Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
"...but the current state-of-the-art AI technology is prone to some errors." says Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a BBC interview. This is why we don't currently use AI to gather data about foundations. More in our blog post: foundationpracticerating.org.uk/why-we-do-no...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CEO blog | Seven years on: benchmarking progress in foundation board diversity
ACF’s chief executive, Carol Mack, highlights the continuing need for more diverse, inclusive and representative boards across the foundation sector.
Positive news about improving trustee diversity, though the need for further progress is noted: acf.org.uk/acf/ACF/Blog.... This mirrors our results where diversity has been the weakest domain. If you want to make progress on your practices on diversity, ACF has resources: acf.org.uk/ACF/Research...
30.10.2025 14:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Foundation Practice Rating Webinar
These webinars are for people who are interested in the Foundation Practice Rating.
Join us on Thursday for your chance to find out more about the Foundation Practice Rating and to ask @carolinefiennes.bsky.social and Danielle Walker-Palmour your questions about the initiative. Join us at midday on Thursday 23 October. Register today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/foundation...
20.10.2025 10:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Foundation Practice Rating webinars
Two webinars to explore and help familiarise foundations with the aims and approach of the Foundation Practice Rating.
Join us on 23 October (12 noon) or 5 November (12 noon) for one of our webinars on this year’s Foundation Practice Rating. Familiarise yourself with our aims and approach and ask any questions you have. Register today:
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Image credit: Stochastic Parrots at Work - IceMing & Digit. betterimagesofai.org. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...
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Illustration of a surreal office scene with neon birds interacting with digital elements around three people near servers and file cabinets; one bird writes on a digital mesh, another carries a paper.
Accuracy is essential to the Foundation Practice Rating. Plausible but incorrect answers generated by AI are not adequate. Find out more about why we don’t use AI for our research in this blog post by @carolinefiennes.bsky.social: foundationpracticerating.org.uk/why-we-do-no...
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Today's your last chance to opt-in to Year Five of the Foundation Practice Rating. The £1,200 fee (incl. VAT) covers the research and analysis needed. Contact us for more info: enquiries@friendsprovidentfoundation.org.uk
#FPR #Foundations #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
30.09.2025 09:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Funded by;
@fprovfoundation.bsky.social
@jrct.bsky.social
@johnlyonscharity.bsky.social
@barrowcadbury.bsky.social
@therobertsontrust.bsky.social
@citybridgefndn.bsky.social
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
John Ellerman Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Indigo Trust
19.05.2025 11:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FPR YEAR FIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION (2025/26)
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
Our consultation is open until the end of the month and we'd love to hear from you! This survey is for any person from a charitable, philanthropic or social purpose organisation based in the UK. Answer the survey here ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPRconsult...
19.05.2025 11:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Finding facts on funders
UK grantmakers are becoming more transparent and accountable, but their performance on diversity remains disappointing, says Danielle Walker Palmour...
New feature on the Foundation Practice Rating written by Director of @fprovfoundation.bsky.social, Danielle Walker-Palmour for @civilsociety.bsky.social.
Read the article here ➡️ www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/f...
#FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
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#FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
14.04.2025 16:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Foundation Practice Rating 2025 Year 4 Launch Presentation - Foundation Practice Rating
If you weren't able to catch the live event for the Foundation Practice Rating Year 4, don't worry, you can still watch it back.
The full presentation deck is available to download, and a recording is available via our website ➡️
foundationpracticerating.org.uk/cohort-2024-...
14.04.2025 16:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Funded by; @fprovfoundation.bsky.social @jrct.bsky.social @johnlyonscharity.bsky.social @barrowcadbury.bsky.social @therobertsontrust.bsky.social
@citybridgefndn.bsky.social, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, John Ellerman Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and The Indigo Trust
27.03.2025 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🗣️ Missed the launch of the Foundation Practice Rating Year 4 report? No worries - you can catch up!
The full deck is available for download, and you can watch a recording here: lnkd.in/eERX6DTe
#FoundationPracticeRating #FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
27.03.2025 17:50 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
FPR YEAR FIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION (2025/26)
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
🗣️ We want to hear from you and would appreciate your feedback for us to evaluate ahead of next year's Foundation Practice Rating.
Please share your thoughts and take part in our consultation here ⬇️
www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPRconsult...
#FPR #Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
24.03.2025 13:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cohort Results 2024 / 2025 - Foundation Practice Rating
The AHF was assessed as part of this year’s @fpracticerating.bsky.social Report, which assesses UK foundations on their approaches to diversity, accountability and transparency. You can find the ratings and report here: ⬇️
foundationpracticerating.org.uk/cohort-resul...
19.03.2025 12:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🔎😍 We're thrilled that the latest Foundation Practice Rating assessment has highlighted the strong overall performance of community foundations across the UK in accountability, transparency and diversity.
bit.ly/community-fo...
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14.03.2025 16:46 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Charitable foundations continue to lack diversity initiatives, report shows
According to the annual @fpracticerating.bsky.social 2024-25 report, none of the 100 foundations it assessed scored an A for its diversity practices. By comparison, more than half scored an A on transparency.
17.03.2025 13:26 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Share your #ThreeCommitments and get involved!
Find out more: foundationpracticerating.org.uk/three-commit...
@fprovfoundation.bsky.social @jrct.bsky.social @johnlyonscharity.bsky.social @barrowcadbury.bsky.social @therobertsontrust.bsky.social @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
13.03.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This campaign is not about one-size-fits-all solutions; instead, it empowers each foundation to create tailored commitments that align with its individual situation, values and goals.
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By making #ThreeCommitments, foundations can publicly declare their commitment to improving specific aspects of their practices related to #diversity, #accountability, and #transparency.
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🗣️ We invite all foundations to make #ThreeCommitments to improve their practices on diversity, accountability and transparency.
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The Foundation Practice Rating objectively rates 100 UK-based grant-making foundations (including City Bridge Foundation) in three key areas: Diversity, Accountability, and Transparency - inspiring positive change within the sector.
Check out their latest report & learn more ⬇️
13.03.2025 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This survey is for any person from a charitable, philanthropic or social purpose organisation based in the UK. It is to help inform the Foundation Practice Rating, which assesses UK grant making foundations on their practices on diversity, accountability and transparency.
13.03.2025 15:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FPR YEAR FIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION (2025/26)
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
🗣️ We invite you to provide feedback on the Foundation Practice Rating.
Answer the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPRconsult...
#Diversity #Accountability #Transparency
13.03.2025 15:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Diversity. Accountability. Transparency.
@fprovfoundation.bsky.social @jrct.bsky.social @johnlyonscharity.bsky.social @barrowcadbury.bsky.social @therobertsontrust.bsky.social @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
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The FPR is an objective assessment of UK-based charitable grant-making foundations. It examines foundations’ practices in three key areas: diversity, accountability, and transparency.
The FPR is an objective assessment of UK-based charitable grant-making foundations. It examines foundations’ practices in three key areas: diversity, accountability, and transparency.
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UK charity. Providing free courses, resources and networking opportunities to help charities and social impact organisations harness the full power of digital and AI. Also working with funders to create an environment of support. See www.wearecast.org.uk.
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) is the leading membership association for foundations and independent grant-makers in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/company/association-of-charitable-foundations
Helping communities across the UK to reuse and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans and advice.
https://linktr.ee/ArchHFund
We're a charitable funder with a vision for everyone in the UK to have access to a decent, affordable home. We're taking a systemic approach to make the housing system work for all, now and for generations to come.
www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Director of Giving Evidence: helping donors make decisions based on sound evidence. (www.giving-evidence.com)
"Charmingly disruptive" - Nobel laureate Richard Thaler.
U.Cambridge visiting fellow. Former FT columnist.
Irrationally exuberant.
Church nerd.
Civil Society Media is the UK’s only independent media company dedicated solely to supporting the charity sector.
The UK's leading title for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Home of the Third Sector Podcast: https://podfollow.com/thirdsector/view
We are the national membership for all 47 UK-based accredited community foundations and members in Jersey and Bermuda. Our network is active in every area of the UK, enabling investment in communities to transform people's lives.
Corra Foundation is a Scottish grant-making charity that is about strengthening and amplifying people’s voices and their power to make change.
The EIRIS Foundation is a research, advice and advocacy charity that pioneers the next steps for sustainable finance. Our vision is a financial system that works for people and planet.
UK charity that helps organisations to publish open, standardised grants data, and supports people to use it to make grantmaking more informed, effective and strategic.
#OpenData #Philanthropy
Find out more at www.360giving.org
City Bridge Foundation is a 900-year-old charity & London’s largest independent charity funder. We run Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge & Blackfriars Bridge, at zero cost to the taxpayer. linktr.ee/citybridgefoundation
We believe in transforming the lives of children and young people by creating opportunities to learn, grow and develop through education across North and West London.
We are here to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland, funding, supporting, and influencing solutions to drive social change.
A Quaker grant-making organisation supporting those who address the root causes of conflict and injustice.
We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
BCT is a charitable foundation, committed to socially just change. Managing T2Alliance.bsky.social and @fairbydesign.bsky.social and https://bsky.app/profile/econjusticebrum.bsky.social. Watch our animation http://youtu.be/l2vW_2olYyk.
