Edge Fund values
Edge believes that if we are to create a world free of injustice and inequality we need to completely change the way our societies are organised. These are our values:
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Lived experience is key
“Nothing about us without us is for us.” Members score applications, ensuring we fund groups with lived experience of what they seek to change.
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Challenge conventional funding
Conventional philanthropy is often dependent on the whims of the wealthy and rarely addresses the root causes of our problems. This needs shaking up!
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Making funding easier
Applying to Edge is as straightforward as we can make it, though we’re always looking at ways to remove the hoops both before and after funding.
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Not separated by difference
We want to challenge transphobia, homophobia, ableism, racism and sexism. And not only in what we fund, but also how we fund.
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Inequality disempowers
We want to dismantle the systems that perpetuate economic injustice and patriarchy
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The climate emergency is here
This disproportionately affects those who face other forms of oppression - climate justice and racial justice are needed to address it.