LONDON, UK, 29 August 2019 - Islington Giving today announced a new partnership with the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity which will be contributing £90,000 over three years towards the coalition.
The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is a grant funder, founded in the late nineteenth century with investment income on assets given by the Goldsmiths’ Company over the centuries. Its Board of Trustees is made up of members of the Goldsmiths’ Company’s Court of Assistants.
In a statement announcing the new partnership, Islington Giving Chair Rob Hull said, “We are thrilled to have another major funder join the Islington Giving board. It is a recognition of the valuable work being carried out by a coalition of voluntary and private sector partners in support of our local Islington community . We look forward to gaining insights and support from the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity as we continue to develop the Islington Giving model.”
Ciorsdan Brown, Head of Charitable Partnerships & Strategy at the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity said: “ Both the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity and Islington Giving are united by a common aim: to do good, better . We are excited to be able to contribute at such a hyper-local level and continue to develop and evolve our giving model to remain an outward looking and collaborative charity.
We are delighted to join the coalition and look forward to working with some fantastic partners from both the voluntary and private sectors. Joining Islington Giving presents a natural fit, given our close physical proximity to Islington which is often described by our members as ‘on our doorstep’.”