Sharing power more equally with residents

We want more people across Islington to develop new skills in order to influence decisions and have more involvement and a stronger voice with local matters that affect their lives. What’s more, we would like to see more public and voluntary sector employers listen to local voices and work more closely with residents.

At Islington Giving we’re committed to making Islington a more equal place where everyone has the opportunity to live a good life. To get there, we believe that residents who take part in, and benefit from, the groups and projects we fund should also participate in the decision-making about how our grants are awarded. This is where residents’ panels can help.

We do this by:

• Engaging more people who live and work in Islington in decision-making, through our resident-led grant-making panels and governance roles.
• Listening and learning from the community and other partners.
• Conducting and disseminating research about local matters and sharing what we have learned from our programmes.

To date we have engaged 100 local residents in grant-making to award over £1.1m to over 50 projects and groups across Islington.