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Your Voice, Your City

LCF’s Your Voice, Your City programme is running a series of free events in March covering topics as diverse as philanthropy, commissioning, the GLA and neighbourhood plans.   Our Philanthropy in the Community Seminar on the 12th of March will … MORE

Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund

The Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund (managed by the Big Fund), worth £30 million, was recently dispersed to over 70 local support and development organizations throughout England to transform their services and provide high quality, joined up support to frontline charities. … MORE

London Councils Grants Consultation 2013 – 2015

On the 21st December London Councils launched a consultation on the future of its grants programme from 2013 to 2015. The consultation aims to assist London Councils in reaching the following decisions in future: What principles and priorities will be … MORE

The Community Trigger

Home Secretary, Theresa May, delivered a speech on Monday 31st January targeting the ongoing problems with antisocial behaviour across the country. Concerned that residents have an ever declining level of trust in the police force, “a community trigger” has been … MORE

Read our latest report, ‘Take Part in London’s Big Society’

Follow @KateBLCF // // Since 2004, our Take Part Learning Programme has helped Londoners gain skills, confidence and knowledge for active citizenship through community-based activities. We have supported a wide range of organisations across sectors and across the capital to … MORE

Have you registered to vote in the London elections?

On 3rd May 2012 Londoners will be given the chance to vote in the Mayoral and London Assembly elections. To make sure you have the opportunity to vote, you must register before 18th April 2012. The London Elects website provides … MORE

Mayor releases consultation document on proposed budget for the GLA group

The consultation document on the Mayor of London’s budget proposals for the GLA Group for 2012-13 (including the draft capital spending plan) has now been published. This includes the draft budget proposals for the Greater London Authority (Mayor and Assembly), … MORE

London Civic Forum welcomes delegation from Republic of South Korea

London Civic Forum was delighted to host a delegation of thirteen representatives from the Administrative System reform Committee of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province from the Jeju Provincial Government in the Republic of South Korea earlier this month. They were interested … MORE

Delivery of Public Services by Charities

Recent findings from Populus have revealed differing opinions between Labour and Conservative MPs in regard to the public service reform. The research conducted investigates attitudes towards the involvement of the voluntary and private sector in public services. The public’s primary … MORE

London 2012 Volunteering Opportunity

Team London, the Mayor’s plan to get more Londoner’s volunteering across the capital, has been tasked with the exciting challenge of finding 140 volunteers for the 2012 Olympics. London 2012 is seeking 140 adult volunteers to help with young Olympic … MORE