Foundation for Future London

Who we are

Foundation for Future London is a charity that builds and creates community equity and empowerment using the vehicles of arts, culture, heritage, sport and the environment to help communities realise their potential.

The Foundation’s work centres on programme delivery and fund giving, through capacity building, community leadership and exchange, safer spaces, grassroot programming, strategic investment, advocacy and policy change. Our work is vital to tackle inequalities and provide opportunities. We do this with a unique partnership approach, connecting, genuine co-design and participatory practices.

To date, we work with over 400 grassroots organisations and have provided over 35,000 training, employment, young people and entrepreneurial opportunities. Our user-centred theory of change determines the direct social impact the Foundation’s work is making.

Our culture and values

Vision

Through our cross-borough working and with a unique model of investment and engagement, we want to see our East London communities empowered to become resilient and thriving and to develop prosperous and sustainable creative and social economies.creative and social economies.

This will be achieved through access to equitable opportunities and fair regeneration throughout East London with dynamic and life-changing possibilities for all.

Mission

• To be the first-choice organisation for servicing the building offor servicing the building of
  partnerships, funding programmes,partnerships, funding programmes, investment strategies and models of excellence; to improve economic opportunities for our East London communities
• To be recognised as a thought leader with a unique model for co-design, participatory approaches and capacity building mechanisms
• Our fundraising and grant-giving activities will be underpinned to nurture inclusive local economies and will be built on our unique co-designed participatory model, deep-rooted community knowledge and networks
• To connect our communities and stakeholders in and around thestakeholders in and around the QEOP and East Bank to the wider four borough communities and grassroots organisations that make our boroughs unique