A transcript summarising a 2-day conference convened by the Runnymede Trust in April 2021, in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund, on funders, funding & the BME third sector.

Leaders who self-identify as Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), funders and their senior and front-line grant-makers, other stakeholders, allies and supporters, from across the UK, of all types and sizes, assembled to listen to each other, to examine debates from the past and present and to consider the future of this vital part of UK’s civil society.

‍Shared Futures  presented contributions from stakeholders such as Xtend Ltd, Money4YOU, CharitySoWhite and Ubele Initiative. From funding bodies such as Power to Change, London Funders, UKRI and Langkelly Chase. And from expert institutions such as Co-operatives UK, National CLT, NCCPE, Social Investment Business and the Centre for Knowledge Equity.