For the final look back at our 2019 Review of Reviews, London Funder’s Helen Mathie reflects on what is still relevant to our ambitions for place based giving to create a stronger civil society.
London Funders’ Funder Collaboration Coordinator and 2027 Associate, Alisha Pomells, builds on her initial blog (one month in at London Funders) to reflect on what she’s learnt, three months later, both at an individual level but also about the wider funding sector.
For our third piece in the Reports Reloaded series, Paul Roberts, CEO of the LGBT Consortium reflects on the Government’s Civil Society Strategy, published in 2018 and look at what is needed to build a future that works for everyone – a central focus of the Government's strategy.
To celebrate 25 years, we're looking back at London Funders' archive of reports and think pieces. What has changed? What remains relevant? How can we build on past lessons and analysis to inform the future of funding?To gain different perspectives on the reports, we’ve been asking several key funders and stakeholders to reflect back to see what learning still applies and how funders can move forward together to tackle key issues facing London ‘post’-pandemic. In this piece, we asked Dame Julia Unwin to reflect on the inquiry she chaired into the future of civil society back in 2018 and share lessons on the good, the bad and the ugly in the years that followed the inquiry.
In late August, as news reports emerged of the withdrawal of Western troops in Afghanistan, the resurgence of the Taliban and the emergency airlift of people at risk to the UK, London Funders acted quickly to bring members together to share intelligence and explore how we might respond collaboratively to support our communities.
For this month’s learning blog, Malene Bratlie, London Funders’ Learning, Events and Networks Manager, reflects on the learning from our recent place based giving networking day, which brought together schemes from London and beyond
For the first day of this year’s Camference, we brought together our members and four excellent panelists to reflect on funders role in shifting power. Funders have taken big steps to address power dynamics and move towards more equitable funding processes over the past 18 months; but how do we sustain that long-term?
Participatory grant making (PGM) might not be new, but increasingly funders are looking to this model to shift the way decisions are made about where money goes within our local communities. Our member Camden Giving - part of the London’s Giving network - has put PGM at the heart of the way they work. Their Head of Funding, Khadra Aden, reflects on what they’ve learnt and what advice they’d share with other funders wanting to take this approach.
