Friend of Red Ochre, Esin Akan, is launching a range of ethical, sustainable and desirable Olive Leather Bags. The material is luxurious, plant-based, and biodegradable! It’s an innovative hardwearing material that looks and feels like leather, and not plastic as many “faux” leather alternatives tend to. These guilt-free luxury bags are suprisingly affordable as they don’t come with the large markups of other brands. The range is multi-purpose and designed for the modern and conscious urbanite. You can learn more (and get a big discount) at the Esin Akan pre-sale website. Read more »

The Fletchers Foundation supports people who have seen their lives completely changed following a serious, catastrophic injury or illness. See this link for more information. The Proud To Pitch In fund is open throughout the year and offer grants of up to £4,000 to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom. Grants will be distributed regularly throughout the year. To be eligible for funding, projects must be lom m mmmmkcated in the United Kingdom and project beneficiaries must be aged 18 or over. See this link for more information. The Snyder Foundation awards grants annually to registered charities Read more »

The Fletchers Foundation supports people who have seen their lives completely changed following a serious, catastrophic injury or illness. Learn more here. The Proud To Pitch In fund is open throughout the year and offer grants of up to £4,000 to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom. Grants will be distributed regularly throughout the year.To be eligible for funding, projects must be located in the United Kingdom and project beneficiaries must be aged 18 or over. Learn more here. Innovate UK funding. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing Read more »

Funders for Race Equality Alliance (FREA) published findings from their fourth annual racial justice audit. Findings include a 19% decrease in the percentage of overall funding intended to benefit Black and Minoritised communities in comparison to last year. There is also good news from the audit. Compared to last year’s audit, the findings show there has been an increase in funding to organisations led by and for Black/African/Caribbean/Black British communities. In comparison to the third cohort, funding to these communities has increased from 5% to 10% of the total audited.  Read more here. Read more »

Red Ochre is running a practical introducion to Social Impact Measurement and Management on April 25th, 1000-1300, BIPC, British Library, Euston Road, London. To book or learn more click here. Read more »

“A little bit of humour goes a very long way”. This is an interesting take away about the perils of using humour in the work place. https://www.london.edu/think/leadership-spotlight-a-little-humour-goes-a-long-way Read more »