Archive for October 2024
BD_Collective: Reflecting and Reinventing
BD_Collective is becoming a Community Benefit Society (CBS). While this change offers a chance to reflect on its achievements and future goals, the focus on collaboration to build a stronger, more connected social sector in the borough remains. BD_Collective is a values-driven movement. Over the last five years, it brought the social sector of Barking…
Read MoreGive it a Go Fund Round Two: Togetherness
We are very excited to announce the launch of the second round of our Give it a Go Fund! The Fund is basically the same but we worked with a new group of eight residents to make a few tweaks based on what we learnt from the first round. They decided that there should be…
Read MoreAvril McIntyre Steps Down as our Trustee
Avril McIntyre has stepped down from the trustee board of Barking & Dagenham Giving. A long-standing charity leader in the borough, Avril dedicated eight years to BD Giving’s board and played a pivotal role in shaping the organisation. Trustees are responsible for the governance of a charity. They oversee decisions about how the charity is…
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