Archive for June 2022
BD Giving Note – #11 ‘The value in the process’
How do you determine whether a participatory funding intervention has value? This is a question that participatory grant makers are used to be asked, and one that I have already touched upon in this BDG Note #2 on evaluation. It is a question that is important to unpack because sometimes it is the consequence of…
Read MoreWe launched the Community Investment Policy
We took Barking and Dagenham’s Community-Led Investment Policy to Parliament and got an extra £550k for the Fund! On Monday, 20th of June 2022, Community Steering Group (CSG) – a group of residents from the borough of Barking & Dagenham, launched the pioneering new investment approach at Parliament. The House of Commons event attended by potential…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #10 – What makes our Investment Policy different
The primary objective of the portfolio is to invest the Community Endowment Fund and any financial returns, using a total impact approach, achieving financial, social and environmental impact. Less than a week before the launch of Barking and Dagenham Giving’s new Community-led Investment Policy at the House of Commons on 20 June, I wanted to…
Read MoreLaunching the Community-Led Investment Policy in Parliament
We’re going to the UK Parliament House of Commons to share our community-led investment approach and policy. We’re thrilled to share the Barking & Dagenham Community Endowment Fund investment policy on behalf of the Community Steering Group (CSG). The CSG is made up of a dozen or so local people who have developed an investment…
Read MoreMy time at BD Giving
Over two weeks ago, I had my last day working at BD Giving and couldn’t help but reflect on my journey and growth since joining the organisation a year ago. After graduating in the midst of the pandemic, finding suitable employment was almost impossible given the brutality of the job market. Many people had been…
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