16-26 and want to make a difference in Islington? Be a 2019 Young Grant-Maker
We want to recruit up to 16 young people from Islington, aged 16-26, to be the second cohort of Islington Young Grant-Makers, with the power to invest up to £80,000 in the local community. Read on to find out more, and get in touch to express your interest. In 2016, Islington’s young people told us that they wanted to […]
Body & Soul to expand support for young people at risk of suicide
‘You Are Not Alone’ programme to expand into neighbouring Camden, Hackney, and Haringey Body & Soul is one of 126 organisations to have been awarded Building Connections Funding, launched by the government to tackle loneliness in England. Funding has been awarded from the £11.5m Building Connections Fund, launched by the UK Government in 2018 to tackle […]
Islington’s Young Grant-Makers invest £80,000 in their community
15 local young people design, develop and decide on new funding. Through the spring, a hot summer, and into the weeks before Christmas, 15 local young people have met every week to think about how they could make a difference to the lives of their neighbours, classmates, and colleagues. With a budget of £80,000 to […]
Young Grant-Makers pioneering change in inclusive funding
Islington Giving’s Young Grant-Makers presented on inclusion in grant-making to member organisations of the Association of Charitable Foundation at a meeting of a ‘Stronger Foundations’ working group in November 2018 in Central London. Rhiann and Brandon (pictured below) reflected on their work with the community to design, publicise, and manage the Young Grant-Makers programme since […]
Place-based giving: growing nationwide, thriving in Islington
We have been referenced in three important research reports highlighting the growing success of place-based giving across London and the UK. Centre for London’s More, Better, Together: A strategic review of giving in London, The Researchery’s Place-based giving schemes: Funding, engaging and creating stronger communities (commissioned by the Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and […]
Making the Most of Free Time – Report 2017
Through its consultation with Islington’s young people Islington Giving wanted to find out more about what young people in Islington are interested in, how they spend their time, and what the challenges are to participating in activities. In short, Islington Giving learned that there is a strong desire on the part of young people to be […]