The Commons Fund Community
Somerset Biochar
(Blackdown Hills Transition Group / Blackdown Hills Eco Hub / Trim Plants (nursery) Project Lead: Carolyn Dare. Our world faces a critical challenge: diminishing topsoil and destruction of valuable microbial/fungal networks and the subsequent impact on agricultural sustainability. The loss of this v...
The Library Economy (TLE)
Envision a community where the traditional concept of ownership is transcended by a more collaborative, shared model of accessing resources. This is the essence of TLE, an innovative economic paradigm that extends the familiar model of public libraries to encompass a wide array of goods and services...
Planet Earth Games
Planet Earth Games was created in 2019 bringing together sport and physical activity with sustainability. The path to decarbonise and environmental sustainability requires massive collective action. Nothing is as powerful as sport in generating passion and bringing people together in a shared cause ...
Wilder Sensing
The venture mission is to better understand how biodiversity is changing through analysing vast quantities of soundscape audio using AI identifying which species are present. Sites will generate over a million species level records per year providing ecologists, land managers and investors a much be...
Supportive Citizen Credit System
The SCCS facilitates community-driven economic growth by matching local needs with local providers, ensuring a high success rate for investments and promoting individual and communal well-being. It emphasises a mutualistic, locally-focused approach to enable autonomy, prosperity, and societal chang...
Boy to Man
Speaker, film maker, young person influencer. B2M Productions is a creative youth-based media company dedicated to enhancing the well-being of young men through impactful digital content. We craft narratives addressing mental, emotional, and physical health, acknowledging concerning statistics on is...
The Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
The VRU unit is part of Police Scotland. Their mission is to reduce violence. Jimmy would like to put together a young persons governing board of 8-12 young people with “lived experience”. Their role would inform stakeholders (police, charities, government, business) of “what works” through the eyes...
Returning Citizens
Jobs are crucial to people released from prison. UK reoffending rate – highest in Western Europe - is around 50% but falls to 19% when they are employed so charities and social enterprise members of the Corbett Network focus on jobs for their service users.. We look for funding for 6-12 people to gi...
TeenTech
We run lively initiatives with a supporting Award scheme to inspire 15,000 young innovators of the future each year. We support teenagers in gaining skills, experiences and connections to guide them into contemporary careers and give everyone the chance to reach their full potential. We work collabo...
The 4th Sector - Lebanon
With 6 international partners, The 4th sector Lebanon aims to use Blockchain to empower local communities to run their civic infrastructure. Enabling peers to manage their water, energy, waste management and other civic needs on a municipal level - This project is managed by Carpe Verum.
The Valley of Grace
Situated 90 minutes from Cape Town, South Africa, stands as a groundbreaking action research initiative committed to sustainable, denizen-led transformation, which includes ecological and cultural forgiveness and deep reparations. This living laboratory and learning hub, rooted in indigenous princip...
Advisor
Michel has know Rob and Annabelle for many years during the development of the Ethos model over the past 15 years. Rob has only once met Michel in person when he attended the a course at the Schumacher College in Taunton. Michel has deep insights concerning the transition we a facing and he is a key...
co-Founder, Project DEEP
Been in the social sector for the past 3.5 years, most of which he has spent working with communities to set up self-designed learning spaces within rural & tribal villages both locally & internationally. Driven by freedom of choice he has co-founded Project DEEP to fight the war against pov...
co-Founder, Project DEEP
moved to the development sector after half a decade in private-sector consulting at BDO India. In her 3.5 years at Dasra, she provided capacity building to NGOs and played a leading role in the collaborative on labour rights. Her aspiration to work more closely on the ground with those who are denie...
4wardFutures
4wardFutures is a registered charity working in England and Wales, committed to revolutionising the landscape of careers education. A Warrington-based charity with a primary focus on empowering young individuals from diverse backgrounds, we aim to equip them with the tools necessary to navigate and...
Founder, Lumi.Network
Prashant is a London & Dubai-based serial entrepreneur. His 25-year career has included building four ventures, including being part of founding team of a unicorn. A former McKinsey consultant, he has dedicated the last 14 years to transform education globally. Prashant’s recent work has focused...
MD and Co-founder of Amin Antulay Foundation (AAF)
For the last 5 years, I have been working closely with funders to help accelerate their giving journeys and facilitate change in giving behaviour. I see myself as an extension to the NGOs fundraising team and hope to unlock funds to support marginalized communities.