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BD Giving Notes is a reflection and learning blog written by members of the BD Giving team.
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
BD 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 Impact Means the changes to the world we expect to see because of an investment. This could be numbers of
BD 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
