# The story of the Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/09/18/story-evening-standard039s-dispossessed-fund/ - Published: 2011-09-18T13:15:16+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake ![](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/images/news/calling_london_cover.jpg) The story of the Evening Standard’s successful Dispossessed Fund has been published as a book. The campaign began as a series of articles on poverty in London by journalist David Cohen. So many readers responded with shock and concern about the conditions revealed that the London newspaper created the Dispossessed Fund to help counter the problem. The campaign’s original target was £1 million, but it has already raised £7.2 million. Donations have been received from members of the public, from City companies and celebrities and the total keeps growing. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Cohen’s account of the Dispossessed Fund has been published as ‘Calling London’. It costs £10 (+£2.50 p&p) from the [Evening Standard](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/www.standard.co.uk/booksdirect) and is available as an [ebook from Amazon.co.uk](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Calling-London-citys-dispossessed-ebook/dp/B005LGRSOO/219). All Evening Standard proceeds from sales of the book will go to the Dispossessed Fund. www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/dispossessed/ * **[London fundraisers had average 1% salary increase in 2011, says Kage Partnership](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/01/06/london-fundraisers-had-average-1-salary-increase-2011-says-kage-partnership/)**( 6 January 2012) * **[IoF London Region Conference invites papers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/03/02/iof-london-region-conference-invites-papers/)**( 2 March 2012) * **[The Big Challenge is London's first 10km sponsored walk for water](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/03/19/big-challenge-london039s-first-10km-sponsored-walk-water/)**( 19 March 2012)