Notes

We’ve all been given a chance to work together, by donors, trustees, circumstances, and the reason we’re sticking with it is because we believe we can make a difference. BD Giving has no purpose or existence without the trusted relationships that it’s made of, without the local community, and I

This week, I wanted to reflect on the concept of social infrastructure. It’s a less known aspect of our work but one I believe is crucially important. Social infrastructure is a concept that is both elusive and contested. It is notoriously difficult to define, yet most voices across academia, the charity sector

What is the point of hoarding money in the face of social and environmental breakdown? Shouldn’t we instead invest it to support solutions that can help people, create jobs and move society towards a more virtuous relationship with our planet? As we ebb closer to the adoption of an investment

A coach once told me that if you have a well-functioning team – by which he meant a group of individuals who not only excel at their job but also work really well together – you should make the most of it because they never last. While the stakes are

Time and time again, we see the people involved in our participatory grant making (PGM) process rise to the challenge, ask the right questions and make great decisions. These past few months, we’ve been working hard with our Community Steering Group to decide how and where to invest BD Giving’s

Our role is to hold a space for others to step in and work together, including funders and donors, and we do believe that our experience in delivering participatory processes can help with this. In my notes from last week, the joys and challenges of partnership working, and an exhibition

As I head back to work following a much anticipated break, I’m feeling grateful for the chance to properly switch off from the daily challenges of running BD Giving, knowing that the organisation was in good hands with my fantastic colleagues. I’m perhaps even more grateful as it had been

A new commitment At BD Giving, we spend a lot of time reflecting about our values, what they mean in practice and how these values impact our work. And while we tend to explicitly talk about those values in our communication, values like collaboration, inclusivity, and adaptability, others are more