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Nominations for the Beacon Awards for Philanthropy are now open
10 September 2012
The Beacon Awards celebrate the work of individuals who have set standards of best practice in philanthropy. With principal sponsor J.P.Morgan and additional sponsorship provided by City Bridge Trust and Pears Foundation, the Beacon Awards 2013 will recognise outstanding examples of effective giving which demonstrate how philanthropy can bring about positive change, have a significant impact and inspire others to give. Read more ...
Press mentions
The Dispossessed Fund: £1 million more to change Londoners’ lives
Evening Standard, 17 July 2012
The Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Fund is making another £1 million gift to London.
The money will tackle poverty in almost every borough by boosting the work of 66 grassroots groups who help the city’s poorest people.
It is the second time this year the fund has awarded £1 million and it has been made possible by Sport Relief. David Cameron, who has followed the fund from its launch and who last year met people whose lives had been turned around by it, said: “I am delighted that another £1 million is being distributed to great charities that will transform the lives of more people.”
It comes amid soaring youth unemployment and cutbacks in the charitable sector.
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