Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls

Stand With Us Fund grantee Claudia Jones Organisation has supported African Caribbean women and families in Hackney and surrounding boroughs in London for over 40 years. The Stand With Us grant will help the organisation to strengthen its capacity by focusing on developing its fundraising strategy and training volunteers. It will also be able to maintain safe spaces that are culturally sensitive to the community it supports. #MVAWG #VAWG #StandWithUs

We're so happy to announce that 24 frontline organisations adressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) have received grants of up to ￡25,000 through Rosa's Stand With Us Fund. We have distributed over ￡550,000 of grants to strengthen and ensure the future sustainability of frontline VAWG organisations across the UK. The money comes from Rosa’s Stand With Us Fund, which was set up in 2021 to utilise and continue the amazing fundraising efforts of Reclaim These Streets?in the wake of Sarah Everard’s kidnap and murder by a serving Met Police officer. Read more and find out about the grantees here https://bit.ly/4hMQ3l0 #VAWG #MVAWG #StandWithUs

After an extensive search in 2024, we are delighted to announce Olivia Gillan Bower as the new Chair of our Board of Trustees. Olivia brings passion for the UK women and girls sector and a wealth of experience of the UK charity sector to this role. She is currently the Chair of Little Village, Deputy Chair of Switchback and a member of Impact 100 London’s Grants and Impact Committee. Olivia was previously an interview coach with Smart Works and a Trustee of the Mark Anthony Trust. Alongside this, Olivia serves as a Magistrate in the adult criminal court in London. In a previous career, Olivia spent 15 years in strategy consulting, including with PwC where she rose to the level of Partner. We are excited to welcome Olivia to Rosa and look forward to the energy, skills and experience she will bring. Olivia will build on Cath Dovey’s extensive and critical achievements as Chair of Rosa since 2018. Cath will Chair her final meeting for Rosa on 25th March 2025. We are very grateful to Cath for her commitment to Rosa over the years. We would also like to thank Sapphire Partners Executive Search and Kate Grussing CBE for their expertise in finding Olivia. https://bit.ly/4abJBBi

We were thrilled to hear mention of our report 'Mapping the UK Women and Girls Sector and its Funding' on Thursday's BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour in a discussion about the establishment the UK's rape crisis centres. Chair of Rape Crisis England & Wales raised the ongoing issue of 1.8% funding for the sector, which our report revealed: https://bit.ly/3UHP0IH If you've used our research in your fundraising efforts we'd love to know more about your experiences. Please email us:?[email protected]

After a busy 2024 here at Rosa we'll be taking a break from today until 6 January 2025. Thank you to everyone who donated their time, expertise and money to make our work possible in this year. The whole team wishes you a restorative festive period and a very happy New Year.

Are you signed up to our newsletter? Here's three great support and funding opportunities we shared this month. Sign up to get all the latest from us direct to your inbox in 2025: bit.ly/3ADsJCS Media Trust: Women's Voices 2025 Apply for?Women’s Voices 2025, being held on Wednesday 5 March, and work on your campaign or comms goal with creative experts from BBC, Google, and Meta. Get tailored strategies and practical campaign ideas for the year ahead: https://lnkd.in/eQH8-nvH Deadline:?5pm on Monday 13 January 2025. Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales?is currently offering funding for specialist charities working with people facing complex social issues, offering unrestricted grants of up to ￡75,000 for three years. This is a great opportunity for small specialist charities looking for flexible funding and strategic development support: https://lnkd.in/eRJ3aMyA Deadline:?5pm on?Thursday 23rd January 2025. The Baobab Foundation announces the return of The Baobab Community Fund,?a?￡3m?fund?dedicated to?Black African/Caribbean and Global Majority collectives, organisations and individuals dismantling systems of oppression for our communities in their work: https://lnkd.in/eTxyAETn Deadline:?11.59pm on?Monday 3rd February 2025.

We're recruiting! We’re looking for a Partnerships Manager who’s ready to build meaningful relationships and inspire a network of new donors and partners. The Partnerships Manager is a new role that will be pivotal in broadening Rosa’s supporter base and driving long term income growth. This role will use high value relationship management skills to engage and attract new donors with a focus on Trusts and Corporates. If you’re driven, innovative, and passionate about creating lasting change, we want to hear from you! https://lnkd.in/eHJmaieJ

Rosa's #StandWithUs Fund and its formation is a powerful story of how, when women mobilise, it has a great impact on the lives of other women and girls. This week, and across the global #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender-based Violence, the lives of the millions of women lost to male violence are honoured by those taking part in local activism on walks or vigils in their area. People come together to remember loved ones and oppose the extent of male violence against women in our societies. In March 2021, Jamie Klingler and other local women were compelled 'out of absolute rage' to take action following the appalling murder of Sarah Everard. They held a vigil honouring Sarah and all women whose lives had been impacted by male violence, and Reclaim These Streets was born. Over one weekend, ￡525,000 was raised. Reclaim These Streets needed help and expertise to ensure the funds raised went where they would have the most impact on ending male violence: to frontline women's and girls' organisations. Rosa was suggested as an ideal steward and the Stand With Us Fund was created. The Stand With Us Fund was designed in close consultation with violence against women and girls sector experts through an advisory group which also included representatives from Reclaim These Streets and Rosa. Because our approach centres?on?transparency, participation and partnership, the Stand With Us grants?were informed by the needs and experiences of women and girls,?particularly those most at risk of harm. You can read more about our approach and our partnership with Recalim These Streets here: https://bit.ly/3CIIcWm and you can read Jamie Klingler's story in her own words here: https://bit.ly/40SQiWk #16Days #MVAWG #VAWG #WalkWithUs #TheSWUStory

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Voices from the Frontline fund, now in its seventh year. The fund offers grants of up to ￡10,000 over an 18-month period to women’s and girls’ organisations to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change. Women’s and girls’ organisations are at the forefront of addressing social issues, but there remains a critical need for funding for these organisations to deliver activism and campaigning to raise awareness of the issues women and girls face. Find out if you’re eligible for funding here ??https://bit.ly/3sNVOdP Deadline: 4pm on Monday 9th December 2024

BLOG: We're part of the Institute For Voluntary Action Research Open and Trusting Grant-making learning community. Here our Trustee Sheila Jane Malley writes about what trusting your grantees *really* means: "It is an absolutely mutual relationship between us and those we fund, and we need to recognise the scale of that interdependence."