Posts by Adeshola Adejare
BD Giving Notes #36 – “Reaching out to local businesses about the GROW Fund‘’
We have already started to adapt our outreach strategy to ensure that information about the GROW Fund is available in local community hubs, places of worship and local businesses on the high street. Adeshola Adejare On Monday 30 January 2023, we launched the GROW Fund. This blog is about how we reached local business owners…
Read MoreFuel Up: a fundraising campaign to support the most vulnerable in Barking and Dagenham
Energy costs have gone up and while it is an increase for some, it is a crisis for others. BD Giving, along with BD Collective, Care City and ELBA have joined forces to launch the ‘Fuel Up’ campaign, enabling Barking and Dagenham community members that can, to help other community members in need, by donating…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #30 – ‘My experience as a working statistic’
In order to get people on board with our work, they need to know that we often share their experiences, or are deeply engaged with those who do have experience and are not wanting to speak for or over them. Adeshola Adejare BD Giving is invested in making sure that our approach to participatory work…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes – #22 ‘Centring myself – Finding a humane approach to communication in a rapidly changing world’
Behind every statistic we are trying to reach or advocate for is a real person with their lived experiences, dreams and their goals. Adeshola Adejare As I expressed towards the end of my last Note, one of the biggest things I was looking forward to in my communications role was my evolution. I was (and…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes – #14 ‘My Journey So Far’
That realisation, and the pressure of wanting to be a part of a team that doesn’t just talk the talk but does the deed, is one of the things that has made me feel like I must ‘perform’. — Adeshola Adejare This Note is about new beginnings, losing and regaining self-worth I’m like many artistic…
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…
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