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2020 Power and Accountability Programme is now open for Applications – United Kingdom

2020 Power and Accountability Programme is now open for Applications – United Kingdom

Deadline: 6 March 2020

Applications are now open for Power and Accountability Programme to support people to create a world in which power is more equally shared, and in which powerful institutions are responsive and accountable to wider society and aligned with the long-term public interest.

In wider society, the way that power is concentrated, shared and used is changing as a result of globalisation, new technology, new channels of communication, extreme inequality and other factors. These changes bring increased risks of unaccountable power, but also new opportunities for interconnected, engaged and flourishing democracy.

Funding priorities

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Strengthening corporate accountability
Large corporations have significant power, and checks and balances are inadequately developed, particularly for trans-national corporations. They are interested in funding work which:
develops and promotes mechanisms which increase the accountability and responsiveness of companies to shareholders, stakeholders, regulators and the long-term public interest, for example through improvements to corporate governance, corporate structures (including alternative corporate forms), company reporting or regulation
develops and promotes mechanisms whereby those who suffer severely as a result of company actions, particularly marginalised groups, can gain access to justice.
Strengthening democratic accountability
In a healthy democracy, government should be representative of the wider public and in touch with a wide range of groups, but not disproportionately influenced by any single interest. They are interested in funding work which:
develops and promotes mechanisms which ensure an accountable, transparent and proportionate relationship between the private sector and government
develops and promotes mechanisms which enable civil society and the general public, including marginalised groups, to engage appropriately and effectively with government policy making
encourages government, parliament and other statutory agencies to be more representative of the wider public they serve.
Encouraging responsible media
The media is an important part of a healthy democracy, but media can itself be powerful and unaccountable. They are interested in funding work which:
encourages accurate and responsible media, with appropriate safeguards
explores and promotes ways for all forms of media to play a constructive role in holding government, companies and other powerful actors to account.
Eligibility Criteria

JRCT is interested in funding work which:
is about removing problems through radical solutions, and not simply about making problems easier to live with
has a clear sense of objectives, and of how to achieve them
is innovative and imaginative
and where the grant has a good chance of making a difference.
Within its areas of interest, the Trust makes grants to a range of organisations and to individuals.
If applicants are based outside the UK and applicants are registered as a charitable organistion in their local jurisdiction, applicants may apply for general support if all of their work fits within their published programmes, and the following criteria are also met:
applicants organisation is governed by an unpaid board
applicants organisation is not for profit
applicants organisation’s formal purposes fall within the list of charitable purposes recognised within English law.
For more information, visit https://www.jrct.org.uk/power-and-accountability

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