Without the powers to raise revenue and set a budget, the danger is that London's mayor will be as ceremonial a figure as his counterpart in the City.
First, however, Mr Graham-Cumming needs to raise the money to set up the non-profit Plan 28 organisation to oversee the work.
They now aim to raise enough money to set up another orphanage in the Indian state in time for the 10th anniversary of the tsunami.
Apart from the five boroughs which are set to raise council tax, 23 boroughs say they are planning to freeze it and two - Bexley and Wandsworth - have not yet decided.
This tutor, a college student from Ghana and the first of many mentors who would enter my life, inspired and worked with me to raise my grades, set goals, and pursue higher education.
With a sluggish recovery underway in Europe and North America and emerging markets enjoying unprecedented growth, metal prices are set to raise even further, making metals and mining-sector exchange traded funds potentially lucrative options.
The outcome of the report is set to raise further questions about both the future of G4S Chief Executive Nick Buckles and the ability of the U.K.-based company to secure future lucrative outsourcing contracts.
And so it proved when Neo set off to raise funds for his project.
There were tug-o-wars to win, flags to raise and camp sites to set up.
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The company set out to raise enough money to meet the startup costs of manufacturing this new project.
With Brooke Shields we set out to raise awareness among women that we make something other than just recliners.
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Her Little Sunbeams appeal was set up to raise money for a baby care unit at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
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The Swansea-born actress is a patron of The Noah's Ark Appeal, set up to raise funds for the building, and she officially opened the hospital in 2006.
Projects outlined on the site include a map of places that need sand-bagging, ways for people to sign up and help, and after-storm parties, set up to raise money.
When I set out to raise venture capital to grow my business, I knew it would be much harder than raising angel money, which I had done to get my business off the ground.
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When I set out to raise my own first round of venture capital, I discovered that only 4% of venture money in the U.S. gets invested in women-run companies (and 7% in women-run tech start ups).
Detectives said a number of women had come forward through a Facebook page set up to raise awareness of Mrs Meagher's disappearance to tell of attempted abduction in the area - but none was reported to police.
Myhrvold even managed to raise money from the pension fund set up by the World Bank for its employees.
Some economists have speculated they may eventually choose to raise rates before the 2014 mark set by Bernanke last month.
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In the aftermath of the fire, a fundraising committee was set up to help raise money to support the rebuilding project.
Rather than ask for a huge raise, Mandel asked NBC to set him up with a production company by paying for office space and a staff.
An emergency appeal fund was set up which helped to raise the money needed.
Sir Michael has set out a plan to raise national standards in literacy in England.
Town Mayor Ray Sanderson said he had set up an appeal to raise money to help those in need.
The Arctic Row team aims to set a Guinness world record and raise awareness of climate change.
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The farmers strike was set off by her proposal to raise taxes on key agricultural products which was extremely unpopular.
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The opposition and government now seem set to do a deal to raise the tax in stages in 2014 and 2015.
Sir George suggested Mr Griffiths should raise the issue with the liaison group, set up to iron out issues between Ipsa and MPs.
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