The RINGO Fun­der Action Pod has been con­vened with the Coun­cil on Foun­da­tions as a com­mu­ni­ty of fun­ders who are com­mit­ted to shift­ing pow­er and prac­tice.

Through­out the RINGO process, the role played by fund­ing and fun­ders has been promi­nent. The nature of fund­ing has a pro­found impact on the shape and form of civ­il soci­ety, the norms and behav­iours of those involved, deci­sion-mak­ing process­es and struc­tures, and the way in which dif­fer­ent types of civ­il soci­ety enti­ties relate to each oth­er. 

Between 2001 and 2024, the Fun­der Action Pod par­tic­i­pat­ed in reg­u­lar meet­ings, draw­ing out and dis­cussing the insights and ideas com­ing from the RINGO process and oth­er ini­tia­tives across the ecosys­tem,  and iden­ti­fy­ing the impli­ca­tions and oppor­tu­ni­ties for the fund­ing sec­tor.