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Vision
The Barrow Cadbury Trust’s vision is of a peaceful, equitable society, free from discrimination and based on the principle of social justice for all.
Mission
The Barrow Cadbury Trust’s mission is to promote social justice through grant making, research, influencing public opinion and policy and supporting local communities.
Values
Promotion of social justice – the Trust aims to put fairness and equality at the heart of all its work
Empowerment – the Trust seeks to uphold and extend the rights of marginalised groups, to reflect the grassroots experience of local communities and to support them in making their voices heard.
Partnership – the Trust works in partnership with other grant-makers and with stakeholders at international, national, regional and local levels.
Local focus – the Trust values its historic relationship with Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Relationship with funded groups – the Trust aims to be an approachable, fair and responsive grant-maker
Valuing learning – the Trust aims to be a learning organisation open to the exchange of information and ideas, with its work grounded in a solid evidence base.
Innovation and Independence – as an independent grant-maker, the Trust is alive to emerging needs and new ideas and ways of working and is willing to take risks in pursuit of social justice.
Quaker ethos – while there is no requirement for Trustees or staff to be Quakers, and most are not, the Trust values its historical roots within the Quaker ways of working and tradition of social and penal reform.
Cross-cutting themes
The Trust has a particular interest in the following themes across its work:
- Supporting the independence and diversity of the voluntary sector
- Addressing gender-based disadvantage
- Addressing disadvantage based on race and ethnicity
- Funding groups, projects and programmes in Birmingham and the West Midlands
