The funding community for the planet.
Environmental Funders Network works to transform environmental philanthropy in the UK: increasing funding levels, improving effectiveness and supporting people and organisations helping to create a thriving planet.
Who We Support
New Givers
New to green giving? We’ll help you get started. Whether you want to start funding environmental initiatives or want to develop your existing giving, we can provide support, make connections and share knowledge and resources on effective approaches to tackling environmental issues.
Funders
We help environmental funders make sure their giving is as effective as possible. Through events, research and networking, you will learn about key issues, approaches and best practices, connect with other funders and better understand the landscape of environmental funding.
Advisors
More and more wealth-holders want to use their resources to take environmental action and be part of solving the environmental crisis. We can help support you and your clients to get started with funding environmental initiatives or develop their existing giving.
Fundraisers
We support fundraisers and environmental groups to be as effective as possible. Through our Green Fundraisers Forum, learning programmes and research, we help those in the environmental sector bring in more funds, strengthen their communications and improve their resilience and wellbeing.
What non-environmental funders need to know about the Environmental Funders Network’s Where the Green Grants Went 9 research
Environmental issues are inseparable from social challenges. Liz Gadd shares how non-environmental funders can play a vital role by integrating environmental considerations into their work.
Blog
Latest Posts
WATCH | Toxics & pollution: forever a cinderella issue?
Why is Toxics & Pollution still a cinderella issue? Explore the intersectional impacts of toxics on health, equality, climate and environment.
WATCH | GFF Talk: IMPACTWILD – impact production to protect nature
IMPACTWILD’s work focuses on transforming programming into a powerful tool to benefit the environment. This session focused on harnessing the power of impact production to protect nature.
WATCH | Freshwater Funders Group
Freshwater Funder Group members can find all the recordings of events and meetings here.
WATCH | Climate Funders Group
Climate Funder Group members can find all the recordings of events and meetings here.
WATCH | Getting the most out of data: recording the unknown
This panel explored baseline data in conservation. We discussed the importance of baseline data, challenges with data collection, and how two organisations are using and sharing their data.
8 recommendations from EFN’s first reading week
What did we learn and enjoy from our first reading week? Here are eight recommendations to read, watch and listen to.
WATCH | Growing up greener: the case for guaranteeing children time in nature
Why is access nature so rarely prioritised within the UK school system? Watch this panel of expert speakers discuss why and what should happen next.
What non-environmental funders need to know about the Environmental Funders Network’s Where the Green Grants Went 9 research
Environmental issues are inseparable from social challenges. Liz Gadd shares how non-environmental funders can play a vital role by integrating environmental considerations into their work.
WATCH | GFF: the psychological wellbeing of fundraisers
January’s meeting focused on fundraiser wellbeing with psychologist Michelle Reynolds.
Announcing our new Executive Director
We are thrilled to announce Nick Gardner as our new Executive Director.
WATCH | Behind the smokescreen: what role can funders play in combating global and local disinformation?
With the support of CAAD, this panel explored the challenge of disinformation and the role funders can play.
WATCH | Blue carbon: what power does it hold to protect and restore coastal and marine ecosystems?
Learn what role voluntary carbon markets and philanthropy play in protecting coastal and marine ecosystems.
A call to action: Why funders should join the UK Overseas Territories Fund
Explore the UK Overseas Territories Fund and our latest report which shows the successes of the fund so far and why funders should get involved.
Innovation in environmental funding in the UK Overseas Territories
A report from the third of four events in our funder learning series about the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), focusing on innovative approaches to financing vital conservation and restoration work.
Watch | Report Launch: Exploring the role of wealth and philanthropy advisors in green giving
This is the launch event to highlight the key findings from our new report, Exploring the role of wealth and philanthropy advisors in green giving.
What happens when you bring together 100 funders and fundraisers for a one-day conference?
Oscar Brennecke-Dunn, our Events Coordinator, shares his reflections on our one-day conference that brought funders and fundraisers together to discuss how we can make environmental philanthropy work more effectively for everyone.
Watch | Creating the ‘Comic Relief’ for climate
With our partner, Big Give, we share more about the Green Match Fund, it’s future ambitions and how funders can get involved.
How can we improve funder-fundraiser relationships in the environment sector?
Sophia Cooke, co-author of our latest report, Increasing the effectiveness of environmental funder-fundraiser relationships, shares why we’ve researched this intersection, what we learnt and key takeaways for funders.
Watch | Eating our way to net zero: what does consumption look like in a sustainable food system?
In this event, we explore consumption, diet shifts, regenerative farming practices and more, from the perspective of what needs funding and how it might work going forward.
Watch | Report Launch: Where the Green Grants Went 9
Watch our launch event for Where the Green Grants Went 9. Co-author Jon Cracknell and the EFN team summarises the key findings from the report and outlines clear next steps.