London Funders is committed to embedding equity and justice in our work, and we want to engage and collaborate with our members by extending an invitation to you to join our Equity and Justice network.

This network is open to funders who are committed to building a fairer, stronger, and more equitable London through enabling a better and more inclusive approach to funding. This network is for funder who want to do things differently and are keen to learn from their peers, share data and knowledge from an equity and justice perspective.

Finally, the network is a safe space for members to challenge the status quo by respectfully engaging in meaningful discussions with the understanding that this will lead to better decision-making and action.

In our March meeting, we’ll be exploring the following question:

As a sector, how can we foster a welcoming and inclusive working culture to attract and retain diverse staff?

According to ACEVO’s 202 Home Truth’s report, compared to the private sector, the charity sector has struggled to recruit and retain diverse staff. The challenge to address is whether our sector has cultivated a working culture that is welcoming and inclusive to attract diverse staff and if not, what can we do to change that?

We'll hear from London Funders members: John Ellerman Foundation and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea about their insights around fostering welcoming and inclusive working cultures.

Please join us either in-person or online as we discuss this in greater depth, and to connect with fellow London Funders members interested in this work.

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Open to all London Funders members, Member-led Networks are a space for members working on or interested in specific areas to meet regularly to exchange knowledge and ideas, find out about other members’ programmes and current activities, hear from our friends in the sector, horizon scan, troubleshoot challenges, and seek opportunities to collaborate.

If you have any questions, access needs or would like to feed into future meetings, please email our Membership Manager on nasyah.bandoh@londonfunders.org.uk.

London Funders Equity and Justice March Network Meeting