What we do
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The Foundation and Trust provide direct grants for specific purposes, often responding to local or exceptional needs as they arise.
Partnerships
A number of the Foundation's major schemes which tackle schools exclusion, refugee education and work with young men are funded jointly with other trusts and organizations.
Equality
The Foundation and Trust support work to counter discrimination and to tackle violence and isolation. Another initiative is to offset disadvantage in established communities, often predominantly white, in areas.
Special programmes
The Foundation supports organisations working with disabled people through a scheme known as Count Us In. Previous special programmes have included work with youth organisations.
Innovation
Schemes responding to new needs have been established including an education awards initiative, and access to appropriate employment for displaced professionals
Good practice
Good governance and grant support both before and after are vital activities if maximum use is to be made of charitable resources. The Foundation and Trust publish guides to good practice.
Consultation
Because of their extensive experience the Foundation and Trust are frequently asked to comment on policy proposals and consultation documents produced by other bodies including local and central government
Networks
The exchange of information, good practice and ideas between funding organizations has many benefits. The Foundation and Trust are active in many formal and informal networks including the London Funders Group and the Association of Charitable Foundations
Managing assets
The Foundation owns a large property and equities portfolio. The Trust also has an equities portfolio. These provide the resources to meet the charitable aims of both bodies. One of the assets of the Foundation is the Resource Centre for London’s voluntary sector on Holloway Road, N7 which provides meeting facilities, offices and services
Properties
The Foundation owns a number of sites and buildings which are let at low or peppercorn rents to organisations for charitable or voluntary activities