MONITOR
CHARITY
The Lord Mayor’s Energy to
Transform Lives
Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers
(2009/10), is heading The Lord Mayor’s
Charity Leadership Programme, shining a
light on charity chairmen and how they can be ?
better supported.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of London
Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE
I
am honoured to be promoting the City of
London this year as the 686th Lord
Mayor (and only the second woman
since 1189). I have been overwhelmed by the
support I have received from the Livery and
am looking forward to seeing you all in the
coming year.
The Reference to Energy
I shall be continuing with the theme of The
City in Society but my focus will be on “The
Energy to Transform Lives”, which reflects
my long association with the City as an
energy lawyer specialising in global
electricity industry reforms at CMS Cameron
McKenna to bring cheaper and cleaner energy
to more people. The title refers to my
conviction that the City of London has the
energy and talent for innovation necessary to
serve the needs of society and the
environment at a time that I call the “new
normal”. All of my mayoral programmes are
based on three themes which I feel are critical
to our resource-constrained society:
sustainability, diversity and charity. I hope
that within these mayoral programmes there
will be something of interest for everyone. If I
have a single objective, it would be
inclusiveness and Liverymen have so much to
bring to the party.
Diversity and Inclusion
Now more than ever the City depends upon
?
being able to draw the best talent from an
increasingly diverse and inclusive pool for the
innovation that society now needs. I have put
together a programme of breakfast seminars
and two large conferences, titled “The Power
of Diversity”, to highlight and discuss the ?
critical steps that businesses must take to
maximise the energy that diversity can bring
to business. All proceeds from the programme
will go to The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2014.
A New Approach to the Lord Mayor’s
Appeal
We have abolished the “shut down and start
up from scratch approach” to the Lord
Mayor’s Appeal by the creation of a
permanent charity to provide a long-running
platform for the Appeal. This will enable us to
accept contributions in cash and in kind over
more than one year and to promote giving to a
wider audience. It also enables us to support
smaller charities, particularly those that punch
above the weight that their size might imply
in terms of their impact and outcomes, and
that is exactly my plan!
second biggest and yet highly treatable
cancer killer and works to support all
those affected by it;
Princess Alice Hospice is developing a
new model of hospice care to enable more
people to be reached and supported in
their own homes;
Working Chance is a charity which
places women ex-offenders into jobs with
quality employers, enabling them and
their children to cross the social divide
from exclusion to contribution; and
Raleigh International provides young
people from underprivileged backgrounds
with life changing experiences that
contribute to their own personal growth
and the development of communities in
need around the world.
Fundraising is at the heart of the Appeal
programme but there is also a strong
commitment to mentoring, helping to raise the
profiles of these charities and opening up new
sources of funding for the future.
How You Can Help
We are always open to offers of help, so
please contact my Lord Mayor’s Appeal
team on 020 7332 1582 if you would like to
be involved. There are lots of fun and
affordable events and we are determined to
reach a wider audience!
Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2014 is supporting The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of London
four community-based charities that all have
“the energy to transform lives”:
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Tomorrow’s City
“Tomorrow’s City” is a programme of events
and dialogue which focuses on how the City
can best ensure its future success as a “city of
cities” and a “city for cities” by enabling long
-term value creation for an increasing urban
population that is conscious of the
environment more than ever before.
Charity Leadership and Social Investment
My husband Nicholas, Past Master of the
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The New Lord Mayor of The City of London Fiona Woolf CBE emerges from The Guildhall
September 30, 2013
Photos by: Clive Totman Photography