Mark Wear (National Lottery), Dr Suzanne Wilson & Dr Katherine Jewell (University of Lancashire)
Wednesday 11 February 2026, 1-2.30pm, Microsoft TEAMS
Join Mark Wear (National Lottery), Dr Suzanne Wilson and Dr Katherine Jewell (University of Lancashire) as they introduce a new 5-year Lottery-funded project taking place in locations across Cumberland, which will use the Connected Communities approach as a vehicle for identifying funding priorities in local areas. The project has grown out of the Lottery’s commitment to become ‘more than a funder’, with the aspiration that the Connected Communities findings will form the foundation of future Lottery funding applications for projects that are identified in local communities. The webinar will outline the research and projects leading up to this initiative, provide an overview of the work to be undertaken over the course of the project, and discuss potential future applications of the approach within Lottery funding processes. This seminar is part of the series presented by the University of Lancashire’s Centre in Community Connectedness & Co-operation (4C), supported by the Institute for Planetary Resilience & Community Transformation (PACT).
To secure a place, please register following this Eventbrite link: “More than a funder”: Towards Community Driven Philanthropy Tickets, Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Suzanne Wilson (swilson21@lancashire.ac.uk) or Katherine Jewell (KJewell1@lancashire.ac.uk)
