March 26, 2026
Rethinking Funding Decisions: What Happens When Power Is Shared
As Propel moves into a new phase of long-term funding, we have reflected on how its decision-making processes have evolved. This…
The impetus behind each collaboration could come from funders asking the Collaboration Circle to host it, or from civil society and community groups asking for funders to come together on a topic. Or it could be driven by us all working together to identify an issue and build a movement of organisations to design and deliver the solution.
What’s important is a commitment to the principles of collaboration, equity and learning that are at its heart.
Propel Long Term Grants is a seven-year funding programme designed to support organisations leading long-term systems change in London. The programme focuses on organisations led by and for communities experiencing structural inequality, recognising that lasting change requires time, trust and sustained investment.
March 26, 2026
As Propel moves into a new phase of long-term funding, we have reflected on how its decision-making processes have evolved. This…
May 19, 2026
Seventeen organisations working to address some of London’s most deep-rooted inequalities are receiving over £19.7 million in long-term funding, through grants…
January 28, 2026
Backing long-term, community-led, systems change across London
As organisations committed to creating change, we all want to make the biggest difference possible.
But to achieve long term change, we need to be better at putting our resources together to address the issues that affect us collectively. This is where Collaboration Circle comes in.
We'd love to talk to you about how we can collaborate, or your ideas for a potential pooled fund. Whatever stage you're at, let's have a conversation.