Welcome to London Funders July 2008 e-bulletin - Issue 21

	LF Secretariat Note from the editor Update on cohesion guidance from London Funders' Director London Funders website and communications sub group London Funders Autumn Members’ Event – funding faith communities Project Groups update New Members
	Publications and resources  A Guide to Equality and Diversity Gaps & solutions: supporting London's equality sectors Just Change – strategies for increasing philanthropic impact Turning risk into return Connect and include Just Care? A fresh approach to adult services Lost Property Report: homelessness in the UK High Quality Care for All The Future for regional governance London culture and 2012 Understanding the Public Services Industry Public Services and the Third Sector, rhetoric and reality
	External News New PQASSO release Update on borough Indicators Futurebuilders New Tender Fund New match funding from v Rosa - new fund to tackle women’s issues Quasi-equity to support the VCS Communitybuilders Research on scale of social enterprise Voice4Change critises cohesion guidance Office of the Third Sector Advisory Panel New commission on funding of civil society Third Sector Research Centre Social return on investment group launched Website to attract London 2012 volunteers Replacements for Section 64 grants
	Member News Big Lottery Fund Capacitybuilders Church Urban Fund City Bridge Trust City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London Jack Petchey Foundation King's Fund London Development Agency Red Ochre UnLtd
	Research, Consultations and Scoping Projects Travellers Aid Trust consultation Consultation on the Olympic Park legacy Compact powers to be reviewed Into Sports – public consultation on sports lottery funding Green Paper on welfare and employment
	HR, Training and Events Training: Strong Foundations Events: Gypsies and travellers, a conference to explore ways to achieve more informed and effective grantmaking Participatory Budgeting Conference Reduce Unemployment and Tackle Worklessness The Great Monitoring & Evaluation Debate Mind the Gap – developing third sector people and skills Improving patients' experiences: developing high quality care