Archives for October 2023

Rank Ripples Magazine – October ’23 Edition Out Now

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The rebranded edition of Rank Ripples magazine focuses on the power of the collective. Alongside your regular Fellowship update, it features articles about collective working from across our network.

Steve Arnott, Jordan Ignatius and Nadia Alomar share insights on collaborative leadership from personal and professional perspective. Memorial Award Winners, Niamh Mawhinney and Calum Johnston share their incredible journeys and there’s inspiration from Liz Weaver, Co-CEO of Canada’s Tamarack Institute. Their Communities Ending Poverty programme has contributed to poverty being reduced for 1 million Canadians. Plus, some at a glance tips for collaborative leadership on page 28.

We hope you enjoy reading it!

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Rank’s Ripples Reinvigorated

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A new brand for a powerful philanthropic collective!

Rank Foundation is delighted to reveal a new brand identity that better reflects the power of its thriving network.

About a year ago following research, interviews, and visits with many members of the network we realised that the Rank brand did not reflect the dynamism and progressiveness of the Foundation.

It was time to update our brand. The brand development gave the staff team a chance to reflect on what makes the Rank Network quite so special. The whole process was inclusive and collaborative with the people Rank cares about; our 1,200-strong network of social sector leaders.

Network members told us that together we inhabit a supportive, mutual, space. And that this shared space is distinct from other philanthropic communities.

“Rank are bold, stepping out doing things differently. They should have the confidence to say that.”
Network member

What makes Rank so special?
Clearly what we’d always proudly referred to as ‘relational philanthropy’ had to play a central role in our refreshed brand. With support from Louise Kavanagh, Purposeful Marketing, and Richard McGillan from Steers McGillan Eves, we set about developing the words and visuals to reinforce what makes Rank special: the collective power of our network.

While retaining the Christian values of trust, respect and empathy that drove our founder to set up the Foundation, we’ve adjusted the way we talk about the Foundation to clarify that it’s the Network where the magic happens.

Our thriving network tackles inequality to improve life in the communities they cherish.

“My grandfather would be delighted to see his legacy reinvigorated through this brand project. The focus on those we work with – rather than the Foundation itself – builds on his original values and intentions. I’m excited to share it with our members and to see where it takes us next.”
Joey Newton, Chair of the board

With our new brand we will encourage more collaboration, and continue to celebrate the power of the collective.

We are excited to be rolling out the new branding in the coming months!

Thriving Plymouth event

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Evaluating year 1 of the Participatory Grant Making Fund.

Last week Plymouth welcomed over 100 guests to a celebratory event hosted by Real Ideas at the Devonport Market Hall. It was a fantastic opportunity for our Chair, Joey Newton to present certificates to the ten participants who recently completed the School for Social Entrepreneurs’ Match Trading programme – the third cohort in Plymouth to do so, which means there are now 30 SSE fellows who are part of the local Plymouth Rank Network.

The occasion also marked the end of the first year of the enormously successful thirteen projects supported by Rank’s Participatory Grant Making fund.

This brochure gives a flavour of the projects’ achievements as they address and combat loneliness and social isolation in the city.

Finally, the event was an opportunity to celebrate supporting the next round of Participatory Grant Making projects with Livewell’s CEO explaining to the audience why they had committed £500,000 to match fund the loneliness and social isolation projects.

It was great to see the commitment and the energy in the room – it was a really inspiring afternoon.