# Event Details - **Event Name**: Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Explore the real politics of ‘community-led’ work—who holds the power, who defines impact, and how we can build true partnerships.About this EventEveryone loves to talk about “community-led” work, but when the money, metrics and decisions still sit with funders and institutions, how community-led is it really?The Politics of Participation pulls back the curtain on the quiet power struggles shaping today’s participatory research and engagement. From who defines “impact” to who decides what counts as success, this event unpacks how control, accountability and trust play out when community voices meet institutional agendas.This isn’t theory. It’s the lived tension at the heart of doing research for and with communities. Our speakers bring frontline insight into how funders, organisations and grassroots leaders can navigate and disrupt those tensions to build something fairer, bolder and more effective.? Palma Black – CEO & Founder, Soul Purpose 360? Lennina Ofori – CEO & Founder, Principal Housing? Third speaker TBCTogether, we’ll explore:How funding structures shape and sometimes distort what “participation” meansThe risks of calling work community-led when communities aren’t leadingReal-world examples of rebalancing power, from funding decisions to governance and designExpect challenge, debate and inspiration in equal measure. This session will spark an honest reckoning with the systems that claim to support equity while quietly maintaining control and it will spotlight those building alternatives rooted in trust, redistribution and genuine partnership.If you’ve ever felt the friction between good intentions and structural reality, this conversation is for you. Come ready to question, to connect and to imagine what real power-sharing looks like in practice.Our Nuff Sed events are CPD accredited, recognising the value of continued learning and professional development within participatory and community-led research. Attendees can earn 3 CPD points for each session they attend, making participation not only an opportunity for connection and reflection but also a contribution to their ongoing professional growth.Agenda?: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PMRegistration & Networking?: 05:30 PM - 05:15 PMWelcome & IntroductionHost: Valerie Chung?: 05:15 PM - 07:15 PMInteractive Panel Discussion & Q&A?: 07:15 PMThank Yous & GoodbyesHost: Valerie Chung?: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PMNetworking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/community-led-or-funder-led-the-politics-of-participation/100001967729301310 - **Event Categories**: business, contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Old Laundry - **lat**: 51.47031029999999 - **long**: -0.1218813 - **full address**: The Old Laundry, Eastcote Street, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/5de144faf578de0078d651a5f59b8eed66e05ee2b8d14bb6e0e4d6c6bb30c727-rimg-w1200-h600-dc030203-gmir.jpg?v=1763626018 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation being held? - **A:** Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Old Laundry, Eastcote Street, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation? - **A:** Community-Led or Funder-Led? The Politics of Participation is organized by Sedulous CIC. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Community-Led or Funder-Led? 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