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We bring funders together to build a better London by taking action on what matters to our city and our communities.

https://londonfunders.org.uk/
In our latest blog, our Programme Development Manager Daniel, shares the latest on our due diligence work and the progress we’ve made this year.

Read here: londonfunders.org.uk/latest/news/...
August 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Join us at tomorrow's insight meeting where we'll be discussing the pressures currently facing the city's community spaces, who is being most affected, and what funders can do to protect access to community spaces

Members sign up here: londonfunders.org.uk/latest/event...
July 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
💡We're hiring!

We're looking for a Learning and Projects Coordinator, to provide high quality project and logistics support across our learning, events and communications programmes

Find out more here: londonfunders.org.uk/latest/jobs/...
July 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ready to join our movement?

With 150+ members from public sector funders to Lottery distributors and independent foundations, we're the only cross-sector network for funders and investors in London’s civil society

Read more about our member benefits 👉 londonfunders.org.uk/join-us/why-...
July 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ready for a new challenge? 💭

Head to our jobs board for the latest opportunities from our friends and members across the sector

✒️ londonfunders.org.uk/latest/jobs
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As part of our learning focus on place, we sat down with our Director of the Place Based Giving Resource Hub to discuss the new vision for place based giving in the capital, and what her first year in post has taught her about working in place

🔗 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/news/...
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join us at our insight meeting where we'll be discussing the pressures currently facing the city's community spaces, who is being most affected, and what funders can do to protect access to community spaces and premises 🏘️

Members can sign up here 👉 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/event...
July 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today marks 20 years since the horrific 7 July terror attacks that took place in the capital.

We remember the 52 people who lost their lives, and the more than 700 people who were injured. Our thoughts remain with the families and all Londoners affected by the attacks.
July 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How can funders support the advice sector and communities impact by proposed cuts to disability benefits?

join us at our Advice network on Thursday where we'll be discussing the effects of the proposed disability cuts, and how we can continue to support the advice sector

🔗 tinyurl.com/5e8umpjk
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join our movement!

As the only cross-sector membership network for funders and investors in London's civil society, our exclusive events and resources allow our members to connect, collaborate and coordinate with one another 🤝

Find out more here ➡️ londonfunders.org.uk/membership/w...
June 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Ready to connect with our fellow members?

At London Funders we support members to be more effective, joined-up and informed in their funding practices through regularly hosting local funder forums and thematic networks 👐

Head to our website to find our events ⤵️
londonfunders.org.uk/latest/events
June 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Congratulations to our members & friends in last weekend's King's Birthday Honours List - Rosie Ferugson CBE @trustforlondon.bsky.social, Jemma Reed OBE @bloomberglp.bsky.social & Lewisham Mayor Brenda Dacres OBE to name a few! 🙌 🎊
June 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Great to be helping our member @londonlegal.bsky.social set up for the #LegalWalk, raising funds to give out in grants to support our amazing advice sector across London 🎈

For more, check out our report on the state of funding for social welfare advice 👇

📑 londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...
June 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And that's a wrap! Festival of Learning 2025 completed ✅

A big thank you - to our wonderful session hosts, to everyone who attended a session, and to our amazing panellists at last week's finale 🙌

This year we've heard and learnt so much, and can't wait to share our learning with you 🔜
June 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our Festival of Learning is officially underway, thank you to all who attended sessions yesterday from friends inc. @londonyouth.bsky.social @democracycollab.bsky.social

This morning begins with @regenfuturesfund.bsky.social's session on their experiences of creating Edinburgh's first pooled fund 🙌
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today we're kicking off two weeks of sessions, panel discussions and workshops from friends and colleagues across the sector at our Festival of Learning 🎓🙌

View our full programme which spans from community wealth building to place-based approaches below ⤵️

🔗 festivaloflearning.londonfunders.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Is our reluctance to take risks driven by a fear of sharing control?

Tapping into their wealth of experience, @commonwealhousing.bsky.social are hosting a participative learning session on transforming our relationship with risk and power sharing

Members sign up here ➡️ tinyurl.com/2sf6n8t5
May 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What does it really mean to be an effective trustee of a funding organisation?

As part of our upcoming Festival of Learning, we're hosting a panel discussion exploring how trustees can have a real impact in grant making charities

📅 5 June
🕰️ 5.30 - 6.30pm
📍 Online

🔗 tinyurl.com/bf8wbvjy
May 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A reminder that our Housing and Homelessness network meeting is tomorrow, where we'll explore how we can better use data to inform funder approaches and support 📊

📅 22 May
🕰️ 9.30 - 11.30am
📍 In person

Members can sign up here 👉 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/event...
May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A reminder that we're asking equity & justice infrastructure organisations and equity-led groups - across the UK - to respond to our survey, as part of our project to map funding for equity & justice infrastructure

📝 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/news/...
May 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ahead of our Festival of Learning, we're taking a closer look at process - one of this year's themes, recognising that *how* we do things is as important as *what* we do

With sessions from @superhighways.bsky.social @london-vru.bsky.social and many more 🙌

🔗 festivaloflearning.londonfunders.org.uk
May 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨 We're hiring!

We are recruiting two Directors from equity and justice organisations to join Collaboration Circle's Board of Directors

Applications close at 12pm on Wednesday 28 May

View the full job advert here ➡️ londonfunders.org.uk/latest/jobs/...
May 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Members, join us at our next insight meeting where we'll explore how recent US policy decisions are impacting our work in the UK

📆28 May
⏰ 10 - 11am
📍 Online

Sign up ➡️ londonfunders.org.uk/latest/event...
May 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As part of our learning programme on place, Rob Anderson, Research Director at @centreforlondon.bsky.social sets out why the capital must reimagine its approach to devolution

Read his reflections on how London's funders can shape the devolution agenda below

🔗 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/news/...
May 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Last week we published the data from our member audit - the only audit that seeks to capture cross-sector funding trends over time in London

In our latest blog, we take a closer look at the data and what it tells us about the state of funding in the capital

📊 londonfunders.org.uk/latest/news/...
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM