Announcing a new partnership: The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity
We are delighted to announce that the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity has joined Islington Giving. They will be contributing £90,000 over three years towards the coalition. The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is a grant funder, founded in the late nineteenth century, with investment income on assets given by the Goldsmiths’ Company over the centuries. Its Board of Trustees is […]
Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation appoint Sarah Benioff as new Director
Cripplegate Foundation has appointed Sarah Benioff as its new Director, starting in September 2019. She will also become Director for Islington Giving. Commenting on her appointment Sarah said “as an Islington resident myself, I am thrilled to be joining Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving. I am looking forward to working with and for my local community, […]
Free Charity Tech Workshop with Time to Spare
In September, we’re teaming up with Time to Spare to offer a free tech workshop for small local charities. We know that the vast array of products, terms, and platforms can feel overwhelming. This free session is designed to help make it easier for inspiring Islington charities to support local people. We caught up with […]
London Village Network is up for a Tech4Good Award
London Village Network announced as a 2019 finalist of the Tech4Good Awards Tech4Good has announced that London Village Network (LVN) is one of the shining finalists of their Awards this year, in the Connected Society category. Every year, AbilityNet and BT organise the Tech4Good awards to honour individuals and organisations whose work improves human lives through the use of […]
2019 Young Grant-Makers launch a call for project proposals
Our 2019 Young Grant-Makers have launched a funding programme. All information below. We’ve been working with our second cohort of Young Grant-Makers to design an open funding programme for local organisations. You can download the application guidelines here, or read on to find out what they are looking to fund. “We are a group of 16 […]
Alarming child poverty rates in Islington
Islington has the 4th highest rate of children living in poverty, after housing costs, in the country. According to new research by the End Child Poverty Coalition, this means 20,000 local children (47.5%) are growing up in households struggling to make ends meet. This rate has risen sharply in recent years. Child poverty is becoming […]