Richmond Foundation

Who we are

We are an independent charitable foundation that helps people in the London Borough of Richmond to build healthy and fulfilling lives.

Our funding and support empowers people with opportunities and resources to unlock their full potential.

Our culture and values

Our mission is to be a trusted and collaborative partner who embraces bold ideas and responds flexibly to change.

Our funding helps ensure Richmond’s residents can access high quality support and have fair access to opportunities

Our values

Integrity: We are a trusted partner and do what we say we will

Excellence: We are experts in our field and actively share good practice

Collaborative: We embrace partnership working and make a collective impact with our partners

Agile: We are flexible and responsive to changing needs

Ambitious: We support innovative ideas and practice

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We recognise that there are intersecting inequalities in our community. These are shaped by layers of structural disadvantage and discrimination, which lead to financial hardship and social exclusion. As an organisation distributing resources, we are aware of the power imbalances in grant-making and are committed to ensuring our funding empowers people with opportunities and support to unlock their full potential.

We are committed to ongoing learning and inclusive governance internally, through DEI training and resources, and by listening to our partner organisations and the communities they serve. We strive towards embedding DEI in all our work and partnerships, guided by our values. We uphold our value of “integrity” by doing what we say we will and by making our DEI action plans and progress, as well as all our grant data, accessible to the public. We drive external change by supporting our partners through sharing good practice.

We are committed to:

1. Invest time and resources in understanding and defining diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    

2. Produce and review strategies that will implement DEI in our practices and funding activities.
    

3. Collect, track and publish DEI data on our practices and performance.
    

4. Work towards a diverse trustee board and staff team, both in terms of demographics and experience.
    

5. Express our DEI commitment, policies and practices publicly and make ourselves accountable to others.
    

6. Use our influence to collaborate, advocate for and advance DEI practices.
    

Our DEI Framework is structured around ACF’s 2019 report on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Pillars of Stronger Foundation Practice.