WHY PARTNER WITH COMIC RELIEF?

Comic Relief’s UK public platform informs and inspires. Our audience and brand is unique and we tell stories from our funded partners that inspire collective action on a UK-wide scale.

Comic Relief supports approaches to social change that offer something different. Through thinking outside the box to leverage popular culture, sport or new thinking, we achieve profound change.

Comic Relief has a broad and diverse range of partnerships. As an experienced Fund Manager and Grant Making organisation, we manage funding effectively on behalf of others. And, our match funding helps partnerships go further to innovate, leverage impact and scale up investment.  

Comic Relief is a progressive funder driving sustainable change. Our partnerships are built on trust, collaboration, and co creation. We invest in activities that increase partners' capacity, build connections, encourage learning, and promote sustainability.

Get in touch: partnerships@comicrelief.org(opens in new window)

COLLABORATION: DRIVING NOVEL APPROACHES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

We partner with organisations to support innovative approaches to social change that transform how communities connect, thrive, and achieve a lasting impact on society. 

Together with our partners, we host The Pop Fund, to use storytelling and cultural strategies to amplify the voices and experiences of racialised communities, working toward a more equitable society. 

We are disrupting power imbalance in the global aid architecture, through our flagship Shifting the Power programme (co-funded with the British Government), helping to shape future partnerships. 

We are also working with others, including People’s Postcode Lottery, to shift narratives about global development in the sector, and with the British public.

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Working in Partnership: Pioneering a new approach to tackle climate change

Anticipatory Social Protection (ASP) offers a new way forward to address climate change in the Global South. By building on existing social protection systems and integrating climate science, ASP creates a holistic safety net that strengthens communities against today’s climate risks. It unites local organisations, governments, NGOs, and the private sector to deliver immediate support while driving systemic, long‑lasting change. 

Comic Relief is proud to pilot ASP with its partners to combine grassroots interventions with cutting‑edge research. Together, we are seeking additional funding partners to scale this innovative approach to more countries in the Global South, ensuring vulnerable communities remain at the heart of climate‑smart poverty solutions.

PARTNER TESTIMONIAL: People’s Postcode Lottery

“Comic Relief has been a valuable partner in shaping and delivering a fund that will make impactful and meaningful change in Kenyan communities, grounded in the Shift the Power movement. We hope this fund, built on shared commitments, will support both of our organisations as we continue our journeys towards progressive funding practices.”

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Get in touch

Partner with Comic Relief to drive grassroots impact and systemic change in the UK and globally. Backed by 40 years of funding expertise, we’ve channelled over £1.5 billion since 1984 — ensuring resources reach communities where they’re needed most. Contact partnerships@comicrelief.com(opens in new window) for more information.