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Meet the Propel Grantee
This month, we chatted to Zoe at The Big House Theatre to hear more about their work in changing pathways and perceptions of care experienced young people in North London. The Big House (TBH) is a creative arts organisation that supports care experienced young people to live independent and fulfilling lives. Our core programmes use…
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Systems Sessions: Black-led Systems Change insights with Ubele
Now over a year into our Propel journey, we’re keen to delve a little deeper into the various approaches to systems change. We know there’s not a one size fits all method, and so we’re running a series of workshops with Propel friends and partners, to share learnings, ideas and explorations. Our first Systems Session…
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Reflections from Propel Network Day
Last month, we brought together 70 Propel funders and funded partners for our annual networking day. Geraldine Blake, Director of Collaboration and Development at London Funders, looks back at what we shared and learned from the day Alongside the series of learning events we’ve held throughout the Propel programme so far, this was the second…
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What Propel is teaching us about funding change and changing funding
A reminder of what Propel is Propel is a collaborative funding programme supporting long-term, systemic change. Created and coordinated by London Funders, the collaboration involves 12 funders, five equity infrastructure organisations, and now, 131 funded organisations. Propel prioritises the communities who experience structural inequality and the civil society groups who are best placed to make…
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Walking the walk: lessons on reducing the burden on grantees
By Louise Henry, Collaboration Manager at London Funders. When I joined the Propel team, I came fresh from working as a grant manager. Prior to that, I’d written countless funding application for community organisations, some successful, many others were not. I understand how hard it is to find the time (and words!) to try and…
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Behind the scenes of Propel
Collaboration sits at the heart of Propel. Collaboration between funders, collaboration with equity partners, and collaboration with grantees, too. But what does that really look like in practice? In this blog, we aim to lift the curtain and shed some light on what happens within a £100 million, ten year funding relationship. Where did we…