The Clothworkers' Company

This FREE virtual seminar, What #Trustees Need to Know About AI, is still open for booking! Clear your schedule and register your place for 26 March. Register via our partners at NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) https://lnkd.in/eeQJYssb

🗳️ Election Day is this Thursday, 20th March in the City of London. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ⬇️ Meet your Common Council candidates and find your polling station on our website: www.speakforthecity.com

How can trustees be more adaptive & systemic? Charities are adopting more agile ways of working. But many trustees feel tension between being flexible & ensuring effective oversight. Our event will guide you through what more adaptive strategy approaches means for governance. Link to sign up in comments.

#WorldBookDay We have several bills for buying books in our series of bills and receipts. The one chosen for today is dated November 2nd 1741. ‘The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers Bought of John Brotherton at the Bible next Tom’s Coffee House in Cornhill’ 9 dozen (ie 108) copies of The Whole Duty of Man for £6 and 6 shillings, and then paid an extra 18 shillings ‘For Lettering in Gold’. This meant each copy was worth around £7.90 in modern terms. The bill head is engraved with an illustration of a book (or a bible). Addresses were not as fixed as they are today, with building numbers and postcodes – instead commercial establishments often displayed a sign and those nearby referred to them if they didn’t have their own. There were many coffee houses in this area and the very first one is said to have opened in an alley off Cornhill in the mid-17th century. Brotherton’s bookshop and Tom’s Coffee House both feature on contemporary maps. The Whole Duty of Man is a ‘high church’ Protestant devotional work first published anonymously in 1658. Perhaps The Company bought them to hand out to apprentices or new Freemen. We still have an edition in the Library today, printed in 1856 ‘For the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers’, with gold lettering on the front cover stating ‘The gift of The Clothworkers’ Company’. #CityOfLondon #SquareMile #CultureMile #GreatXII #ClothworkersHall #LivingHistory #HistoryGram #InstaHistory #LondonHistory #Archives Find this document (CL/D/007/009/159) and over 6000 more bills and receipts in our catalogue, which can be accessed from https://lnkd.in/eETc_Xjy

We hold two Freedom Receptions each year, to engage Members with the work of The Company and Foundation and provide an opportunity for them to connect with other Members. THURS, 20 MARCH: This year we are excited to offer Members a private tour inside the vaults of the Tower of London for an exclusive viewing of the Crown Jewels, followed by drinks and refreshments at a nearby venue. Invitations have been sent to eligible Members. Space is limited; register by 28 Feb.

I am delighted to have joined The Clothworkers' Company with an official court session of freedom admission ceremony yesterday. Being a Clothworker is an honour and joining a livery with a rich and impressive history, prioritising charitable activities and continuing the legacy work of the City of London with national impact makes me proud. A huge shout out to the immediate past master Tom Ingham Clark who introduced me to the world of Clothworkers and exposed me to so many brilliant Clothworker people which led to my decision to join the company. I look forward to contributing to this impressive company as a Clothworker.

📢 🎉 Calling all charities! The consultation for The Charity Digital Code of Practice is officially open! I'd love for you to get involved. As Chair, I'm really keen to hear from as many charities as possible – big, small, and everything in between – so we can make sure the draft updated Code is genuinely useful and reflects the realities of navigating the digital world today. This year's consultation is particularly exciting. For the first time, the new draft Code includes: - Guidance on using AI, recognising its growing importance to charities - Increased guidance on data, to help improve decision making - A bigger emphasis on inclusion, making sure the Code helps create a digital world that works for everyone. ...and much more. Your feedback is so important. Whether you're a digital expert or just starting out, your insights will help us refine these new areas, as well as the existing guidance, and make it a truly valuable resource for the whole sector. Have your say and help us shape a Code that empowers charities to thrive in the digital age. Just follow the links below for the consultation that's right for your organisation: Large charities: https://lnkd.in/eAYXTBxq Small charities: https://lnkd.in/esuuN2GJ Thank you to the Charity Digital team who have worked so hard to pull together the new version. And thank you to The Clothworkers' Company WCIT Charity and Resource For London whose support has made the Code update possible. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Everything you tell us will shape the future of digital and AI best practice in the charity sector. This is your Code, and by having your say we can make sure it works for you. #Charities #DigitalTransformation #ArtificialIntelligence

THAT'S A WRAP! 📣 Thank you for entering the Charity Governance Awards, sharing your story and helping us inspire others for the tenth and final year! 🙏 Registration is now closed for #CharityGov25. Those with incomplete entries on the system have been emailed with one last chance to submit their entries before it is too late. Email us at Info@CharityGovernanceAwards.co.uk if you have any questions. We're so grateful to all the #charities that have taken time to tell recognise the work their #trustees are doing and help us raise the bar of good #charity governance across the UK. 🤩 Watch this space! The shortlist will be announced in April, and representatives from all short-listed charities will be invited to a complimentary Awards Ceremony and Celebration in June. The awards are sponsored by The Clothworkers' Company in partnership with Prospectus | B Corp, NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) and Reach Volunteering. In addition to cash prizes for winners and runners-up, all short-listed charities will receive a membership to Association of Chairs and training opportunities with Cause4.

JUST OVER 24 HOURS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY. Don't Miss Out! Deadline is tomorrow (12 Feb, noon). Has your board of #trustees shown outstanding leadership, created meaningful change, or helped your #charity thrive? Share your story and inspire others by submitting an entry! With free entry, cash prizes, and fantastic rewards, there's no reason to wait - and you could win £6,000 (and a lot more) for your charity! Submit your entry before 12 February (noon): https://lnkd.in/e8PfERrd With partners The Clothworkers' Company Prospectus | B Corp NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) and Reach Volunteering

Great FREE learning and development opportunity for #charity #trustees from NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) - see below for topical and interesting seminar. NPC is one of our long-standing partners, working towards improving charity governance across the UK, which includes our Charity Governance Awards. If you've got a great board and want to share your story to inspire others (and maybe earn great prizes like cash and training opportunities for your charity), submit your FREE #CharityGov2025 entry by Wed, 12 Feb (noon) - that's just a few days away! More information at: https://lnkd.in/eEgnptw