Archive for January 2024
Community investment in NextEnergy Solar Fund
We’re delighted to announce a strategic investment of £250,000 into NextEnergy Solar Fund (“NESF”), a leading specialist solar energy and energy storage investment company with a mission to lead the transition to clean energy through solar power. The investment was made from BD Giving’s community impact fund, the UK’s first community-led impact investment vehicle. BD…
Read MoreListening to local businesses
Following on from our first session for local businesses at MAKE IT in Barking on 15 January, we held a second one at Powerhouse International Ministries in Dagenham last week. The aim of both sessions was to enable local businesses in the borough to network and build relationships. It was also for us to learn…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #52 – Local businesses make a difference
Our latest BD Giving Note has been penned by Jonathan Simmons, who is partnering with us on a project to create fair financing options for essential local businesses whose impact is rarely highlighted. Is fair finance available to the businesses loved by their communities? Jonathan Simmons For the last two Mondays, BD Giving sat down…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #51 – Counting the Days
Instead of enforcing rigid hour-monitoring systems, we prioritise trusting our colleagues to maintain professionalism and deliver their finest work. Géraud de Ville With the first Note of 2024, our CEO looks back on one of the most radical changes BD Giving adopted last year, the 4-Day Week. Serving as a companion piece to Jack and…
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