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Championing the importance of ‘place’

Place is all around us, and as a concept can be central to the way we think about funding for London’s communities. Beyond just the geography of London’s boroughs, our understanding of Place is about the relationships, experiences and systems that interact and bring about change within our communities.

We’ve long been supporters of Place Based Giving. Based on the notion that we all have something to give- whether that be time, skills, expertise or money – place based giving brings communities together to channel those resources into aligned action and build a better borough for everyone.

For over 12 years London Funders has supported place-based giving schemes across the capital to get off the ground, develop and grow.  Through the London's Giving programme, we've seen the network grow into a vibrant movement for change across the capital - over half of boroughs now have a giving scheme with more in development. In 2024 we launched the next chapter of this work under the leadership of our Director Saboohi Bukhari, who is leading a new Resource Hub to support the growth of place based giving. This work is taking place based giving to an exciting new step, increasing our capacity to support this work across the capital, bringing new focus, energy and voices into the work.  To read more, head to London’s Giving website.

Alongside our work on place based giving, we support place based collaboration via our local funder forums, and contribute to the national and global conversation about the importance of place, citizen voice and cross-sector partnership to systems change. In 2021, we launched our Advisory Group on Place, a space to provoke discussion among funders and civil society about place in the context of London. As part of this group, we published two reports with Renaisi:

  • ‘What next for ‘place’ in the capital’s funding landscape?’ which explores the relevance of Place for London
  • Looking Beyond London: UK and international perspectives on place based funding which draws together learning and examples from funders in Scotland, Montreal, New York and Bradford

We want to provide the space for longer-term, strategic thinking around place. If you're interested in finding out more about our work in this area, please contact Helen.

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  • Enabling funder collaboration
    • Collaboration Circle
    • Grenfell Tower
    • London Community Response
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  • Championing the importance of ‘place’
    • London's Giving
  • Research & Evidence: our live projects
    • Equity Infrastructure Mapping

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What’s Next for Place-Based Funding in London?

21 Oct 2021
News

Looking ahead for London’s place based giving schemes

20 Nov 2021
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The Power of People, Partnerships and Place

3 Jun 2020
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