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City Bridge Foundation

We provide grants and use our resources to help communities foster connections, become more resilient and build a more equal London.

Overview

Total reviews: 1


What was the overall relationship with the funder?
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How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
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How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
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How many hours did your grant application take?

Median hours

Top descriptors for this funder
57 Responsive
53 Friendly
51 Positive leader in the field
49 Builds relationships
47 Understands nonprofits and issues
45 Gives more than money

Latest Reviews

    Sep 22, 2023

    applied in 2023

    Ensure you have documentation and governance up to date.

    Pros

    Friendly Likes site visits Responsive

    Cons

    What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

    Grant currently pending

    If you were funded tell us the outcome

    What year was this experience?

    2023

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Average

    Good rather than average- the online portal was being relaunched so IT issues were prevalent.

    How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?

    Excellent

    Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

    Feedback on the application

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Jul 24, 2023

    applied in 2023

    The funding guidelines are simple to follow. The questions are a logical way to explain the project you are applying for. The main positive is the phone call with the funder to discuss the application further, it felt very collaborative, solution focused and whilst thorough and following a process it did not feel stressful.

    Pros

    Friendly Builds relationships Understands nonprofits and issues Openminded Responsive

    Cons

    What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

    Grant currently pending

    If you were funded tell us the outcome

    What year was this experience?

    2023

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Excellent

    How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?

    Excellent

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Jul 5, 2023

    Funded for lesser amount - applied in 2023

    There is good intention at the fund and they are conscious to ensure that there is consideration given to and funds made available to projects that are London based and which represent the interests of marginalised communities.

    Pros

    Gives more than money Culturally sensitive Friendly Builds relationships Understands nonprofits and issues Openminded Responsive

    Cons

    What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

    Grant currently pending

    If you were funded tell us the outcome

    Funded for lesser amount

    What year was this experience?

    2023

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Excellent

    How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?

    Excellent

    They appear to fund a wide reaching community of beneficiaries and projects initiated by those with lived experiences. There is a transparency in how decisions are made in that applicants are sent the link to view committee meetings and it was clear when I looked at the recording of the meeting that considered our bid, that there was representation around the table, which is important.

    If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

    The monitoring and evaluation framework written work requires a lot of time and consideration - it is probably worth ensuring that those with less experience of writing grant applications but who have the passion and ability to work with communities are supported with some of the application process in terms of writing. It is also worth indicating how long the application should take to write. I am an experienced grant fundraiser, so this is not so much an issue for me, but I am aware of other people from other organisations who have applied for funding (not to CBT but to others) and who have not understood the level of detail and time needed to really respond to what is being asked.

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

    Is there anything else that's be useful for others to know to understand this funder?

    As well as a written application, assessment included an over 2 hour discussion with who has since been allocated as my grants manager, she was very good at putting me at ease and it was really clear she was not just doing a job, but was genuinely interested in social justice/ equality agendas. Her write up of our programme when I later looked at the case she presented to the committee to make decisions on funding showed me she fully absorbed our conversation and the issues that racially minoritised leaders delivering to their communities can face. I found this part of the process - a face to face conversation - to be so important, it was all about creating human connection and respect for the work.

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    Jul 5, 2023

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2023

    Make sure that you have your project completely planned out and you are confident in knowing all aspects of it. Also ensure it is a team effort putting the application together and when talking to the funder about the project.

    Pros

    Friendly Builds relationships Likes site visits Understands nonprofits and issues Openminded Responsive

    Cons

    What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

    Current or former grantee

    If you were funded tell us the outcome

    Funded for amount requested

    What year was this experience?

    2023

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Excellent

    How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?

    Excellent

    Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

    They were really good at trying to understand the project and the outcomes we are trying to achieve. Having a site visit to discuss the application was really good as I think this is the best way for a funder to understand the project.

    If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

    To give more core funding rather than having funding streams all based on project funding

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Jul 5, 2023

    Funded for greater amount - applied in 2023

    Do research to find suitable suitable grant programme prior to completing a proposal

    Pros

    Positive leader in the field Gives more than money Friendly Likes site visits Understands nonprofits and issues Responsive

    Cons

    What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

    Current or former grantee

    If you were funded tell us the outcome

    Funded for greater amount

    What year was this experience?

    2023

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Excellent

    Good process and the zoom second stage assessment process was very useful

    How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?

    Excellent

    Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

    Really help you go through your organisation needs and are thorough with the assessment process. Also, really helped us access additional resources

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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