What ‘Really’ Works for Black and Asian organisations?

Published: November 2025

On 5 December 2024, four national infrastructure organisations, Action for Race Equality (ARE), The Ubele Initiative, Voice4Change England, and Olmec, came together to host the National Capacity Building Conference, which looked to tackle an all-important question: “What ‘Really’ Works for Black and Asian-led Organisations?”

This event brought together over 40 organisations, including practitioners, community leaders, and funders, to examine how Black and Asian-led ‘by and for’ organisations can be better supported to grow, sustain their work, and strengthen their long-term impact.

The conference was the first major collaboration of its kind between these four expert organisations. The discussions, reflections, and shared learning formed the basis of this Capacity Building Report.