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OneRichmond is being set up by Hampton Fund and RPLC, two local grant-making charities with a long history and grassroots knowledge of the local community.

Why a new charity for Richmond?

Research by RPLC and Hampton Fund found that the perception of Richmond as a wealthy borough masks hidden deprivation and disadvantage. This misconception impacts on investment coming into the borough, which creates an even greater disparity between wealth and disadvantage. We’re on a mission to address this. We want to bring the local community together and work to improve the lives and opportunities of disadvantaged and vulnerable people across the borough and immediately surrounding areas.

How will we do this?

We believe that with knowledge comes change. By looking at data, we think it’s like taking the temperature of the whole borough. It’s not the numbers that are interesting, it’s what they tell us about the lives behind the numbers. This approach allows us to identify and tackle head on the key forces driving deprivation and disadvantage across the borough. Evidence is at the heart of what we do.

What have we done over the last year?

We’ve been busy working behind the scenes since April to get OneRichmond up and running! Governance has been our priority and we are in the throes of registering as a new independent charity with the Charity Commission. We are delighted to have recruited seven members for our board of trustees. We have listened to the needs of the community and commissioned an analysis of existing publicly available data, which will support and inform our work. By analysing data we can identify the gaps and target specific areas of need.

What happens next?

Our team is expanding and we are looking for an individual to join us in a newly created role of Fundraising and Communication Lead (click here for more details). The deadline for applications is Friday 9th February. Contact Rebecca McLoughlin, Development Director, at rebecca@onerichmond.org.uk if you’d like to discuss this.

We will be working with our board of trustees to identify our early priorities for support, build awareness of our mission, bring in new funding and challenge misconceptions of Richmond being a wealthy borough. We want to support, champion and amplify the voices of charities supporting vulnerable communities across the borough. Our vision is to revive the spirit of local philanthropy by partnering with the local community to support us.

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