Our office is based in Stratford, East London. We are an agile organisation and offer flexible working options to our staff, either remotely, from home or at the office.
Since March 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, our team has been working successfully from home and will continue to do so until it is safe for us to meet and work together again. Therefore, working from home is totally fine with us.
We are aware of the difficulties of working through Covid-19 and maintaining a work/life balance. Supporting each other as a team is important, and we encourage our staff to look after their mental, physical and emotional health.
We have now began a measured return to offices, meeting weekly as a team in Stratford.
Our team includes the following roles:
- CEO
- Director of Programmes and Communications
- Director of Fundraising & Development
- Head of Finance
- Grants and Programmes Manager
- Communications Manager
- Business & Governance Manager
- Database and Development Officer
Our work is supported by a Board of Trustees and a non-executive Creative Advisory Committee.
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Our Achievements 2019-2022
Opened the Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, an exciting five year programme that aims to invest £10 million into the local communities of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest. This flagship project is already providing opportunities into new jobs, learning, training and educational programmes through the means of arts, culture, innovation, public realm and creative placemaking. Now in its third year, the Fund has already awarded a total of £2,011,194 to 133 projects in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest through its community grant strand, set to benefit 15,000 people.
Including:
- Launch of the £1.7m New Talent Future Leaders programme with East Bank partners
- Support for The Talent House, a vibrant new creative hub and permanent home for East London Dance and UD
And with the support of the City of London grant we have
- Awarded £349,000 to 60 projects, programmes and initiatives co-funded by City of London, plus
- Launched £50,000 inaugural Fusion Prize, in partnership with Culture Mile, to open support innovative approaches to up-skill the next generation of London’s workforce focusing on ‘fusion skills’