Our policies and commitments

Grant making is a judgement that balances considerations between benefit and risk, to identify partnerships in line with our strategic priorities. We undertake due diligence on all our potential funding partners to understand and evaluate the main risks our partners are facing so we can help mitigate them (if we are the right people to do so); to evaluate the risks to Blagrave in funding, and to fulfil our duties for diligent grant making as required by the Charity Commission. Read our approach to due diligence here:

This policy outlines how we pay people and organisations who provide professional services on a freelance contract at Blagrave. It applies to all individuals or registered companies on freelance contract, for example, advisers, facilitators, consultants, learning partners and speakers at our events. This policy also lays out the rates we pay for different types of service providers, and how we arrived at the set amounts.

At Blagrave, we aim to be a transparent and fair organisation. We value lived experience alongside learned ‘professional’ experience. We strive towards being equitable by addressing how we can support team members to bring their whole selves in to their work as advisers, consultants, staff and Trustees, and this includes bringing their passion and insight. We balance this alongside our legal obligation to act in the best interests of the Trust, and in accordance with our governing document, and we carefully manage situations where there might be a conflict of interest.

Our commitment to safer recruitment and the use of background checks, including DBS checks, reflects our dedication to creating a safe environment for all.

We aim to balance the need for safety with the principles of fairness, respect, and inclusivity. We encourage applicants to engage with the process openly and without fear, knowing that their information will be handled confidentially and that decisions will be made with sensitivity and careful consideration of their individual circumstances.

For more information, contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Valeria Tavares at valeria@blagravetrust.org.

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of children and young people and keep them safe.  Our Child Safeguarding Procedure applies to anyone working or volunteering on behalf of the Trust coming into contact with children.

The Child Safeguarding Procedure also applies to grant partners who sit under our Safeguarding Policy.

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of children and young people and keep them safe.  Our Adult Safeguarding Procedure applies to anyone working or volunteering on behalf of the Trust coming into contact with people over the age of 18.

The Safeguarding Policy also applies to grant partners who sit under our Safeguarding Policy.

We are committed to the highest standards of openness, probity and accountability. An important aspect of accountability and transparency is a mechanism to enable staff and other people associated with the Trust to voice concerns in a responsible and effective manner. Where an individual discovers information which they believe shows serious malpractice or wrongdoing within the organisation then this information should be disclosed internally without fear of reprisal, and there should be arrangements to enable this to be done independently of line management (although in relatively minor instances the line manager would be the appropriate person to be told).

At The Blagrave Trust we are dedicated to fostering a fair and just society. We view young people as powerful forces for change and are committed to creating inclusive spaces where their voices and leadership drive meaningful impact. This policy outlines our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), going beyond compliance to set best practices that reflect our mission and values.

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of children and young people and keep them safe.  Our Safeguarding Policy applies to anyone working or volunteering on behalf of the Trust coming into contact with children and young people.

The Safeguarding Policy also applies to grant partners who sit under our Safeguarding Policy.

Blagrave holds investments in both property and financial markets. We believe we should use all of our resources, including our investments, in pursuit of our mission. As a result, in recent years we have moved approximately two-thirds of our investments to be held with Cazenove Capital and Rathbone Greenbank Investments.  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a key lens through which both funds are assessed, and investment decisions categorised to ensure they are Avoiding harm, Benefiting society and Contributing to solutions.

As part of our commitment to ethical investing, in 2020 we launched the ‘ESG olympics’ with Friends Provident Foundation and the Joffe Charitable Trust, to identify the exemplar investors in this space. Following an open tender process Cazenove was selected and have launched the Casenove Sustainable Growth Fund. You can read more about the process here and the resulting report about the state of the sector of ESG here.

Our investment policy sets out our aspirations to ensure we apply our values across all our work.

The Blagrave Trust has a zero-tolerance stance towards fraud, bribery and corruption. The Trust requires all those receiving funding or representing the Trust, including its suppliers, grant recipients, partners, contractors, advisers, volunteers and agents, to act in accordance with our Fraud policy.

Your privacy is important, and we will not do anything to violate your trust. We collect information about visits to this site anonymously so that it cannot be associated with a particular user.

As a progressive funder we see it as essential we take an anti oppressive approach, treat everyone fairly, and practice transparency so that we can be held to account. We therefore take any complaints we receive very seriously.

You can use this policy to contact us if you think Blagrave has done something wrong, not provided a good enough service, or made a mistake.