Archive for April 2022
The CSG’s story so far
After 4 months, lots of learning, questioning, and more than a few laughs, now is a good time to share the B&D Community Steering Group’s journey so far. So, fasten your seatbelts for a journey that starts with a fruity quiz and ends with a panel of experts! The CSG hit a milestone this month,…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #4 – Working in partnership
Our role is to hold a space for others to step in and work together, including funders and donors, and we do believe that our experience in delivering participatory processes can help with this. In my notes from last week, the joys and challenges of partnership working, and an exhibition that fills me with pride. …
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Do you want a career with meaning? Barking & Dagenham Giving is a small team of progressive and passionate people. Our work is about shifting decision-making power into the hands of people who are disadvantaged and disenfranchised. We value collaboration and inclusivity, and we’re working to become sustainable in everything we do. If that’s a…
Read MoreAsk the Experts
In the fifth workshop, at the request of CSG members, we brought some experts in to talk about their experiences of social investment. The first panel was made up of Amir Rizwan; Big Society Capital’s Relationships Director, Chris Wood, also a social investment expert; has been our guide for the last four workshops, and Alex…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes – #3 The global and the local
As I head back to work following a much anticipated break, I’m feeling grateful for the chance to properly switch off from the daily challenges of running BD Giving, knowing that the organisation was in good hands with my fantastic colleagues. I’m perhaps even more grateful as it had been a while since I was…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes – #2
Bit of a different flavour for this one, partly because I’m currently on annual leave in Italy. So I have dug out some thoughts that I previously wrote in response to why we do what we do, which I think also ties up nicely with our new Learning & Participation strategy. When people ask me about…
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