Woburn Place Collaborative gets to work

On 22 September directors and trustees of around 15 mainly UK-based foundations came together in London to discuss the possibilities of working more closely together (at least another 10 are interested but were unable to attend). This was the first full meeting of the Woburn Place Collaborative (WPC) (earlier steering group meetings have been taking place in the offices of the Association of Charitable Foundations in Woburn Place). This informal group of foundations aims to support more progressive social change philanthropy – though the language used to describe this has been an issue from the beginning – and to enhance the research and development capacity of foundations in this area.