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Youth violence and the role that London’s local Infrastructure can play

Guest blog: Jake Ferguson, CEO of Hackney CVS tells us about the Violence Reduction Unit which has been set up by the London Mayor and MOPAC to reduce serious violence in London through a multi-agency approach. What role can London's local infrastructure play to reduce youth violence in the capital?

London Plus launching Good Work Commission

The London Good Work Commission is the first major attempt in the capital to explore how we create a city of good work for all by 2030. Established by London Plus, the hub body for the capital’s 120,000 voluntary organisations, the Commission will pull together a compelling amount of research and insight into the state of poverty and bad work in the city.

Aiming big, starting small…

Guest blog: Hannah Goulding is part of the Greater London Authority's (GLA) Civil Society team, whose ultimate goals is ensuring the GLA plays its part in supporting a thriving Civil Society in London. In Hannah's blog she explains how they are doing this through improving Civil Society’s data capacity and skills.

Digital Leadership 101

London Plus is delighted to be a partner of Superhighways the small charity technology experts, helping them to deliver their Digital Leadership 101 programme of training and advice for leaders of charities and community organisations across London. Have you registered for a place?

Employment and skills February updates

This months edition of the Employment and skills Newsletter contains information on new opportunities to tender from City Hall and Trust for London, and an update on the current ESF procurement. We’re also sharing a particularly useful resource for you if you’re looking to do some data research.

Social Prescribing: The Mayor’s Draft Vision for London

City Hall hosted a consultation event in January for voluntary and community sector organisations about the Mayor's draft vision for social prescribing. There is still time for you to feed in your views, read the post to find out more details.

London Datastore resource guide

Make use of our new resource created in partnership with the Greater London Authority, designed to help charities and civil society groups make better use of the London Datastore. No technical expertise required.

The London CVS Directors Network

The London CVS Directors Network represents organisations providing local infrastructure support to charities and local community groups across the majority of London boroughs. There are 29 infrastructure organisations in the network who support over 20,000 voluntary and community organisations across London. 

Support for charities and social enterprises in London

Are you an ambitious charity seeking funding? Applications are now open for Pilotlights individual support programme providing expert support for charities and social enterprises based in London.

Launch event success!

Last week we celebrated the official launch of London Plus. Margaret (CEO, London Plus) spoke about our work at London Plus and what this will look like in the year ahead. If you were unable to attend the launch please read this blog to see what Margaret had to say about London Plus.