About this surveyWhat helps you decide which charitable trusts and foundations to approach, and what makes applying easier or harder? We would like to hear from people seeking funding for organisations or groups from UK based trusts and foundations, including those who explored an application but did not submit one. Your application does not need to have been successful.
Donum Research & Practice is conducting an independent evaluation of the Foundation Practice Rating (FPR), commissioned by the FPR Funders Group, convened by Friends Provident Foundation. This survey asks about the wider trust and foundation funding landscape, not just particular funders. You do not need to know about the FPR to take part.
The Foundation Practice Rating (FPR) was established to encourage improvements in the practices of UK charitable foundations. Each year, it assesses around 100 foundations using publicly available information from their websites and annual reports. Foundations are assessed against criteria relating to diversity, accountability and transparency, and the results are published annually. The FPR examines how foundations operate rather than what they fund.
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Participation is voluntary. Choosing whether to take part will not affect funding applications or relationships with funders. Most questions offer response options. Apart from the consent and initial routing questions, you may skip questions you do not wish to answer.
Confidentiality and use of your responsesYou will not be asked to provide your name or personal contact details. Please avoid including names or other personal information in your open text responses. Optional questions near the end ask only for the names of foundations you have approached.
Your responses will be treated confidentially and analysed by the independent evaluation team at Donum Research & Practice. Raw survey responses will not be shared with Friends Provident Foundation, other FPR funders or participating foundations.
Findings will be combined with responses from other participants and reported in aggregate or anonymised form. Anonymised excerpts from written responses may be used to illustrate the findings, but no quotation will be attributed to you or your organisation or group without your specific permission.
The findings will contribute to the evaluation reports and recommendations concerning the future development of the FPR. A public report will be available on the FPR website. At the end of this survey, you can request a copy or an invitation to the public event or webinar where findings will be discussed.
Data protectionFriends Provident Foundation and Donum Research & Practice are joint data controllers for this evaluation. The lawful basis for processing any personal data inadvertently included in a response is legitimate interests. The legitimate interest is to evaluate the operation, influence and effectiveness of the FPR and identify opportunities for its improvement. Survey responses will be stored securely, with access restricted to the Donum Research & Practice evaluation and FPR teams.
Further information about how the FPR handles personal data and about your data-protection rights is available in the
FPR privacy notice.If you have questions about this survey or how your information will be handled, please contact Dr Lesley Alborough, Principal, Donum