Our Staff

Omari Okwulu

Grants Programme Manager

Omari is passionate about grant making, innovation in the grant making sector and improving the accessibility & equity of funding for grassroots community organisations. She enjoys and works on programmes that aim to improve outcomes for children & young people and the health & wellbeing of communities. Prior to joining The London Community Foundation she worked at The British Museum, the Black Cultural Archives and Into Film delivering projects and programmes for children and young people and producing digital content.

Role

Omari currently manages a diverse portfolio of grant programmes that address food insecurity, digital inclusion, community cohesion and social mobility for communities across London. Alongside this, a core part of her role includes supporting The London Community Foundation as a Salesforce System Administrator assisting with The London Community Foundation’s digital transformation and providing the team with support and guidance using the CRM.

Ask her about

Omari is very interested in innovation and design thinking for grant making, projects supporting children, older people and in health and wellbeing, and accessibility and equity.

We love London

What Omari loves about London is the green spaces! She has a few favourites, but Riverview Walk in Lewisham takes the top spot because it’s so scenic.

Did you know?

Omari used to be a cheerleader.