🚨 ICYMI: we're currently hiring a Learning and Projects Coordinator. If you're interested in joining the team, please check out the full details below. Applications close on Tuesday 26 August!

🧪 Five ways funders are experimenting with AI. Ellen Smyth takes a look at five ways in which funders are using AI, with content from @londonfunders.bsky.social, @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, @healthfoundation.bsky.social, the Masonic Charitable Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. 👉 buff.ly/am8u7Qs

It is estimated that it costs civil society of £900m per year to apply for funding. Large organisations spend around 5% of their resources on fundraising, whilst for small and equity-led organisations it can be closer to 20%.

Bringing funders together to share learning, exchange insights, and collaborate is at the heart of what we do at London Funders. We wrapped up our latest series of member-led network meetings earlier this month, and want to share some of our key reflections from the last 6 months:

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...

Yesterday the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, launched the Civil Society Covenant, a new way of working in partnership with civil society organisations. Read our latest piece for an outline of what it is, and what it means for charities: www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-ins...

💡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/...

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-...

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

🚨 We're extremely pleased to announce our latest development project, Equity in Every Step Supported by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, the project will help to shape a more just, equitable approach to grant making across the entire grant lifecycle 🔄

Last year, we launched the Place Based Giving Resource Hub to strengthen local giving schemes across London, supported by @citybridgefndn.bsky.social 🌆 🌿 A year on, and the network at the heart of this movement has agreed a shared vision for place based giving in London 🙌

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...

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.

Today @360giving.org mark their 10th anniversary 🎉 To celebrate, our Chief Exec James Banks joined nine others in reflecting on the first decade of open grants data in the UK ⬇️

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

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...

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

ICYMI: UKGrantmaking 2025 - the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK launched last week! Head to the website where you can explore the data, find commentary and analysis from @360Giving.org and our partners, and much more.. 📊 www.ukgrantmaking.org

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! 🙌 🎊

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...

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 🔜

If you are a member of @londonfunders.bsky.social then come to a workshop I'm doing on Wednesday with the @360giving.org first presentation on the findings from the latest edition of UKGrantmaking.org which is launching this week. Book now: festivaloflearning.londonfunders.org.uk/programme/se...

📅 Join us on 10th June at @londonfunders.bsky.social's online Festival of Learning, as we share ten #AI trends for #grantmakers. We'll also share a range of resources, and outline ways for funders to participate in sector-wide AI initiatives. Open to all members of London Funders 👉 buff.ly/7Eh28It

Thank you to everyone who joined our session yesterday! It was a pleasure to facilitate and connect with such a curious and engaged group.

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 🙌

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

We were pleased to support this roundtable with our friends across the sector last month at @ucllaws.bsky.social Head to the link below to read more about what was discussed ⤵️ www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-pu...

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

📅 Join us on 10th June at @londonfunders.bsky.social's online Festival of Learning, as we share ten #AI trends for #grantmakers. We'll also share a range of resources, and outline ways for funders to participate in sector-wide AI initiatives. Open to all members of London Funders 👉 buff.ly/7Eh28It

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

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...

🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found. Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️

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/...

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

Funders, are you interested in finding out how much of your funding addresses racial inequity? ⭐Complete the 2025 Racial Justice Audit⭐ FREA is providing additional support and resources to help you complete, analyse, and use your data for long-term change. FREA is offering two support packages:

🚨 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/...

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...

On behalf of the Charity AI Task Force, we and @zoeamar.bsky.social have today responded to the government's AI Opportunities Action Plan, urging immediate engagement with the VCSE sector, in order to ensure that adoption of #AI across the UK is fair, representative and equitable 👉 buff.ly/iDR0MmN

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/...

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/...

📅 Join us on 10th June at @londonfunders.bsky.social Festival of Learning, as we share ten #AI trends for #grantmakers, as well as support resources, and details of ways for funders to participate in sector-wide AI initiatives. The Festival is open to all members of London Funders 👉 buff.ly/7Eh28It

What does the changing global philanthropy landscape mean for UK funders? Join us at our May insight meeting where we'll explore how recent US policy decisions are impacting our work in the UK 📆 28 May ⏰ 10 - 11am 📍 Online Members sign up ➡️ londonfunders.org.uk/latest/event...

LF members, ICYMI we'll be sharing findings from the only audit that seeks to capture cross-sector funding trends and themes over time in London - at our insight meeting tomorrow 📈 More info below 👇

Every year, London Funders hosts a Festival of Learning for its many members, all of whom distribute funding and/or invest in London’s voluntary & community sector. If you’re a member join us on Monday, 9 June 2025, when we’ll be discussing collaborative funding, centring equity and shifting power.

Check this out - loads of interesting sessions - including the first presentation of UKGrantmaking 2025 by @360giving.org!

Looking forward to delivering "The hidden costs of monitoring and evaluation" session during the upcoming #FestivalofLearning! Such a great opportunity for to come together, share learning and get inspired. 🙌

🚨The Festival of Learning 2025 programme is now live 🙌 Between 3–12 June, we’re bringing London Funders' members together to learn, be inspired and challenged by ideas from both within the funding community and by our friends and colleagues in other sectors

In 2022, we received a generous grant from the Greater London Authority, through the Propel collaboration, which enabled us to continue to expand our work with young people. Have a read of the below report published by @londonfunders.bsky.social sharing the learnings and successes of Propel 🤝

We've been nominated for the Living Wage Champion Awards 2025, in the Living Pension Champion category 🥳 We're proud to be a Living Pension employer, putting inclusion and equity at the heart of our staff culture Read more about working with us here 👉 londonfunders.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Could you help us map funding for equity & justice infrastructure in the UK? 📍 As part of our project to map the funding for equity & justice infrastructure, we're conducting two surveys aimed at equity & justice infrastructure organisations and equity-led groups