TOGETHER
UNITING PEOPLE AND MONEY FOR CHANGE
Introducing a new space for collaboration
The Collaboration Circle brings together funders and civil society partners to re-think traditional grant-making and design a more equitable  way to pool our money and expertise. But why is this so important, and why now? James Banks, CEO of London Funders and Chair of the Collaboration Circle’s Board of Directors, takes us on the journey of how we got here.
NEWS 21 MAY 2024
This first collaboration – the Propel Long Term Grants Programme - is being held by Collaboration Circle on behalf of The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, and City Bridge Foundation, London's biggest independent charity funder. It will see £34m distributed to London’s Communities over the next seven years.
LEARNING 14 October 2025
We have the potential to help transform the wider grant-making landscape and redefine how social justice work is enabled in the UK and beyond.
CLOSER TO
COMMUNITIES
embedding the input of civil society from the start
SHARE
POWER
funders and civil society will take risks, make decisions, and test new ideas together
UNLOCK
LEARNING
creating a learning culture which can challenge, inspire and change the wider funding system