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The London Community Foundation

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We work with donors to support London's small, local charities and community groups. Helping you make a difference to London. Where it matters most. £140 million in grants distributed since 2010 to local, London, community organisations.

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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A recent visit to one of summer Holiday Activities and Food projects funded across London by Comic Relief x Sainsbury’s. This is Triangle Adventure Playground in #Lambeth, the oldest onsite adventure playground in London. 50-60 kids a day over the summer, getting play activities, connection & meals
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🚨 New funding 🚨 Ilford Community Fund: Organisations based or working in Ilford can apply for £10,000 per year for two years. Priority themes are cost of living, mental health and stress, crime and community safety and loneliness. Apply by 30th September. 🔗 londoncf.org.uk/grants/ilfor...
Ilford Community Fund. Now open. Deadline: 30th September.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We are looking for a new Philanthropy and Grants Manager and you could be the person who we need! Come join a team serving a network of grassroots community organisations and helping donors make a difference to communities across London. Apply by 4th August: careers.londoncf.org.uk/job/79e4e6ef...
‘We’re hiring! Philanthropy and Grants Manager’ The accompanying image is two young people standing together, laughing. One is holding a small item that looks like a piece of fruit. There’s also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the lower centre.
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Settle @wearesettle.org · 17/07/2026
It was so amazing to have Sarah Corbett visit Settle HQ and deliver a workshop with the #SettleAdvocates about #Crativism and the power of #GentleProtest After such an inspiring day we can't wait to see how we can use what we have learned to power up the #AHomeOfOurOwn campaign 💪 Thank you Sarah 💜
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Did you know? The London Community Foundation have partnered with Wimbledon Foundation for more than 10 years. Managing grants for community organisations in the vicinity of #Wimbledon, across the boroughs of #Merton and #Wandsworth. Here are just some of the projects supported in the last year…
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Loughborough Junction Action Group @ljactiongroup.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🌞 With warmer weather here, it’s important to know where you can go to keep cool. The Mayor of London’s Cool Spaces map helps you find free places across London where you can take a break from the heat: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 04/07/2026
Today at Pride in London, we’ll show the world that love will always triumph over hate.
Progress Pride flags decking out Regent Street ready for Pride in London
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Missed out on the London Marathon #ballot? Run for London and raise money for The London Community Foundation. Help us support London’s vast network of community organisations, whatever your ballot result: londoncf.org.uk/marathon #2027LondonMarathon
‘Run for London… Join our team for the 2027 London Marathon!’ The accompanying image is a marathon runner wearing a red The London Community Foundation running vest and with their arms held high. There’s also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the centre.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund is now open. Multi-year grants of £10,000 per year for up to two years for community projects, voluntary sector organisations or community groups based or operating in the Greenwich Peninsula. 📅 Apply by 21st July: londoncf.org.uk/grants/green...
'Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund. Now open. Deadline: 21st July.' The accompanying images are Greenwich Peninsula and Knight Dragon logos as well as a red The London Community Foundation logo too.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Really excited to cheer on our team of runners in tomorrow’s @londonmarathon.bsky.social, raising funds to help us support London’s network of community organisations and projects. Here’s two of last year’s #TeamLondonCF passing a baton to two of this year’s team, back home in the States. Thank you!
Four runners wearing red The London Community Foundation vests - passing a baton between last year’s team and this year’s
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🚨 New funding opportunity 🚨 The Bromley Community Fund is now open for applications. Grants of up to £10000 are available to charities & community organisations responding to the changing needs & hardships faced by people in #Bromley. Apply by 7th May: londoncf.org.uk/grants/broml...
'Bromley Community Fund. Now open. Deadline: 7th May' The accompanying images are a blue Bromley Community Fund logo and a red The London Community Fund logo.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"Nour helped me realise I have to live..." This Tower Hamlets based charity have a deeply relational approach to supporting survivors of abuse and trauma. Find out more: londoncf.org.uk/blog/nour-he... #SexualAbuseAndSexualViolenceAwarenessWeek #ItsNotOK #VAWGGrassrootsFund
"Nour helped me realise I have to live..." MOPAC VAWG Grassroots Fund. The accompanying image is a close up of a women wearing a head covering but you can only see the lower half of their face. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"Running for such a great cause really helped my motivation during the (winter) training..." Henry loved running to raise money to support community organisations across London so much that he's coming back for another go in 2026. Read his story here: londoncf.org.uk/blog/running...
'Running for London again in 2026. London Marathon 2026.' The accompanying image is a runner taking part in the London Marathon, wearing a red The London Community Foundation running vest and reaching up in the air. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Great to visit East European Resource Centre and learn more about supporting Ukranian women experiencing domestic abuse. Thanks for sharing your insights, and for all you do for East European communities living in London. #16DaysofActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence #VAWGGrassrootsFund
'EERC East European Resource Centre' The image is two women supporting another women and holding her hand but only seen from the shoulders down. There's also a EERC logo on the right hand side.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨 The latest round of the Thamesmead Community Fund is now open. Grants of up to £3,000 to support charities & community groups or individuals in Thamesmead who connect the community & support social & cultural activities. 📅 Deadline - Monday 15th December: londoncf.org.uk/grants/thame...
'Thamesmead Community Fund. Now open. Deadline 15th December.' The accompanying image is the Thamesmead logo and there's a red The London Community Foundation logo in the middle of the image too.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
#DestinationUnknown, the latest campaign from The Standard and The King’s Trust with support from The London Community Foundation, has raised over £1 million to help get young people into employment. #Blog - find out more, including stories from the supported groups: londoncf.org.uk/blog/youth-f...
'Over £1m raised for Standard's Destination Unknown campaign. Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund.' The accompanying image is a young person sitting at a desk, looking down at their laptop. The laptop has brightly coloured stickers on the lid and there are other items of office equipment visible in the foreground and background. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
London's facing a homelessness emergency - with more sleeping rough than ever. Local charities are stretched to their limits. On #WorldHomelessDay, discover how frontline organisations, supported by Wimbledon Foundation, offer vital support to those most at risk: londoncf.org.uk/blog/6-years...
'Wimbledon Foundation: Funding hope for the homeless. Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund' The accompanying image is two people talking together outside on a park bench. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo and a green and purple Wimbledon Foundation logo (featuring two crossed tennis racquets and three tennis balls) in the lower left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
In the run up to World Homeless Day next week, our latest blog showcases the vital work of Glass Door - offering support and care to those affected by homelessness in the capital, thanks to a grant from Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund. Find out more: londoncf.org.uk/blog/glass-d...
'Glass Door: Building routes out of homelessness. Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund.' The accompanying image is of a group of people serving a hot meal in a kitchen and there's a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Wishing our team of runners taking part in the #VitalityLondon10K on Sunday the best of luck… run well #TeamLondonCF and thanks for raising money to support our work with grassroots community organisations across the city 👊
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a woman in a black jacket is running on a track with the olympic rings in the background
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/09/2025
A message to every Londoner, and anyone who talks our city down.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
We are the community foundation for London. Since 2010, we have committed over £127 million in grants to support London’s grassroots organisations. Find out more: londoncf.org.uk
A group of young people in training kit standing in a team photo
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
We believe in the vital role local community organisations play in rising to London’s challenges. We champion local organisations by connecting funders to them, channelling funds to their work, and supporting them directly to be stronger: londoncf.org.uk
A person standing in front of the canal. They are wearing glasses and a green hoodie with the words 'Laburnum Boat Club' on it. There are young people in kayaks on the water in the background.
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We're delighted to welcome @london-cf.bsky.social to the consortium! #giftsinWills make an incredible difference to community foundations like @london-cf.bsky.social - and together, we're inspiring more people to make a difference to where they live & work, beyond their lifetime tinyurl.com/2f6zkvfs
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Missed out on the #LondonMarathon #ballot? Let's help each other out! Why not 'run for London' - raising vital funds to help us support the vast network of community organisations and charities across London? We'd love to have you part of #TeamLondonCF: londoncf.org.uk/partner-with...
'Run for London... Join our team for the 2026 London Marathon!' The accompanying image is four runners in red The London Community Foundation running vests, showing their medals and an encouraging banner to the camera. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the lower part of the image.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
As this fantastic Wimbledon fortnight heads towards its climax, there's still plenty to celebrate thanks to the work of Wimbledon Foundation. Here's 2 examples of local community organisations receiving vital funding to support the hardest to reach young people & to champion acceptance for everyone.
The Wimbledon Foundation logo and The London Community Foundation logo side-by-side with the words 'Charity Partner' in between. 'Your funding from The Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund+ enables us to continue and extend our popular beatboxing courses, to make them free-to-access for those young people facing barriers to participation, and to give a voice to the marginalised. Funding enables us to extend our courses into school holidays and to develop initiatives to support the hardest to reach young people. John Lonergan. The Jack Lonergan Foundation' The accompanying photo is a young person holding a microphone to their mouth during a beatboxing workshop. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo and a green and purple Wimbledon Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.'We're proud to provide a vital platform for LGBTQ+ people in Merton to connect, be heard, and feel safe. This funding - from Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund - will help us expand our monthly socials, organise inclusive community events, and support local queer-led initiatives - helping to build a stronger, more connected and accepting borough for everyone.' The accompanying photo is a group of young people wearing matching t-shirts and holding a 'MertonPlus' banner and a Pride flag. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo and a green and purple Wimbledon Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
On the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 terror attacks, we remember the 52 people killed and hundreds injured as well as the families and communities still feeling the impact decades on
London seen from the air, including the river, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf in the background.
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Media Trust @mediatrust.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
AI shouldn’t create new problems - it should solve them 🤖 Our FREE #AIEssentials Bootcamp teaches early-career creatives from under-represented backgrounds how to use AI responsibly. Apply now: mediatrust.org/youth-progra...
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CAST - Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology @techforgoodcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📅 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
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What should funders do about AI?
In this session, CAST will share ten AI trends for grant makers – drawing on our experience and learnings from convening the AI for grant makers peer group – a network of over 100 grant makers explori...
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🎞️Many community organisations & projects across London are heavily dependent on #volunteers - just like New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival, building community by making films accessible to all. Find out more on our new blog: londoncf.org.uk/blog/buildin... #VolunteersWeek #VolunteersWeek2025
'Building community through film. Deptford Challenge Trust.' The accompanying image is an outdoor film screening seen from behind, with a large screen in a green space and lots of people sitting in front of the screen looking towards it. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🚨 Funding opportunity! 🚨 The Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund is now open for applications. Funding up to £20,000 available for community projects based in the Greenwich Peninsula. 📅 Application deadline: 18th July londoncf.org.uk/grants/green... #Funding #GreenwichPeninsula
'Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund. Now open. Deadline: 18th July.' The accompanying image is a Greenwich Peninsula logo above a Knight Dragon logo and there's a red strip with the red The London Community Foundation logo in the centre of it.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
£52,000 raised (and counting!) from this year's record-breaking London Marathon... and you can help us make 2026 even better! Read our latest blog and join #TeamLondonCF for next year's event: londoncf.org.uk/blog/a-recor... #LondonMarathon2025 #LondonMarathon2026
'A record-breaking marathon: £52,000 and counting.' The accompanying image is four runners at the end of the London Marathon, showing off their medals. They are also holding a home-made banner featuring their names. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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UK Community Foundations @ukcf.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
In the last 50 years, community foundations in UKCF’s network have collectively distributed just over £2.1 billion to grassroots projects and initiatives across the UK and Jersey: www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/news/celebra... #Philanthropy #LocalGiving #CommunityFoundations
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Celebrating 50 years of community foundations
In the last 50 years, community foundations in UKCF’s network have collectively distributed just over £2.1 billion to grassroots projects and initiatives across the UK and Jersey.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Community gardens and allotments can become transformational social hubs with the effort of local people and the right funding. Projects like Lamlash Street Allotment Society (supported by Elephant & Castle Community Fund) are strengthening London's communities. #NationalGardeningWeek
'Thanks to the generous support from the Elephant & Castle Community Fund and The London Community Foundation, our inner-city allotment is being transformed. The new raised beds have made food growing accessible to more local people and the expansion of our wildlife area will bring a new sense of life to the space - turning it into a true community haven for both people and nature. Geoff Thornton. Lamlash Street Allotment Society.' The accompanying image is of a group of people standing in an allotment around some raised beds and with a collection of watering cans and tools with them. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"These activities have improved my child's social skills & confidence." We're pleased to support community projects like Nature Vibezzz (funded by Lambeth Community Fund), giving families access to green spaces, natural craft activities & gardening skills. #NationalGardeningWeek
'The Lambeth Community Fund grant - supported by The London Community Foundation - we have received has made a massive difference to our charity. It has enabled us to run free nature-focused activities for families including a free Forest School and gardening session in West Norwood, Lambeth. John Cannell, Nature Vibezzz.' The accompanying image is a group of children playing in a raised soil bed with plastic buckets and spades, in a local community garden. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Luminary are reaching women who are furthest from the job market in London and giving them vital skills, experience and the chance to build their financial resilience - with help from our Women's Fund for London. Find out more & donate: londoncf.org.uk/blog/luminar...
'Luminary believed in me more than I believed in myself. Women's Fund for London.' The accompanying image is a person working with flour in a clear mixing bowl. They are seen from the waist down only and the words 'Luminary Bakery' are visible on the front of their apron. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Anchor Community Connection Fund has launched its third year, in partnership between UKCF and Anchor Butter. We're overseeing the distribution of £25,000 to local organisations dedicated to bringing communities together through food: londoncf.org.uk/blog/new-fun...
‘Anchor Butter strengthen community connections through food. Anchor Community Connection Fund.’ The accompanying image is a smiling person standing in a kitchen holding a large tray of cake. There’s also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
#WorldHealthDay this year focuses on the health/wellbeing of mothers & babies. We're proud to support a whole host of community based organisations looking after the physical & mental health of mothers & their children, including MumsAid serving families in #GreenwichPeninsula.
'MumsAid are delighted and proud to be chosen to be part of the Greenwich Peninsula Community Fund. We will provide counselling support, reducing isolation and strengthening families in the area. We look forward to 'mothering the mothers'. Rachael Clohesy. Fundraising Manager, MumsAid.' The accompanying image is a close up of two little baby feet and there's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A group of representatives from community foundations in and around the M25 came together last week for a day of shared learning and collaboration. Thanks to Fireside Fundraising, Rathbones & @rememberacharity.bsky.social (and their giant marrow!) for sharing their wisdom with us all.
A group of people standing together in an office space. One is holding a large marrow above their head.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Misgav support skills development for minoritised disabled women in Hackney and thanks to our generous donors, we're proud to fund community organisations building the financial resilience of women in London. Donate today so that we can support even more: londoncf.org.uk/give/womens-...
'Partners on our job placement programme also report positive impact on their workforce and customers as result of having our disabled women as a team. We have members of the public calling Misgav to let us know how impressed they are with the women in their workplaces. One customer of the partnering shoe shop called us to let us know how professional our beneficiary was in her sales assistant role. Hanna Guedj. Misgav' The accompanying image is a person viewed from the side, stapling some sheets of paper in an office setting. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"A 100% tenancy sustainment rate demonstrates the tremendous, long-lasting value of our programme in preventing care leaver homelessness" We're delighted to support organisations, like Settle Support, working with care leavers, through our Youth Futures Fund: londoncf.org.uk/give/youth-f...
'The support provided by The London Community Foundation will enable us to continue to grow our Settle programme and reach more young people. Last year, we saw a 100% tenancy sustainment rate among graduates who had completed the Settle Programme one year earlier. This demonstrates the tremendous and long-lasting value of our programme in preventing care leaver homelessness and we are so excited to be able to extend its reach. Penelope Day, Settle Support.' The accompanying image is two people sitting together at a laptop, working together and smiling. There's a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left too.
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Emma de Closset, @ukcf.bsky.social new chief executive, discusses her goals for the organisation, an upcoming 50th anniversary and the spring budget
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Emma de Closset: ‘Community foundations are the best kept secret of a country’
UK Community Foundations’ new chief executive discusses her goals for the organisation, an upcoming 50th anniversary and the spring budget…
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
"All the women now report an increase in financial resilience..." So encouraging to hear the difference Kundakala are making & the part our Women's Fund for London has played in supporting them. 💭 Imagine what we can achieve with your help this year: londoncf.org.uk/give/womens-...
'The Women's Fund has enabled us to carry on our work of delivering tailoring and employability skills to ethnic minority women. All the women on our programmes now report an increase in financial resilience; they are able to save money and reduce debt by making and mending clothes for their families. Some of them have also been able to increase household incomes by starting their own businesses. Poornima Kirloskar-Saini. Kundakala.' The accompanying image is three women, dressed for very cold weather, standing in front of a winter market stall full of their handiwork. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Small, local organisations reach people local authorities and bigger charities sometimes can’t. It’s those local community organisations we in turn need to support to make the most difference right here in London. Connect with your community today: londoncf.org.uk
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Last year, thanks to the collective support of our donors, we were delighted to raise £210,000 for the Women’s Fund for London. This enabled 4 vital community organisations to build the financial resilience of 405 women. Please show your support in 2025: londoncf.org.uk/give/womens-...
'£210,000 raised enabling four vital community organisations to build the financial resilience of 405 women in London. Women's Fund for London.' The accompanying image is a women sitting in an office, looking at the camera. There's a symbol featuring arrows, a star and a pound sign plus a red The London Community Foundation logo in the top right corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Our Youth Futures Fund has now raised & distributed over £1.4million for young people in London - thanks to a successful care leavers programme with match funding from CCLA Investment Management. Find out more about the organisations we're funding in 2025: londoncf.org.uk/blog/support...
'Supporting care leavers takes fund beyond £1.4 million. Youth Futures Fund.' The accompanying image is a young person walking through the city, carrying books, folders and a coffee cup. In the background is St Paul's Cathedral. There's also a red The London Community Foundation logo in the bottom left corner.
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The London Community Foundation @london-cf.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"The MOPAC team recognised a unique & important opportunity for London" Star Support - founders of the UK's first by-&-for LGBTIQ+ domestic abuse refuge - on the importance of dedicated services, birthed in the community: londoncf.org.uk/blog/the-imp... #VAWGGrassrootsFund #LGBTPlusHM25
'The importance of LGBTQI+ led by and for services. MOPAC VAWG Grassroots Fund.' The accompanying image is two people standing together outside a domestic abuse refuge. On their t-shirts are the words 'Make space for homeless queers'
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