About the Network for Social Change

The Network for Social Change is a group of people committed to funding organisations and projects which promote progressive social and ecological change. The promotion of social justice and sustainability is central to our aims. So we look for leverage - projects where comparatively small sums of money can have the greatest effect. We are often prepared to fund organisations, both charitable and non charitable, that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere.

Decisions are made collectively and members are personally active in sponsoring, assessing, selecting and commending projects. Visits to projects and pressure groups can be inspiring and humbling. We all learn a great deal on the journey.

A professional administrator handles the practicalities of membership and grant-making and overheads represent a miniscule 3% of grant turnover (currently around £1m pa).

We have some 100 members of all ages, mostly UK-based. We each commit to giving away at least £3,000 a year through the Network.  While most of the grants go to external charities and organisations we have also initiated a number of major projects, looking at, for example debt relief, climate change and localism.

So, unusually, the funds that the Network for Social Change distributes come directly from members. It is not only a window into a world of hopeful, cutting-edge projects, in the UK and overseas, but also a place where those of us who have inherited or created wealth can find help in clarifying and realising our values and visions, a circle of friends who can offer each other models of how to use money in positive ways, and an opportunity to question prevailing assumptions about money. Wealth, whether made or inherited, often carries with it emotional and cultural assumptions and the Network provides a safe and confidential space to make sense of things, from finance and families to deep green or deep greed.

We are actively seeking new members, so if you know anyone else who might be interested, please forward them a link to this website.

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