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A MESSAGE
FROM THE
LORD MAYOR
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal
The Power of Diversity
The Charity Leadership Programme
Tomorrow’s City
Your Support
Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London
Going into 2014, I am feeling energised from my
experiences as Lord Mayor so far. It was a
pleasure to host the Masters and Clerks at my
Address to the Livery in November and to
introduce everyone to my ‘686 Plan’, named after
me being the 686th Lord Mayor. The four
programmes which make up the 686 Plan – The
Lord Mayor’s Appeal, the Power of Diversity
breakfasts and conferences, the Charity
Leadership Programme, and the Tomorrow’s
City programme – have all started with a bang!
- With your help,
the Appeal hopes to raise £2 million for my four
benefitting charities: Beating Bowel Cancer,
Princess Alice Hospice, Raleigh International and
Working Chance. Fundraising is at the heart of
the Appeal programme but there is also a strong
commitment to mentor, help raise the profiles of
these charities and open up new sources of
funding for the future.
- The Power of
Diversity programme has been designed to
capture the benefits of diversity for the
innovation that City businesses need to seize the
opportunities of the “new normal”. The first
breakfast, Attaining Power, was a huge success as
100 of the programme’s sponsors and an array of
corporate managers engaged in a discussion
about the skills needed to achieve power. There
are four more Power of Diversity breakfasts to
come, as well as two major conferences taking
place this summer.
- During
2014 there will be three receptions providing the
opportunity for charity Chairs, Chief Executives,
funders and leaders to network and share
experiences and knowledge. Each of the
receptions will have a social focus.
- In keeping with my role as
Lord Mayor to promote the business and
financial service sectors, the Tomorrow’s City
programme is setting out how the City can best
ensure its future success through long-term value
creation. The opening events have focused on
forward looking financial services regulation,
integrated reporting and new models of long-
term finance for infrastructure.
I hope you will join me for some of the evening
events at The Mansion House and breakfasts at
my home law firm, CMS, which will be
continuing the dialogue of this programme.
- If I have a single objective, it
would be inclusiveness and Liverymen have so
much to bring to the party. It has been a joy to
see so many of your friendly faces over the last
two months, and I hope to greet many more of
you over the coming year.
Thank you for all you have done to support me
as Lord Mayor and The Lord Mayor’s Appeal.
There is certainly more to come!
For the full list of fundraising events and for more
information about The Lord Mayor’s Appeal and
Power of Diversity programmes please visit the
Lord Mayor’s Appeal website: