Are you interested in making a positive difference in Islington? Can you help amplify the voice of those we work with through your personal or professional experience? Could you bring diversity to our board so that we better reflect the community in which we work?
If this sounds like you, then becoming a governor (i.e. a trustee) of the Cripplegate Foundation may be a rewarding and enjoyable experience for you.
About Cripplegate Foundation
Our partner Cripplegate has grown from a local grant-making trust established over 500 years ago in Islington. They now have an endowment of some £40 million; together with Islington Giving, they give out grants of around £1.55 million a year in the local area. Cripplegate’s vision is of a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a rewarding and fulfilled life, free from poverty and inequality. They aim to bring about change to improve the lives of Islington’s most disadvantaged residents. They take an evidence-based, innovative and proactive approach and work in partnership with others to improve local support and resources, funding voluntary organisations and advocating positive change in policy and practice.
Being a Governor
As a Governor, you can expect to get involved in discussions around grants, strategy, planning and decision making; helping and supporting the organisation to grow and develop. Cripplegate governors come from a range of backgrounds and experiences and we are genuinely encouraging a wide range of people to come forward. Your background, life experience, approach and values are more important than any knowledge or experience of grant making, or of being a trustee elsewhere.
About you
Cripplegate will be looking for people who bring some of the following values and approaches: vision and creativity, exceptional listening skills, integrity and commitment, team players, emotional intelligence and a willingness to learn about being a trustee/governor. Our partner hopes to attract people who bring experience and knowledge of the local area, as well as people who come from a wide range of ages, backgrounds and ethnic groups, people who have experienced poverty and disadvantage first hand, and people who have a disability, or who have close experience of others with disabilities.
How to Express your Interest
If you’d like to find out more, please read the letter from the Chair of Governors and the Governors information pack.
If you would like an initial, informal conversation about these roles please contact Allyson Davies, who is working with Cripplegate Foundation to bring new governors on board. You can email Allyson at CFIG@allysondavies-consultant.com or call her on 020 7828 3855 or 07968 556 164.
The initial deadline is 29 June, but Cripplegate are open to receiving expressions of interest until the end of September. There’s more information in the pack.
We value diversity, equality and inclusivity. Applications are welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation and religion.
