International anti-poverty charity invites applications for funding
Howard Lake | 27 September 2021 | News
International anti-poverty charity Be One Percent is inviting applications from charities in need of funding for development projects taking place in 2022.
Be One Percent is a UK-registered grantmaking charity that is working to end extreme poverty, and takes an unusual approach to its own fundraising.
Founded in 2011 by Matt Johnson and Steve Pilgrim, the charity invites donors, or ‘Members’, to give 1% of their income to help the world’s poorest communities. Separately, businesses fund the charity’s running costs.
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The funds are then given in grants to other organisations supporting some of the world’s poorest and vulnerable communities.
12 projects chosen each year
Each year, Be One Percent chooses 12 projects to fund. They strive to find “the most efficient and effective charity partners”. The people they work with focus on different areas of poverty alleviation across the developing world. To date, the charity has funded 125 projects, reaching 557,000 people.
Be One Percent are now welcoming applications for 2022 funding “from efficient and effective organisations working for the alleviation of poverty”.
Which charities should apply?
To be considered a charity must:
- Be working to alleviate poverty within some of the world’s poorest countries and communities.
- Be a registered charity; with The Charity Commission in England and Wales, The OSCR in Scotland or internationally.
- Have been active for two years or more.
- Have a charitable spend of 90% or more or be able to use 100% of a Be One Percent grant for charitable activities. Ideally both.
- Have a maximum yearly income of £50,000,000.
- Be able to ring-fence a grant amount set by Be One Percent for a specific outcome or for a specific purpose within a larger project or practice.
More details on eligibility and how to apply can be found on the Be One Percent website.
Matt Johnson, Founder for Be One Percent said:
“Over the past ten years we’ve been proud to support so many vital development charities and projects. We’re excited to welcome applications from new organisations so we can increase our reach and impact and help even more people living in poverty around the world.”
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.