Subscriptions for the 2008 calendar year fell due on 1st January.
‘London Funders offers excellent networking opportunities’ - Barnaby Hopson, Grants Officer, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Initially set up in 1996 by funders for funders, London Funders is now an independent charity and the only cross-sector membership organisation for funders that support London’s voluntary and community sector. Through the involvement of our members, London Funders continues to go from strength to strength. Read more about our achievements and outcomes in 2007.
‘The Research & Evaluation Project Group is a great sounding board. We were recently able to test a research approach with the group’ – Katherine Barber, Director, Capital Community Foundation
Member benefits in 2008 Include:
- A regular programme of member meetings on topical funding issues with relevant high profile speakers, challenging debate, workshops and a networking lunch.
- Regular networking events: policy in action briefing meetings, member update meetings held jointly with key London second tier and front-line agencies.
- Our bi-monthly e-bulletin, a bite–sized round up of key funding news distributed to over 300 funding sector contacts with opportunities for funders to submit information on their organisation’s initiatives, policies and programme.
- Access to project groups on issues of importance to funders enabling cross-sector member groups to work together in a focused way on a wide range of interest areas.
- www.londonfunders.org.uk - a key resource for funders in London with regular news, events and project group updates.
‘London Funders has enabled us to start collaborative conversations with The Mercers' Company to help our grant planning’ - Billy Dann National Programmes Manager, Church Urban Fund
Subscriptions have been held as near as possible to 2007 levels and the fee structure is now simpler. London Funders aims to provide value for money service whilst enabling a sustainable, robust organisation to support you in your work.
Please take this opportunity to subscribe for the 2008 period by completing and returning your membership form by Monday 28th January 2008.
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Thank you so much for your support of London Funders.
‘London Funders is the think-tank for London’ - Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London