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Preventing Racist Violence report launched

Three organisations were funded by the Trust - Working with Men, Leap Confronting Conflict and Searchlight Educational Trust, to develop a programme of prevention work to tackle racist violence in three areas of London. The projects developed a variety of...
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FGM Initiative interim report published

The interim evaluation report of the Trust's joint initiative with Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls shows good progress has been made on tackling Female Genital Mutilation within affected communities, particularly with building relationships...
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LSE to monitor poverty and inequality under the Coalition

Trust for London, in partnership with Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Nuffield Foundation, has publicly launched a major new research programme on the impact of the recession, spending changes and the government's social policy reforms on inequality and poverty in the...
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London's Poverty Profile 2011 launched

A new London's Poverty Profile report has been published. The report updates a wide range of indicators on housing, work, health and income poverty to assess what has changed since the first report in 2009. The report includes a new...
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Strategic Legal Fund launches

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Trust for London and MigrationWork CIC are today launching a new pilot to support strategic legal work. The Strategic Legal Fund for Refugee Children and Young People (SLF) will fund interventions and pre-litigation...
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Winner of Sheila McKechnie Foundation London Social Justice award (sponsored by the Trust) announced

The winners of the 2011 Sheila McKechnie Foundation campaigner awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow at St Martin-in-the-Fields. The winner of the London Social Justice Award for campaigners tackling poverty and inequality...
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New report published - Beyond money: A study of funding plus in the UK

The Institute for Voluntary Action Research recently launched this report, which examines different charitable foundation's approaches to funding plus (which the authors describe as any activity which is additional to a grant and the grant-making process). The research (funded by...
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Evaluation of work to support People with Learning Disabilities into employment within the arts and creative industries.

We commissioned an independent evaluation to explore the experiences of two groups we funded - Heart n Soul and Spare Tyre - which both aimed to secure paid employment in the creative sector for people with learning disabilities. The evaluation...
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Trust for London speaks up for Migrant Domestic Workers

A letter was published in The Times today (9 September 2011) raising our concerns about Government proposals to remove the already limited protection for migrant workers in people's homes. The letter was signed by the Trust's Chief Executive, Bharat Mehta,...
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Trustee Recruitment

The Board of the Trust for London wishes to recruit a Trustee with experience of working in the voluntary sector. The Board is also keen to ensure that its membership reflects the diversity of London's population in terms of ethnicity,...
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Trust for London supports leading experts in youth and conflict to ensure the voices of young people are heard as part of the response to the recent violence

The riots which started in London and which spread to other parts of the UK are the most serious we have witnessed since the 1980s. There are many differing views as to why this has happened and who is responsible....
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Influencing change - Training on how to gain influence and campaign for change in public policy

Influencing Change is an introductory level course in campaigning. Run in partnership with the Sheila McKechnie Foundation, the course helps London-based individuals and community organisations understand how local authorities, Parliament and central government make decisions, and offers information and expert...
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Appeal to London 2012 organisers to make Games safe for women

Trust for London funded a new report launched by End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) on the connections between sport, including major sporting events, and violence against women. Violence Against Women and Sport written by Dr Cath Palmer at Durham...
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Annual Review 2010

Our Annual Review, highlights our work in 2010 including details of organisations we funded in the year. We made grants totalling £6.6 million which we distributed to 138 groups - ranging from £300,000 for the development of a new social...
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Public support for tackling pay inequality

New research funded by Trust for London highlights a sense of injustice among many people about the way pay currently functions, even among some very high earners. Getting what we deserve?, by the Institute for Public Policy Research investigates the...
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Church Commissioners Report

A report by the Church Commissioners on the use of the funding from the City Church Fund for the period 2008 - 2010 was published in late June. The Trust for London has a custodial role in managing this Fund....
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London's growing Latin American population face high levels of exploitation and discrimination

New research highlights that the Latin American community in London has increased significantly over the last decade and although comparable in size to other large migrant and ethnic groups in the capital its contribution and needs have largely been ignored....
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Launch of Safeguarding Children's Rights report

At a joint conference with the London Safeguarding Children Board, Trust for London launched the independent evaluation report of its Safeguarding Children's Rights special initiative. Safeguarding Children's Rights was set up in 2007 to address the issue of faith-based child...
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New London Living Wage figure announced

At a packed event held at Central Methodist Hall on May Day, our Chief Executive, Bharat Mehta had the privilege of announcing the new London Living Wage which is set annually by the Greater London Authority. The new figure of...
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Policy Roundtable held on Domestic Violence Services

This was held on 15 March 2011 at Portcullis House, chaired by Alexandra Topping from the Guardian, speakers included Lynne Featherstone, Equalities Minister, Cllr Ann Lucas, Domestic Violence lead for the Local Government Association and Davina James-Hanman, Against Violence and...
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Tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

As part of this collaborative initiative between three funders - the Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Rosa - the UK fund for women and girls, Options UK has been commissioned to undertake an independent evaluation. The first stage of the...
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Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy enhances safety

Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy support to high-risk victims can enhance safety and reduce repeat incidents according to a new evaluation by Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University, commissioned by the Trust for London and the Henry...
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Domestic Violence costs London almost £1bn a year

New analysis by Trust for London and the Henry Smith Charity estimates the costs of domestic violence to the public purse in London to be £918 million per year - the equivalent of £2.5m every day. The figures reveal the...
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