52 projects
UK-Wide / England / Scotland / Wales / Northern Ireland
“we are in a transition with important questions to ask; these grants are enquiries.”
4M for the Future: Women living with HIV reimagining the future by 4M Mentor Mothers Network
Women living with HIV will document their visions for a better future following the COVID-19 pandemic through photography and creative writing
Camerados & People Voice Media by The Association of Camerados
Creating equitable informal conversation spaces like the Camerados ‘public living rooms’ to gather diverse voices, initiating change in communities
The UK in One Zoom by Can Create
Sharing, listening and learning from the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis across diverse groups, initiating a UK-wide listening infrastructure
The Job Design Lab by Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action
Charting a new future about what ‘good work’ can look like and prototyping and experimenting through hundreds of workshops nationally
Centre of Knowledge Equity by Centre for Knowledge Equity
Setting up the new Imagination Observatory to enable future leaders with lived experience to embrace complexity and creativity
CIVIC SQUARE - Department of Dreams by Civic Square
Providing and co-designing tools for communities to imagine their own futures, building on #DeptofDreams RE-Festival held during lockdown
Emerging with Pride by Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations
Shaping new wellbeing, safety, and connectedness priorities through the narratives of marginalised and intersectional LGBT people
Transforming Civil Society by Dark Matter Labs
Focussing on seeing and breaking the structural and systemic barriers to transformative community change and development
Community Design Network: A new community infrastructure by Design Council
Generating a new network of community infrastructure designers to consciously construct place across the UK
Re-imagining Communities by Gal-Dem
Sending writers to gather ideas for the future from women and non-binary people of colour to be more involved in shaping the future of civil society
Kin (Kinfolk Network) by KIN
Gathering Black leaders to strengthen and rebuild their communities after the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a community-informed future vision
MAIA: Emerging Futures by MAIA Creatives
Delving deep into the Black-led interconnection between space, built environs, cultures and community work to repattern society coming out of the long crisis
The Radical Way by New Local Government Network
Rethinking welfare provision by connecting new community energy into local government, implementing Hilary Cottam’s Radical Help principles
Attachment economics: community narratives in the new economy by Onion Collective
Bringing new voices into the traditionally elitist conversation around economics to place community in the centre
The Makings of an Alternative System through our Response to Covid-19 by Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Continuation of convening alternative social change system designers and live prototyping the RSA Future Change Framework
Project Lifeline by Rubber Republic Labs
Exploring unusual and empowered responses to COVID-19 to find core shared themes and feelings to unite us
Changing Narratives for the Future of Childhood by Save the Children
Local and national workshops designed to unite across diverse communities to develop a compelling direction for childhood development
Hope In The Heat by Somerset House
Developing coherent future visions with a newly formed Youth Collective about living in the inevitable hotter world
Build Back Better: creating safe, inclusive spaces for women & marginalised groups by UN Women National Committee UK
Redefining public spaces for safety and freedom inspired by the global UN Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces programme
Towards Equitable Futures by Watershed Arts
Challenging standard notions of growth and value to welcome difference and stewardship into the future of communities
Grief and the Emerging Future by Worldwide International Global Solutions
Crossing diverse social backgrounds to discuss loss and expose social inequalities in this time of COVID-19
Outside Voices by Youth Hostel Association
Renewing the value of the outdoors from the point of view of underrepresented voices to shape policy
Over the edge: anti-racist futures after C19 by B:Rap
New, local conversations about systemic racism and deprivation in Birmingham catalysed by COVID-19
Free Market Radicals by Cultural Engine
Finding ways to move through standard exclusionary economic models towards a future vision oriented towards deliberate social/cultural exchange
Listening to Unheard Voices in the North by The Cyrenians
Highlighting the true stories and emerging shifted priorities of ‘traditionally unheard’ people experiencing multiple disadvantages
Silence the Noise by Damasq
Examining similarities and differences between the COVID-19 lockdown and experiences during the Syrian Civil War with the Syrian refugee community in Leeds
Girlhood 2020 - Herstory by Getaway Girls
Young women create online content and community resilience in response to the pandemic; building their future
The People's Podium by Glimpse Network
Transforming the construct of the ‘politician’s lecturn’ into a symbol of hope and empowerment for everyone
Reform the Norm by Grapevine
Activating a better future for Coventry through capacity building to influence workforce and institutional behaviours
North Lincs Neighbours/Network by Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council
Introducing the ‘Good Neighbours’ model to neighbourhoods across North Lincolnshire
A Manifesto for a Better Future of Work in Grimsby by Institute for the Future Work
Determining a preferred future for Grimsby residents foregrounding those who have lost work or found new meaning in crisis-related work
Hastings Futures by Leisure and Learning
Joining the dots of COVID-19 response initiatives, organisations and projects in Hastings to inform future town planning
Collaborative Care Community (3C) Demonstrator by Lemon Leopard
Co-designing a new physical place called The Imaginarium to bring together isolated, disabled, and vulnerable people in East London
Voices from the Lockdown: The pandemic experiences of BME migrants in West London by Midaye Somali Development Network
Gathering stories of people facing poor health, social exclusion and poverty in BAME communities in West London
Barrow's New Constellation by New Constellation
Re-orienting the people of Barrow towards a connected and nourishing future
OutsideIN by Reclaim Project
Channeling the hopes of working class Manchester youth into practical action, addressing fatalism, in particular, and engaging stakeholder to pledge actions
Voices of Our Land, Renewed by Shared Assets
Raising awareness of how land can support a just social, environmental, and economic recovery
‘Fair Flexible Work for All’ - A coalition for change by Timewise Foundation
Examining the potential for flexibility in the lives of carers in an equitable labour market
DreamSpace Bath 2020 by Wild Network
The youth of Bath share their stories of today and dreams for tomorrow post-lockdown
The Future of Knowsley by The Young Foundation
Gathering stories and the experience of Knowsley people as contribution to the 2030 strategy
Life in the time of a pandemic by Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre
Creating new conversations with Muslim and BAME women about COVID-19 has affected their lives
Owning our Future by Community Land Scotland
Exploration of how and why community landowners are responding so effectively to COVID-19
A Model for Post-COVID Living by South of Scotland Community Housing
Delivering local projects responding to new and future demands across affordable housing
Visioning Remote Scottish Communities by Social Enterprise Academy
Visualising new and equitable futures with remote communities
#UnlockedLives by Disability Wales
Video-based self expression in isolation leading towards policy influence
We are Wales: BAME people stepping up during COVID-19 by Ethnic Youth Support Team
Short films illustrate the contributions of BAME folks in Welsh communities
Conversations that Count: Hearing 'quieter' communities' experiences of COVID-19 by Frame Collective
Exploring new relationships forged through collective COVID-19 response
Doorstep Revolution by Gentle Radical
Doorstep interviews on the streets of Riverside create a new town portrait
Emerging Futures by Sub-Saharan Advisory Panel
Recognising diverse colonial pasts for more equitable futures
Better Future Wales by Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Strengthening community planning and futures-based thinking skills
Talk of the Town
by Positive Carrickfergus
Hyperlocal community-led space for conversation about the future of Carrickfergus
COVID Connections Collective by Rosemount and District Welfare Rights Group
Intergenerational learning and stories about life during and after COVID-19