creatively and pragmatically to their needs and with a determination to achieve value for money
Puts high value on learning from organisations and their beneficiaries, seeking to add value to grants by encouraging the communication of knowledge through a variety of means, including influencing others
Seeks to build positive, purposeful relationships with grant recipients, as well as with other grant makers
Aims to treat grant-seekers and recipients with courtesy and respect; being as accessible as possible within clear programme guidelines and maintaining consistently high standards of administrative efficiency

For more information, visit http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/

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