At the start of the year, we set our ambitions to bring together learning from those doing participatory work to help us understand how this way of funding could see resources flow more equitably to communities and build a fairer London.
As part of our ongoing learning focus on participation, we spoke with Onyinye Nkemdirim, London Regional Manager for Sported, the UK’s largest network of community sports clubs and groups. Sported recently ran a Participatory Grant Model pilot which focused on making funding more accessible to Black-led and Black-centred community organisations. We spoke with Onyinye about rebuilding trust and how participation and funder collaboration might help funding flow more equitably to communities.
A little over a year ago, we launched our new strategy for 2022-2030, focusing on our purpose of bringing funders together to build a better London by taking action on what matters to our city and our communities. As 2023 draws to an end, the London Funders team reflect on some of the highlights from the first year of putting our strategic ambitions into practice.
Earlier this year, we shared our plans for how we would translate our new strategic ambition to drive a strong learning culture, where shared data, intelligence, and insights lead to better decision-making and action from London’s funders.
In July, we welcomed our intern Oyinda Adeniyi through our participation in the 10,000 Black Interns programme. As Oyinda’s internship is coming to an end, she reflects on what she’s learnt about creating change in the funding system, collaboration, and supporting grassroots organisations.
From 10 – 24 May 2023, London Funders' member organisations came together share learning, insights, and experiences, to build hope and community, and explore our shared vision of a fairer, greener and safer London.
As part of London Funders' ongoing learning question on what it means for funders to share power, we asked Zain Hafeez, Community Fund Manager at the Civic Power Fund what they’ve learnt about building community power and how funders can best support this work to create systemic change.
As part of London Funders' ongoing learning question on what it means for funders to share power, we spoke to Yusra Ali (Programme Officer) from the Funders for Race Equality Alliance (FREA)
As part of London Funders' ongoing learning question on what it means for funders to share power, we asked the Baobab Foundation what they've learnt from building a funding model centred around building power for Black and Global Majority communities.
When we launched our new strategy for 2023-2030 at the end of last year, we set out our ambition to drive a strong learning culture, where shared data, intelligence, and insights lead to better decision-making and action from London’s funders.
