Archive for May 2024
BD Giving Notes #56 – A Close Call
As a charity, local organisation or local business this is a reminder to stay vigilant and protect yourselves from the works of scammers whether it is a phone call, text message, email or identity fraud. Magie Dang In this week’s note, I’m sharing a phishing scam attempt aimed at me, the Finance Manager here at…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #55 – Finding Common Ground
I believe support from others is vital when it comes to facilitation Melanie Gunetilleke This Note by is written by Melanie Gunetilleke, one of our new Project Officers. We have written before about our use of the Lewis Deep Democracy facilitation method in our work. With the team recently expanding, we took the opportunity to embed this training early on.…
Read MoreJoin us on a journey of disruptive exploration
Who are the Disruptive Explorers? The work started three years ago, as part of a learning journey started by the BD_Collective. Over the course of 18 months, organisations from across Barking and Dagenham met regularly to share their experiences of living and working in the borough. One of the things that we recognised was that…
Read MoreLaunching the Give it a Go Fund
Got an idea that could benefit people in Barking and Dagenham? Check out the Give it a Go Fund! We are thrilled to launch a brand new fund for Barking & Dagenham! The Give it a Go Fund will provide small grants for local people to test out new ideas in the borough. Eight people…
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