Edge Fund

Edge Fund is a member-run fund which supports grassroots groups working for justice and equality. Funding decisions are made by members and applicants; their membership includes representatives from communities and groups their funding supports.

Rising child poverty – what role does philanthropy play?

As child poverty in the UK rises, it's time to ask about a century of charitable giving: does philanthropy just exist to protect a system which makes some people very rich?

By Edge Fund

/ 13 Sep 2013

The art of giving

Just as Warren and Doris Buffett launch their new philanthropy course for college students, Peter Buffett has spoken out against the ills of charitable giving. Radical grassroots fund Edge Fund casts a critical eye over the conflicted Buffett style of giving.

By Edge Fund

/ 1 Aug 2013

Edge Fund: a new grassroots fund for social justice

Will those with money ever hand it over to change the systems that enriched them? No, say the Edge Fund, a new democratic funding body setup to fund radical projects. Here's what they propose to do instead.

By Edge Fund

/ 3 Apr 2013