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More than 125 funders in the Open and Trusting Grant-making community have made concrete commitments to improving their practice by listening to charities and communities. However, while a more trusting and respectful funding approach does create a foundation for progress, it is not the same as a more equitable one. Although some Black-led and racial justice organisations can point to welcome changes in the funding environment, it is clear that this work has barely begun.

The Eat it Up Fund was created last year with funding provided by Starbucks (using the money coming from Starbucks 5p cup charge) in partnership with Hubbub Foundation UK, an environmental charity.

Now in its second year, the grant fund is offering six grants of £60,000 each to support innovative ideas to tackle food waste in the UK. The grant must be used within a year.

The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.

The funding is for initiatives that do one or more of the following:

If your community organisation and service users would benefit from free kitchenware such as crockery, cooking accessories and small electrical appliances Cracking Good Food would like to invite you to come along to their Kitchen Kit Redistribution Event on 19 June, 12pm-3pm at University Academy 92 in Trafford.

Do you facilitate peer support groups? Do you have questions about tackling difficult group dynamics? Join Gaddum’s Group Dynamics in Peer Support Workshop. Find and share creative ways to communicate, manage relationships and look after your wellbeing as a peer support facilitator. The workshop will take place over two consecutive Mondays: 10 June and 17 June, 12.30pm -2pm on both days.

All sessions are online on Zoom and are free to attend.

To book your place, email: [email protected]