Camden Giving in the news: Third Sector, Civil Society, and UK Fundraising

Media roundup, 12 September 2025.

Camden Giving has been highlighting the impact that proposed council cuts could have on an over-stretched voluntary sector working with disadvantaged communities across London:

Third Sector: Natasha Friend: The new council funding system will put more strain on charities, 3 September 2025

Civil Society: Grantmaker warns proposed cuts to London councils’ funding could impact charities, 19 August 2025

UK Fundraising: Camden Giving warns that changes to proposed government funding formulas for councils will place charities under greater pressure, 15 August 2025

Director Natasha Friend and Chair Robin Morgan-Chu also recently joined Third Sector Podcast to explain how the grantmaker puts decision making in the hands of people with lived experience, and why safeguarding is key to making this work.

Hear what makes their participatory approach different and why it’s needed now:

🎧 Third Sector Podcast: Why more funders should consider a shift to participatory grantmaking, 25 July 2025