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Introduction

The John Lewis Foundation was established in 2008, with the primary aim of’ supporting the communities’ where John Lewis’ suppliers operate throughout the world.

Since then, it has supported many projects, from a school for girls in India in the region where many of our handmade rugs come from, to supporting cotton farmers in growing more sustainable cotton for John Lewis products and helping to train young people in the necessary skills to see a revival of the textiles industry within the UK.

Although, in the past, the Foundation focused most of its support in overseas projects, in 2016, the Trustees decided the time was right to review this position and agreed to create a new fund specifically for use in supporting disadvantaged communities in the UK. We have involved Partners from across the business in deciding how best to spend this money and so far, not only have we received requests directly from good causes and charities, but also through our Partners.

Sean AllamChair of Trustees

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Trustees of the John Lewis Foundation

Sean AllamDirector, Commercial Operations John Lewis (Chair of Trustees)Sean joined the John Lewis Partnership in January 2008 and is responsible for

the John Lewis sourcing and supply base, Business-to-Business Sales, International, Product Technology and the 'Services' John Lewis provides to its customers. This responsibility covers commercial, technical and ethical aspects of sourcing as well as operating John Lewis' own manufacturing operations. Sean became Chairman of the John Lewis Foundation in 2014. Prior to joining John Lewis Sean undertook a number of commercial customer facing roles in Centrica and Mars having extensive experience across the retail and service industries.

Paula Nickolds Commercial Director, John Lewis

Paula has worked for the John Lewis Partnership since 1994 when she joined as a graduate trainee in John Lewis Oxford Street. She moved into head office in 1997 where she held a number of buying roles across fashion and home categories. Subsequent roles included Head of Buying for Furniture and Head of Brand Development for the full offer. In 2009 she became Buying Director of Home and then joined the Board as Buying and Brand Director in 2013 covering Buying and Marketing. In 2015 she became Commercial Director where she is responsible for John Lewis' product and services offer, physical estate and commercial proposition. Paula is also a non-executive Director of GDST (The Girls’ Day School Trust). Paula has been a Trustee since ?

Maggie PorteousDirector, Shop Trade John Lewis (Chair of UK sub-committee)

Maggie is responsible for 46 John Lewis shops across the UK which includes 30 Full Line Department Stores, 2 Flexible Format Department Stores, 12 at home stores and 2 Travel Shops in St Pancras and London Heathrow Terminal 2. Maggie has worked for the Partnership for 27 years and during her career, she has worked in more than ten John Lewis shops across the country, culminating in managing the shops at Cheadle and the Trafford Centre. Maggie moved to John Lewis Head Office in 2010 as Head of Selling Operations, New Format, overseeing the rollout of the ‘at home’ stores. In 2013, Maggie became Director of North and New Format and in 2016 took up her current role as Director, Shop Trade. Maggie became a Trustee in 2015 and chairs the UK sub-committee responsible for overseeing the distribution to good causes of the money raised through the UK carrier-bag charge.

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Dino RocosOperations Director, John Lewis

Dino joined the John Lewis Partnership forty years ago spending his first ten years in the selling environment and two years in Production before moving into the Supply Chain. As Operations Director and member of the John Lewis Management Board, Dino Rocos has overall responsibility for the National Distribution and Customer Delivery Operations, the Merchandising function, Contact Centres and Supply Chain Development who are currently undertaking two huge change programmes known as Q and OCCO.Dino became a Trustee in ?

Paul BuchananExternal Trustee

Paul is Executive Director responsible for Business in the Community's work on community issues. Paul has worked at BITC since 2001 and is a member of BITC's executive management team. Paul has previously held a variety of roles including London Regional Director, London Membership Director, Head of Membership Recruitment and North East Business Development Manager. He is passionate about the role of business in creating more resilient, vibrant and successful communities. Paul is the Chairman of The Boxing Academy - an innovative and impactful school for young people at risk of exclusion. Paul is also a trustee of Techo UK which is a nonprofit organisation mobilising youth volunteers to fight extreme poverty in Latin America, by constructing transitional housing and implementing social inclusion programs. Paul became a Trustee of the John Lewis Foundation in 2015.

Jonathan LinghamExternal Trustee

After university, Jonathan joined the Fast Stream of the Civil Service, and was assigned to the Department for International Development. There he held a number of senior policy and management posts both in London (international debt, food prices, private sector) and overseas (India, Sudan). He has also had secondments to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (IMF policy, Pakistan), and to the Department for Business (international trade policy). On leaving the Civil Service in 2013, he joined the senior management team of the children’s charity Plan International, where he restructured their international division, directed the production of their new five year plan, and strengthened their quality assurance and M&E capacity. He is a student mentor, and a visiting lecturer in International Development at the University of Aberdeen. As well as the John Lewis Foundation, Jonathan sits on a number of charity boards, including the London Quaker Property Trust.

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The John Lewis Foundation’s aims are embedded in the Partnership’s Constitution

CommunitiesContributing to the wellbeing of communities where we operate (Principle 7)

CustomersDealing honestly with customers and securing loyalty and trust (Principle 5)

SourcingBuilding relationships with suppliers based on honesty, fairness, courtesy and promptness and ensuring our suppliers respect the wellbeing of their employees, their local communities and the environment (Rule 95)

Environment Taking all reasonable steps to minimise any detrimental effects on the environment and promoting good environmental practices (Rule 108)

‘We will invest in disadvantaged communities that support the John Lewis business throughout the world to acquire relevant skills

required for meaningful employment’7

Since 2007 the Foundation has worked with a number of organisations

Activities to date have initiated projects across the UK, Europe, India and South East Asia; education and employment activities have been the focus.

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Project Case Studies

The John Lewis Foundation has donated £150,000 to Care and Fair Uttar Pradesh, India.John Lewis has sourced rugs from this region for many years and it is one of the poorest in India. The lack of suitable education provision for teenage girls is a particular issue. In July 2014 a 160 place girls ‘sixth form’ opened and is 100% funded by the Foundation. Most attendees are from Rug Weaving families.

The John Lewis Foundation has donated over £60,000 to Rajendra Baranwal Girls School, Uttar Pradesh, India.The school is based in the region where John Lewis sources many of our Indian rugs. The school is reliant on donations from the UK and the John Lewis Foundation has been supporting the school for over 5 years. The last donation was given to build a new science wing comprising of several laboratories and an upgrade of the communal facilities

From 2015 to 2018, the John Lewis Foundation will donate £56,800 to the Katha School of Entrepreneurship (KSE), India The KSE aims to help marginalised people to access income generation opportunities through vocational training and support. KSE graduates have progressed to work in the textile

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industry, set up their own businesses, become trainers in companies, and work in the food industry or progress into further education. KSE trains approximately 300 students per year, of which over 150 go on to start income-generating activities.

Cotton Connect Sustainable Cotton Programme Plan, Gujarat, India A three-year Sustainable Cotton programme has run since 2011. Its aim is to enhance profitability of farmers - reducing production costs and adopting environmentally sound crop production technologies. Over 1500 farmers have been trained in this period. Phase two to improve the environmental impact through composting started in 2014 and will run until 2017.

The John Lewis Foundation has donated a one-off grant of £53,738 to Barnardo’s Palmersville TrainingPalmersville Training, based in Tyneside, provides vocational and pre-vocational learning to 14-24 year olds who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. Young people can take job-related courses and programmes instead of, or alongside, their normal schools subjects. Foundation learning programmes are offered to improve English and numeracy skills of young people to help them gain vital qualifications and work placements. Study programmes and apprenticeships are available in a range of different areas.

The John Lewis Foundation has donated a one-off grant of £50,000 to Barnardo’s Works Scotland.Works Scotland covers four areas: Renfrewshire, Dundee, Highlands & Islands, and Edinburgh. These four services equip disaffected and isolated young people with the skills and experience they need to find stable employment. The programme also finds employers and businesses to offer work experience and job opportunities young people.

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The John Lewis Foundation has donated £5,000 to the overall costs of the New Hope Community Market Garden project for 2016/17New Hope's aim is to prevent homelessness and transform lives in Watford and the neighbouring boroughs. We do this by giving people a safe place to stay and personalised support at every stage of recovery – from referring people into emergency accommodation to helping those renting after being homeless to keep their home.

The John Lewis Foundation has donated £40,000 to Ashford PlaceAshford Place was established in 1983 to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people in north west London, including homeless, those with poor mental health, unemployed, socially isolated and generally disadvantaged. Ashford Place supports people to access training and development opportunities that lead to either full or part time employment and to help them to remain employed

The John Lewis Foundation has donated £3,000 to support St Wilfrid’s Residential Project, which comprises a 20 bed new build of self contained flats. St Wilfrid’s provides practical support and training for vulnerable and homeless adults with mental health issues in South Yorkshire. We want to help people live with as much independence as possible, reducing medication and reliance on health and social services - allowing people to move back to work and volunteering.

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The Application Process

John Lewis Foundation Charitable Donations Application form

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What difference will your project / initiative make?

How will you know that this has been successful? What will success look like for your beneficiaries? How will this be felt by your key beneficiary groups? Highlight three ways:

Objective: Outputs: what the funds will deliver

Outcomes: what do you hope this will achieve for your beneficiaries?

Additional informationPlease provide the following with your application:

- A copy of your most recently inspected and audited accounts- A copy of your income and expenditure for the current year- A copy of any other information you would like to supply in support of your

application (maximum two sides A4)- Written confirmation signed by the Chief Executive of the charity that DBS

checks (PVG checks in Scotland) have been carried out on all staff and volunteers working with children and/or vulnerable people. If these checks are not required, please confirm this in writing with an explanation of why.

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