About us

We bring together funders, civil society organisations, and people with lived experience to design funding approaches, share decision-making, and support long-term change.

Through pooled funds, collaborative programmes, and shared governance models, we help partners move beyond isolated funding approaches toward more joined-up, equitable ways of working.

As a subsidiary of Funders Together, Collaboration Circle builds on years of cross-sector collaboration across philanthropy, civil society, and social justice movements. Our work is grounded in the belief that lasting change requires shared power, long-term thinking, and deeper collaboration between those who fund and those closest to the issues that communities want to address.

Today, Collaboration Circle supports a growing range of collaborative initiatives, helping partners pool resources, develop strategy together, and create funding processes that centre equity, participation, and learning.

We are overseen by a Board of Directors made up equally of representatives from the funding sector and equity-focused civil society organisations, reflecting our commitment to shared leadership and accountability.