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Paying a Living Wage Could Save UK Billions

A new study shows that introducing the living wage across the UK would save the Treasury just over £2 billion a year. The analysis from the Resolution Foundation and the IPPR think tanks - part-funded by Trust for London -...
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£400,000 of Grants Available for Strategic Legal Work

Trust for London and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, in partnership with Migration Work CIC, are providing £400,000 as part of the Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants (SLF). Grants from the fund are available to NGOs and private law...
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What will role of charity be in 2020 Britain?

The UK's social and economic landscape has been facing many challenges since the 2008 credit crunch. This has profound implications for charity and philanthropy in the UK and prompts important questions such as: What kind of civil society do we...
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Campaign Launched: Children in Overcrowded Accommodation

The 4in10 campaign which seeks to tackle the problem of London children living in overcrowded accommodation, has launched No Space at Home. No Space at Home calls for a new commitment from the Mayor to halve the number of children...
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New Action Plan on Female Genital Mutilation

Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is today publishes an action plan on improving prosecutions for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) following a round table meeting with experts in September 2012. Trust for London welcomes this move and hopes...
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Does Zero Tolerance Work?

In an article for the Every Child Journal, Sioned Churchill sets out the findings from the Trust for London Preventing Racist Violence Special Initiative. As part of the initiative three groups were funded to get greater insight into racist violence...
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Charity Centre Opens After £2m Revamp

The official reopening of Resource for London has featured in the Islington Gazette. The centre has been refurbished by the award-winning Bennetts Associates and offers versatile, affordable, good quality office and meeting room space in central London. The Ethical Property...
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Living Wage Covered in Guardian

Bharat Mehta's letter on why companies should pay the the Living Wage appeared in the Guardian. The Living Wage is the rate of pay per hour that a worker needs to be paid to be able to afford a decent...
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£8.55 Per Hour - Minimum Needed for Decent Income

Mayor Boris Johnson announced the new London Living Wage rate this week at a ceremony in City Hall. The Living Wage is the rate of pay per hour that a worker needs to be paid to be able to afford...
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What's at the Heart of Racism?

Last week Trust for London hosted a series of practical workshops designed to find effective ways of changing deeply entrenched racist attitudes; with the aim of moving beyond the prevailing norm of 'zero tolerance', which excludes and ostracises young people....
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Your Chance to Influence Decision-Makers

Sponsored places at this year's London Policy Conference: your chance to influence decision-makers Deadline for application extended to Friday 2nd November. This one day conference brings together London's leading figures from the government, business, and the not for profit sector...
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100,000 Increase in London Jobs Paying Poverty Wages

New analysis funded by Trust for London shows that there has been a 100,000 increase in the number of London jobs paying below the London Living Wage (LLW) - taking the total to 580,000. This means that 1 in 5...
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"Careering into Care": Opportunities and Pitfalls of Employment in the Care Sector

On 12 September, Trust for London organised a learning seminar to examine questions arising from the increasing number of funding applications received by the Trust which aim to provide paid employment in the care sector. Nine organisations with an interest...
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Award-Winning Architects Refurbish Centre for Charities

The official re-opening of Resource for London is at 12.30 p.m. on 25th October 2012. The address is: 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. The centre has been refurbished by the award-winning Bennetts Associates and offers versatile, affordable, good quality...
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Are you trying to say I'm racist?

Trust for London are hosting this one-day event with practical workshops to explore the most effective ways of trying to change deeply entrenched racist attitudes, and how to move beyond the prevailing norm of 'zero tolerance', which excludes and ostracizes...
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Channel 4's Jon Snow presents awards ceremony for inspiring campaigners

After moving from Manchester to London, and realising the levels of inequality faced by so many in London, Marek Duchnowski started campaigning for My Fair London. My Fair London is a campaign seeking to create a more economically equal...
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New play uses personal testimonies from people hardest hit by Government cuts

On Tuesday 11th September Ice and Fire presented a thought-proving documentary play, Close to Home: the Cuts to an audience of 400 at the Union Chapel in Islington. The performance was followed by a Q&A session by Joanna Kennedy (Chief...
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Government launches action plan to tackle faith-based abuse

The government has published an action plan to tackle child abuse linked to faith or belief. Drawn up by a National Working Group of faith leaders, charities (including Trust for London), the Metropolitan Police, and statutory partners, the plan calls...
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Olympic Legacy Fund

London was awarded the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the promise of delivering a lasting sporting legacy. Whilst the physical regeneration of the Olympic Park area is to be admired, there remains a concern that grassroots community sport will...
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What will it take to end Female Genital Mutilation in the UK and how can we work together to achieve this?

This was the question discussed at an Open Space Event held on 4 July, organised by a coalition of organisations tackling FGM and funders, including Trust for London. The event brought together community groups, health professionals, police, safeguarding children specialists,...
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Annual Review 2011

Our Annual Review highlights our work in 2011 including details of organisations we funded in the year. We made grants of around £6.8 million which we distributed to 139 organisations - ranging from £151,000 to the London School of Economics...
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New funding priorities launched

Trust for London has set out its funding priorities for the next five years. There is significant continuity from the previous priorities, with the Trust providing support for employment related activities and groups campaigning on a range of social justice...
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Mayoral manifesto calls for more action to tackle child poverty

A coalition of charities are calling for action from the next Mayor to make London more family friendly and to tackle child poverty. The manifesto has 15 key challenges for candidates and has been endorsed by Trust for London, 4in10,...
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Nominations for campaigning awards open

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has opened nominations for its annual campaigning awards. There are five categories individuals can apply under. The Trust sponsors the London Social Justice award, which is specifically for campaigners tackling poverty and inequality in the capital....
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New research into the Governance and Financial Management of endowed charitable foundations

A new report into the governance and financial management of endowed charitable foundations - charities that fund their activities mostly from investments - finds that foundations are thinking independently and creatively in today's tough climate, but suggests that tackling common...
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Kristy Bamu case - More needs to be done to prevent child abuse linked to accusations of witchcraft and spirit possession

Trust for London statement on Kristy Bamu case This is a horrific case. The perpetrators have been brought to justice but more needs to be done to prevent child abuse linked to accusations of witchcraft and spirit possession. Although incidents...
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Professor Sylvia Walby reports on the impact of cuts on violence against women services

A report by leading academic Professor Sylvia Walby, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, and Jude Towers at Lancaster University, raises concern about the implications of public expenditure reductions for the provision of local violence against women services. This report, commissioned...
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London Advice Watch reveals strong support for free advice

The vast majority of Londoners (88%) believe that legal advice should be free for everyone earning on or below the national median income of £25,000, according to London Advice Watch a new report from Legal Action Group (LAG) and Trust...
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British Future - new identity, integration, migration and opportunity think tank launches

British Future is a new independent organisation seeking to involve people in an open conversation, which addresses people's hopes and fears about identity and integration, migration and opportunity, so that we feel confident about Britain's future. Established with the support...
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