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Over £19.7 million awarded to organisations tackling deep rooted inequalities across London
Seventeen organisations working to address some of London’s most deep-rooted inequalities are receiving over £19.7 million in long-term funding, through grants of up to seven years, as part of Propel’s Long-Term Grants Programme. The funded organisations work across disability justice, racial equity, access to legal and financial advice, mental health, gender justice, climate justice and community infrastructure. Together, they are focused on tackling systemic…
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£10.2 million awarded through Propel’s first long-term grants
Backing long-term, community-led systems change across London 28 January 2026 Eleven organisations working to address some of London’s most deep-rooted inequalities are receiving over £10.2 million in long-term funding, through grants of up to seven years, as part of the first group of organisations funded through Propel’s Long-Term Grants Programme. The funded organisations work across areas including support for young people, disability justice, racial equity, gender justice, mental health, and community strength. Together, they are focused on…
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Propel’s Next Chapter: Pooling funds, sharing power
This week, we shared the news that Collaboration Circle is hosting a pooled fund – Propel Long Term Grants Programme – on behalf of the National Lottery Community Fund and City Bridge Foundation. Geraldine Blake, Director of Collaboration & Development at London Funders, shares what will be different about this stage of Propel, and why…
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Propel Case Study: Action for Race Equality
Systems change as a route to deeper impact Action for Race Equality’s mission is to end racial inequality. Routes2Success (R2S) is one of Action for Race Equality’s longest running programmes and has been funded by Propel for three years. It is aimed at 10 to 25-year-olds from Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and Arab backgrounds who…
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Funding change and changing funding: what we’ve learnt from the first two years of Propel
It’s been five years since 67 funders came together to give out over 3000 grants to support the communities hardest hit by the pandemic, through the London Community Response. Investing over £57m, funders prioritised groups led by and for communities experiencing racial inequity, LGBT+ communities, Deaf and Disabled people, women and girls. The London Community Response…
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On the journey of changing systems – what we can learn from the Advice Workforce Development Fund
Through Propel, London Legal Support Trust along with City Bridge Foundation, Trust for London, the National Lottery Community Fund, The Legal Education Foundation and GLA have been working with advice organisations on the Advice Workforce Development Fund (AWDF) to address the root causes of workforce challenges in the advice sector. To help deepen our understanding of what…