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Pre-application Q&A Webinar: 3 February 2025

Community Organisers

Watch a pre-application Q&A webinar we held on 3 February 2025 for organisations interested in applying to Esmée for support who have questions about our application process or guidance.

We want to do more to save organisations from spending precious time applying to us when it is unlikely we will fund their work. We hope these webinars help organisations to better understand whether they should invest time in applying to us or if their efforts might be better focused on other sources of funding.

The panel includes:

  • Gina Crane, Director of Communications and Learning
  • Genevieve Ford-Saville, Funding Manager – A Fairer Âé¶¹´«Ã½
  • Will Steadman, Funding Manager – Our Natural World​
  • Luna Dizon, Communications Lead

Links to the presentation, transcript and additional written Q&A are below the video.

Outline of the webinar

Click on a timestamp below to go straight to that section of the webinar (this will take you to recording on YouTube)

Welcome and housekeeping

Plan for the session

Overview of Esmée's strategy and funding priorities

What we don't fund and what we're looking for

What we consider when making decisions and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Application process, application numbers and tips

Q&A

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