Guest Blog: John Griffiths is a Director of Rocket Science UK Ltd and the co-author of The Evolution of London’s BIDs (2016). Last month he attended the second annual London Business Improvement District summit at City Hall, and in this blog, he offers some thoughts about how civil society could harness the potential of BIDs to be partners in supporting communities.
The aim of London Plus is to strengthen the position of civil society in London and show why it’s needed. We update you on the latest news, events and resources, plus shine the light on some of the innovative projects we have come across.
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?
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.
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.