Putting power into the hands of young people
The Young Grant Makers programme is part of Islington Giving’s ongoing work to shift power into the hands of local people. Young Grant Makers gives young people the opportunity to actively shape youth services and activities in the borough. For 2025, we plan to build on the programme’s success by pairing each Young Grant Maker […]
(Now closed) We are hiring a Director of Development and Communications!
This vacancy is now closed. Are you our next Director of Development and Communications? Do you have a proven track record in fundraising, development, and communications? Do you enjoy rolling your sleeves up and personally getting stuck in, as well as working collaboratively with partners, teams, and boards? Are you passionate, as we are, about […]
Young Grant Makers Report 2023-2024
2023 marked the sixth year of the Young Grant Makers (YGM) programme, working with a group of young people aged 16-24. This was also the first year that the programme was facilitated by former Young Grant Makers. The Young Grant Makers programme is part of Islington Giving’s developing work to include more residents in making […]
Golden Grant Makers Report 2024
In Autumn 2023, Islington Giving launched its second resident-led panel for older people, known as the Golden Grant Makers (GGM). Building on the success and learnings from our first panel in 2022-2023, we adopted a participatory approach to ensure the programme truly reflected the needs of our older residents. Read the report here How We […]
(Now closed) Become a Community Panel Member with Islington Giving!
This opportunity is now closed. Live in Islington? Want to take an active role in providing more opportunities for Islington residents? Islington Giving is looking for ten local residents to come together and make decisions about which local projects and services to fund. In doing so, you will be helping us provide more opportunities for people to […]
Small charities: The glue that holds our community together ~ Anne Shewring
The small charity sector is a huge source of support, joy and help to the Islington community. However, as I alluded to in our introduction to Small Charity Week, while small charities are “the glue that help hold communities together,” (IVAR Report) these groups are under immense pressure both locally and nationally. Many are facing […]