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BD Giving Notes is a reflection and learning blog written by members of the BD Giving team.
BD Giving Note #61 – Becoming a Data-Informed Funder
Barking and Dagenham Giving has always been committed to being as open and transparent about our work as possible. We think this is an important part of our work as a local funder, helping foster trust and allowing for meaningful decision-making to take place. In addition to benefiting our own
BD Giving Notes #60 – Getting Our Thinking CAP On
Getting work experience in investment banking or at a Big Four firm is fairly traditional, but it’s not the only way to learn more about how money shapes our society. As Anisah Ahmed found out, a participatory grantmaking charity can offer young people a unique yet open-minded and radical type
BD Giving Notes #59 – The Potential of GROW
Over the coming years, we envision GROW to flourish and bloom into an established community of committed entrepreneurs and business leaders, working together, building each other up and emboldening their local economy. Jack Webb GROW is BD Giving’s investment fund for ambitious entrepreneurs with big dreams and plans to grow
BD Giving Notes #58 – What Makes a Great Application
If you’re considering applying to GROW 2025 this Note will help you understand what makes a strong application. Read these tips before you start writing to save you time.
BD Giving Notes #57 – Through the Looking Glass
Going forwards, I want to make sure that I am more present in decision-making processes Sophie Miles In our latest BDG Note, Programme Officer Sophie Miles looks back on her Deep Democracy training and how she is utilising it in her work. I went into the training with a bit of an
BD Giving Notes #56 – A Close Call
In this week’s note, Magie Dang shares some preventative measures you can implement to protect yourself and your organisation from phishing scams.
BD 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,
BD Giving Notes #54 – Finding Our Feet
Settling into a new job is always tricky but when your new employer is creating radical systems and ways of working with communities, the learning curve can feel especially steep. It has been just over two months since our team grew from five to eight, enough time to get a
BD Giving Notes #53 – What Does Participation Look Like?
Participation is a word that we often hear in various contexts, such as education, work, politics, sports, and social activities. But what does it mean to participate? And who gets to decide how we participate? Our Head of Learning and Participation, Cameron Bray, looks to their past for an example
