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5 Reasons to Volunteer this Student Volunteering Week

It's Student Volunteering Week! Volunteering provides a diverse set of opportunities and avenues for both personal and professional growth. By dedicating time and skills to important causes, volunteering has the potential to shape perspectives and foster an important sense of...

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Remember a charity, leave a lasting impact

Every gift in every Will, however large or small, makes a difference. Gifts in Wills help us plan for the future and invest in innovative and inspiring projects and research, (like the ones you have read about in this newsletter),...

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Ian Davies becomes Vice President of Vision Foundation

With this appointment we are cementing a new relationship for years to come, as subsequent Masters of the Worshipful Company will also have the opportunity to take on the role of Vice President....

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Huntly Taylor FBDO becomes a Vice President of Vision Foundation

With this appointment we are cementing a new relationship for years to come, as subsequent Masters of the Worshipful Company will also have the opportunity to take on the role of Vice President....

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The Vision Foundation appoints three new trustees

The Vision Foundation has appointed Dr Amit Patel, Darren Barker and Victoria Currey as new trustees on its Board. ...

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Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett joins as Vision Foundation Vice President

We are delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Lord David Blunkett has joined us as Vice President of the Vision Foundation. Together, we can drive the changes needed to ensure a better future for London’s sight loss community. ...

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Coronavirus – the Vision Foundation’s response

The Vision Foundation recognises that the covid-19 outbreak is an exceptional event that will have an impact on London's civil society groups, and we are offering reassurance that we stand with the sight loss sector during this time....

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Great Giving award for the Vision Foundation

We are delighted to have been named the winner of the Great Giving Award at the annual Social Change Awards 2020 organised by the Directory of Social Change....

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The business view on helping London’s blind community into work

Pensions guru, Alan Pickering, shares his personal story of sight loss and his views on what London should do to improve the employment prospects of blind and partially sighted people...

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