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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: 2


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 56 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

    May 10, 2022

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2019

    Very honest and understanding

    Pros

    Gives more than money 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?

    2019

    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

    Supports londoners from disadvantahed backgrounds

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

    Continue to support projects that make an impact to their local community.

    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?

    No

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    Reply from City Bridge Trust

    Mar 22, 2023

    Thank you very much for your feedback, we really appreciate it.

    Mar 17, 2022

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2019

    City Bridge Trust value Lived Experience and they like to support people with Lived Experience and passion for inclusion, human rights and community-led change.

    Pros

    Positive leader in the field Gives more than money Risk taker Culturally sensitive Insightful 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?

    2019

    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

    Establishing an open and supportive relationship with the organisations they fund.

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

    Consider the wider funding environment and what power you have to work collaboratively to create more level playing fields and address some of the monopoly of larger national, NON Lived Experience led Charities.

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Reply from City Bridge Trust

    Mar 22, 2023

    Many thanks for your feedback, we are pleased that we are living our values.

    Mar 7, 2022

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2021

    Very long process, recieved the funding several months late. Internal change of staff at their end which held us up.

    Pros

    Positive leader in the field Builds relationships

    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?

    2021

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Average

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

    Average

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

    Make your application portal smoother, feels very dated and some questions feel overlapping

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

    If you believe the contents of this review are inappropriate please contact us via email.


    Reply from City Bridge Trust

    Mar 22, 2023

    Thank you for your feedback and apologies that the process took so long. We are working to improve our response times.

    Feb 28, 2022

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2019

    It was a straight forward online funding application and all information and guidance was available online as well. The questions were relatively easy as we had received funding in the previous rounds of the London Community Response Fund so we were familiar with the questions we needed to answer.

    Pros

    Positive leader in the field Gives more than money Insightful Friendly Builds relationships Likes site visits 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?

    2019

    How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

    Excellent

    Easily accessible online

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

    Excellent

    We have previously received funding from the City Bridge Trust.

    Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

    Its website is very good. Grant Officers are excellent, very helpful. When we first applied we had a on site visit by [Team Member] which has enabled us to discuss the work of of our organisation and the need we were addressing very effectively.

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

    Maybe more case studies and details of the projects funded by City Bridge Trust. help to avoid any duplication if from the same borough.

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Reply from City Bridge Trust

    Mar 22, 2023

    Many thanks for your review, we are glad to hear that that questions we are asking are relatively easy.

    Feb 25, 2022

    Funded for amount requested - applied in 2019

    Bid writer be prepared

    Pros

    Positive leader in the field

    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?

    2019

    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

    communicates well

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

    work more with BAME comapnies

    How was your relationship overall with the funder?

    Excellent

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    Reply from City Bridge Trust

    Mar 22, 2023

    Thank you for your feedback. We are currently working to improve our reach across all communities in London.