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 just London through enabling a better and more inclusive approach to funding.

The network will be a safe space for members to challenge the status quo by respectfully engaging in difficult discussions with the understanding that this will lead to better decision-making and action. The network is open to funders who want to do things differently and are keen to learn from their peers, share data and knowledge from an equity and justice perspective.

London Funders will be facilitating meetings that will focus on different thematic areas. For example, having meaningful discussions on how to remove the barriers that have led to the underfunding of some groups. To kickstart our first network meeting we will be tackling disability rights and disability inclusion in grant-making.

According to Trust for London, “33% of Households in London with a disabled person in the family are in poverty”. As a result, Trust for London in partnership with City Bridge Trust have created a £3 million Disability Fund to help build capacity for Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations to to help strengthen their voice for a fairer society. Our first topic and question is as follows:

As a sector, how can we centre disabled people and disability rights in grant making?

In this meeting, we’ll hear from Joanna Wootten (Trust for London) and James Lee (City Bridge Foundation) about their partnership, the progress of the Fund so far, and their insights related to the focus question.

Please join us at our first meeting as we discuss this in greater depth on Thursday 18 October 2023. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note: this event is only open to London Funders members. If you have any questions, please email our Membership Manager Nasyah.Bandoh@londonfunders.org.uk

London Funders Equity and Justice Network Meeting