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SURVIVING WINTER APPEAL

East London Community Foundation has launched their appeal to help elderly and vulnerable people get through the winter. Surviving Winter is a UK-wide campaign created to encourage individuals to donate to help older and vulnerable people affected by the cold winter.

The campaign was instigated by donors who wanted to forgo their Winter Fuel Payment to support those more at risk throughout the winter months.

UK Community Foundations are coordinators of the campaign and East London Community Foundation is running the campaign for our local area. What we collect, thanks to the generosity of the public, will be distributed to local people in need.

All of the money raised in Surviving Winter will be used to provide support to older and vulnerable people who are suffering because of fuel poverty

With rising fuel bills and the prospect of another cold winter, older and vulnerable people are at risk. 5.4 million households are living in fuel poverty and almost half of those are aged over 60. Each year around 20,000 more older people die in winter months than in other months. Last winter there were an estimated 25,400 excess winter deaths.

For every winter-related death there will be dozens of people suffering illness and hardship, isolation, depression and having to choose between eating and heating are all factors.

Donate to your local Surviving Winter fund to help older and vulnerable people in your local community survive this winter by making sure they can afford to stay warm, eat well and remain mobile, as well as help them in practical ways such as ensuring they can make doctor’s appointments, get to the shops, and maintain an active social life.

If you would like to be involved in the appeal in any way, please contact us at anja@elcf.org.uk

You can make your donation here.

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. - Tuesday 22nd November 2011

You are invited to the East London Community Foundation AGM being held at the Forest School, College Place, Snaresbrook, London E17 3PY on Tuesday 22nd November 2011, commencing at 7pm. Ample Parking and light refreshments. Please contact us on 0300 303 1203 or e mail: enquiries@elcf.org.uk if you would like to come along.

CHARITY GOLF DAY on Monday 10th October 2011

A Charity Golf Day was held in support of ELCF at the prestigious Chigwell Golf Course. It was a good day and over £1,000 was raised. We extend a huge thank you to our many new and loyal supporters.

SUMMER BENEFIT EVENT - 30th June 2011

A fantastic evening was had by everyone at this fantastic venue, Shoreditch Studios, in the heart of East London. We extend a huge thank you to our sponsors, donors and supporters that helped make this annual Summer Benefit 2011 a resounding success. Special thanks go to our Sponsors, Weil, Caton Fry, Imaz Ltd, Jupiter Asset Management, Quilter, FrontMedia, RR Donnelly and Legal and General.

We were also fortunate to receive many donated auction items which stirred up lots of interest and certainly added to the excitement of the evening. All of those that supported East London Community Foundation really have helped us to make a difference to the lives of local community groups in East and North East London.

Over £14,000 was raised.

 

WE HAVE MOVED

From 1st September 2010, our principal office and main address for correspondence has changed to:

Unit G12, Office 7 (Upper Floor), Chadwell Heath Ind. Park, Kemp Road, Dagenham RM8 1SL.

The phone number remains unchanged: 0300 303 1203.

Our registered office is now at Old Station Road, Loughton IG10 4PL.

Congratulations to Rowena Harding.

 

 

ELCF was delighted that Rowena Harding had chosen us as her nominated charity for her sponsored run in the Athens Classic Marathon on 31st October. Rowena completed the Marathon and to date has raised over £1,000.

 

 

 

 

New Trustees and Volunteers welcome

Are you interested in donating some time to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of people and groups in East London? If so, why not consider becoming a Volunteer or Trustee with the East London Community Foundation.

We need individuals with skills and expertise in one or more of the following:

  • Marketing
  • Fundraising
  • Financial / investment / tax expertise
  • Legal skills, especially knowledge of charity law
  • General business skills
  • Strategic Grant-making
  • Local community knowledge

Please see the Trustees page for more information and how to apply. If you are interested in a volunteer role please send your c.v. to enquiries@elcf.org.uk

 

Charity Golf Day on Wednesday 6th October 2010

One of our supporters kindly organised a Charity Golf Day in support of ELCF at Chigwell Golf Course on Wednesday 6th October 2010. A great day was had by all. Thank you!

National Express employees boost East London Fund

ELCF received a donation from National Express East Anglia to add to our endowment funds for East and North East London, which will benefit local community groups in Barking & Dagenham, Haringey, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. The money was raised through the companies' employee survey and the donation will be doubled by Grassroots Grants.

ELCF treasurer Steven Carters was delighted to accept the cheque from Liverpool Street Station Manager Colin MacConnachie.

Make a Donation Online

Do you want to help make a Big Difference to help local community groups in East London? If so, you can make a donation to ELCF online directly through The Big Give website or CAFOnline. Your donation will then be doubled by our Grassroots Endowment Match Challenge and will go on to support local community groups and voluntary organisations in Barking & Dagenham, Haringey, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest in perpetuity.

Donate through the Big Give website by clicking here

Donate through the CAF website by clicking here

ELCF welcomes Chair of the Charity Commission

We were delighted to welcome Dame Suzi Leather, the Chair of the Charity Commission, to East London Community Foundation recently. Dame Suzi and her colleague Kensa Cooper came to find out about the important work we do to support small charities and community groups in East and North East London by giving out small grants and advising donors on effective charitable giving.


Dame Suzi Leather and Kensa Cooper met with ELCF Vice Chair David Harris, Acting Director Anja Beinroth, and members of the Haringey Grassroots Grants panel at the premises of Casa de la Salud Hispano-Americana, a small charity which provides health services for Spanish-speakers in London.

Dame Suzi enjoyed her time with us:
"I was particularly interested to learn about the issues faced by the local organsations we met, and it was very heartening to see the passion and commitment of the people that run them. It proved very useful to have both the perspective of you as grantmaker, as well as that of local organisations.

"It was a very interesting and insightful meeting and we learned a huge amount in the short time we were with you. You've certainly given us a lot to think about."

 

 

Board member: Jesse Zigmund JZigmund

East London Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Jesse Zigmund has become a Board member.

Jesse Zigmund is an attorney practicing corporate law with the International Law Firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. A born and bred New Yorker, Jesse has significant experience volunteering in the non-profit sector.

Prior to moving to London, Jesse served as the Chair of the HIV Law Project's young professionals advisory board and as a mentor and volunteer for Good Shepherd Services. Jesse enjoys travelling, exercise, current affairs and reading.

 

 

Board member: Peter Caton BA (Hons)

East London Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Peter Caton has joined the Board.

Peter graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 1998 and worked in London for a number of leading insurance companies, including Standard Life, Scottish Equitable and Clerical Medical. His role was to provide added value services to Independent Financial Advisers in respect of Pensions and Investment products. This career led to Peter being promoted to Senior Sales Consultant in 2003 with Scottish Equitable.

After ten years working for key providers in the insurance industry, in 2007 he decided to join the family business, Caton Fry. In this environment he deals directly with high net worth clients, both individually and in corporate structures, advising on a range of specialist products; he is also able to give a unique insight to and advise on the interaction of taxation and estate planning in specific welath plans. He has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of company and personal pensions.

He currently holds a Diploma in Financial Planning and is working towards attaining the Certified Financial Planner License.

Board member: Alex Mutyaba

East London Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Alex Mutyaba has agreed to join the Board as Treasurer.

Alex is an Accounting, finance, management and innovative consultant educated in Uganda College of Commerce Kabale, Oxford Brookes University, University of Glamorgan and a member of ACCA. He has trained and worked in accounting practice for several years in the United Kingdom. Alex is currently offering accountancy, taxation, creative management and Business development consultancy to both public and private sectors.

As a professional, Alex believes volunteering services to Charities is the way forward to improve the welfare of many people who are less able. We’ve changed our NaNew Board Mem

 

Board member: Jonathan Caton

Jonathan is a Chartered Accountant and Financial Planner. He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1994 and joined PriceWaterhouse (PW) as a trainee accountant. Jonathan gained invaluable experience but always enjoyed working for the small to medium size businesses with a more “hands on approach”.

After PW Jonathan joined the practice and continued his professional qualifications by completing his diploma in financial planning. In 2003 he acquired a practice in London with his wife Kathryn. Over the years Jonathan has developed a broad base of experience dealing with audit, accounting and tax planning for a range of sectors. These include Shipping, Catering, Charities, Artists and the Entertainment industry. Jonathan specialises in dealing with owner managed companies and providing advice for those clients who wish to expand and develop their businesses.

East London Community Foundation - Company Secretary

                     

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL WATTS, BA(Hons) FCCA CTA CF

Michael Watts, Corporate Finance Partner for Haslers, is Company Secretary for East London Community Foundation.

Michael Watts obtained a degree in Accountancy & Finance from the University of Brighton in 1997, joining Haslers a year later.  He was appointed partner in January 2007 and now heads the Corporate Finance Department.

With offices in the City of London and Loughton in Essex, Haslers is a Top 40 UK Firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers servicing the SME sector, mainly owner managed, family run businesses, entrepreneurs and AIM/PLUS quoted companies.

Michael Watts is donating his services to the Foundation.  His appointment ably reflects the growth and development of the Foundation over the past 12 months and its ambitions over the next few years.

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