The Power of Inclusion seminar September 14, 2020 | Sponsored The fourth Power of Inclusion seminar in our 2020 series was sponsored by Standard Chartered, titled Diversity at the top: leading from above. It focused on the importance of inclusive workplace cultures and explore how to create a culture of belonging where those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds are able to be themselves and succeed in [...]
How City businesses are going digital for City Giving Day September 7, 2020 | Sponsored This year, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s City Giving Day celebrations will be somewhat different. Many organisations, both new and old, will have to rethink the way they organise events. And we’ve been thrilled that companies have embraced the chance to broaden their horizons and find even more creative ways to support our communities. They are [...]
Charity sector to suffer 60,000 job losses due to coronavirus August 19, 2020 The charity sector has lost more than 25,000 jobs since the coronavirus pandemic began and a further 35,000 could go, according to new data. Analysis of a survey of 455 charities has revealed that there are an estimated five times as many redundancies as the official 5,400 that have been announced. The research from Pro Bono [...]
Power of Inclusion events continue to raise awareness July 1, 2020 | Sponsored In the second of the popular Power of Inclusion events we continued to raise awareness of structural barriers and internal beliefs that stop those from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds progressing in their careers. The session focussed on recruitment and what it looks like to hire the best talent there is irrespective of their background or route into [...]
City of London Corporation donates £200,000 to cancer charity June 24, 2020 The City of London Corporation has donated £200,000 through its City Bridge Trust to a Hammersmith-based charity that helps people cope with the financial impact of cancer. Maggie’s, which has 23 centres across the UK, will use the funds to employ a specialist welfare rights and benefits adviser, to help those diagnosed with cancer seek [...]
Life after lockdown: Returning to the classroom won’t be straightforward for our vulnerable children June 24, 2020 2020 is not the year anyone expected. The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of millions: people have lost jobs, been furloughed or taken pay cuts, and purse strings have tightened as a result. The impact has been especially hard on this country’s disadvantaged families — in particular, children’s education. It is a challenge I [...]
How to encourage your employees to their mental health share stories? June 15, 2020 | Sponsored On Thursday 11 June 2020 The Lord Mayor’s Appeal welcomed over 70 people to the second in our This is Me 2020 webinar series. The focus was on ‘How to encourage your employees to share stories’ as part of the programme that supports organisations to create healthier and more inclusive workplace cultures. We know that [...]
An introduction to social mobility: What is it and why is it important? June 8, 2020 | Sponsored On Thursday 4 June over 100 people gathered online to explore the issue and ask the question ‘An introduction to social mobility: What is it and why is it important?’ in the first of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s Power of Inclusion series, which this year focuses on social mobility. The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor [...]
Join in the Virtual Big Sing to raise funds for The Lord Mayor’s Appeal May 29, 2020 | Sponsored Recent weeks have seen choirs getting together via Zoom, people from across the country gather together in the BBC Lockdown Orchestra for You Got The Love, and new virtual singing groups popping up. These things bring us together at a time when community and connection is so important. And singing has been shown to have [...]
Telling your mental health story through film May 22, 2020 | Sponsored Over the last few years The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s This is Me initiative has been encouraging businesses to support employees to share their experiences of mental health at work. This might be an existing mental health issue, a recently diagnosed condition, something exacerbated by work or entirely unrelated. What we do know is that the [...]