Deadline: 16-Sep-22
The Barlow Impact Group (BIG) is inviting applications for its Future Grant Program.
The Barlow Impact Groups’ grants program has been designed to accelerate positive change in the world. They back big-hearted innovators and change makers who look at the solutions needed to fix entire systems in order to drive sustainable change.
Pillars
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Through their granting and their investing they are driven by the following five key pillars:
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Maximum Positive Impact: They utilise all financial and social capital for greatest possible impact and they focus on:
- Reducing inequality in their Region – They focus on reducing inequality in Australia, South East Asia and/ or the Pacific.
- Creating Systematic Change – They look at the whole system and what levers are needed to be shifted in order to create long term and sustainable solutions.
- Using all their Resources – They use ALL their financial capital, personal strengths and office capabilities to achieve their objectives.
- Demonstrating Leadership – They are leading the way in utilising the powerful tool of impact investment to enhance philanthropy and encourage others to follow.
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Relationship Building: They build respectful, engaging and innovative relationships and partnerships and their family promises:
- Support – As a team, they have solid experience and insights to create change and they pass this on to all their partners. Both their family Board members and Independent non-family Board members bring a wealth of business and not for profit experience to the organisation.
- Engagement – They are collaborative in their approach and aligned in their goals and values. They invest in their local region so they can visit programs and stay informed and connected in everything they do.
- Partnerships – They enjoy their work and honour those they support. They know that they alone can not make the change they seek. They see ourselves as facilitators to allow the change makers to do their work.
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Transparency : They continually learn from others and share their learnings. This is achieved by:
- Sharing – They lead by doing, sharing, innovating and taking risks.They ’re dedicated to building capacity and knowledge in the impact investment and granting sectors. Between 2014 and 2019, the Barlow Impact Group grew ESG and impact investments from 2% to 93%. They are proud of this effort and seek to continue to lead and teach others how they multiply their impact. They use their voice and experiences to effect change.
- Learning – They’re all better when they ’re learning from each other and they never finish learning. They can always do better. They measure their impact in grants and investment against the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Impact Management Framework.
- Secular Perspective – The world is made up of multiple faiths and belief systems. To benefit one, is to discriminate against many which fundamentally goes against their governing principle of equality for all. They only invest and partner with people who share their values of equality.
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Joy: They partner with people for whom social impact brings joy. their like-minded partners also value:
- Compassion – They are all part of a global system and they believe all humans are equal. Kindness in all things to all people always.
- Happiness – Enjoyment is the key that unlocks the meaning of life. Every day they need to care for each other and find joy and laughter.
- Generosity – In spirit and time and thought, there is generosity in everything they do. Granting is only a small part of what they do to have impact, they ensure every interaction and correspondence is thoughtful and kind. They’re grateful for the opportunity to do the work they do and for the results they can achieve collectively.
- Generational custodians – They are conduits with a moral and legal obligation to act responsibly and thoughtfully to honour the spirit in which the gift was originally given by Bev Barlow in 2014.
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Forward Thinking: They support new approaches to problem solving. This includes:
- Innovation – They back people, projects, initiatives and new technologies that put people and planet first and who are creating a better world. They invest in numerous tech solutions from Agricultural technology to education delivery.
- Sustainability – They invest in avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. They also invest in projects that enable individuals and communities to create healthy and sustainable ecosystems and for people to thrive.
- Always a better Approach – They embrace lifelong learning and change. They know that to truly achieve change, they have to stay aware and open to new ideas and systems. their team invest in continuous learning ranging from experiencing programs on the ground to regularly attending global thought leadership conferences. e.g. Asia Pacific Impact Summit, NEXUS, SOCAP and global best practice courses.
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Maximum Positive Impact: They utilise all financial and social capital for greatest possible impact and they focus on:
Funding Information
- Annual grant of up to $100,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The primary purpose of your organisation must be addressing climate change.
- You must have or be connected to DGR 1 status.
- Your organisation must be based in Australia.
- You must be able to clearly identify which SDG and target(s) you are addressing.
- You must have a governance structure and employment policy that is inclusive, diverse and non-discriminatory.
- You must not be a sporting association, religious group, or private school.
- If your organisation addresses climate change through impacting policy, advocacy, or legal reform, we encourage you to apply for the $1m B.I.G. Change grant as well.
For more information, visit B.I.G.
For more information, visit https://www.barlowimpactgroup.com.au/big-future