Most recent reflections
Over time, we’ve made an overt commitment to document and record our journey and experiences.
These aren’t just polished stories, but honest accounts of what it is like to do this work We’re sharing a curation of some of these perspectives here.
We’ll be looking to evolve and develop what we share and how we share it over time.
Holding Power Lightly: Place Based Funding
After five years of place based funding in Gloucestershire, here are some reflections on what it really means to fund and lead responsibly - beyond strategy and into relationships, trust and accountability.
Two Years in the World of Tax Justice
Thirty Percy Foundation began funding and collaborating with the UK tax justice movement in spring 2024, focused on taxing extreme wealth. Two years in, we’re sharing what we’ve learned about funding and building trusting relationships in this space.
Why Thirty Percy Will Close in 2030
We have decided to intentionally wind down by 2030 to maximize impact by fully deploying resources now rather than sustaining the organisation indefinitely. This decision has been a long time in the making and you can find out more about it and what we hope to leave behind in this reflection.
Building from the Inside Out: Organisational Care, Power, and Possibility
Lily Piachaud- Organisational Development Director reflects on her own longer term ambitions, shares a vision for a the ecosystem of organisational development for social change. and how the Thirty Percy platform can contribute to this.
Positioning and Repositioning: What if What We Inherited Doesn’t Have to Be the Legacy We Leave?
Louisa Mann - Chair of Trustees at Thirty Percy reflects on the experience of being thrust into stewarding significant wealth.
The Art of Facilitation in Funding Organisations
Louise Armstrong reflects on the unlocking role facilitation can play in funding organisations.
Reflections from collaborators
We’ve invited some of our collaborators to reflect on the work we’ve done together:
Inviting in a Stranger - Catherine Wilkes
Death of the Old way - Jo Musker-Sherwood
It’s A Sprint not a Marathon (Snickers) - Rupert Walters
Reflections from the team and trustees
Read some of the team and Trustee blogs and reflections
Public Percy
This is a Notion space to find out more about us, who we are the way we work. It’s designed to give you a sneak into some of the behind the scenes working, learning and insights - not the polished and perfect stories, but an honest take on what it takes to be experimenting, working and learning as you go.
