BD Giving Note – #11 ‘The value in the process’
How do you determine whether a participatory funding intervention has value? This is a question that participatory grant makers are used to be asked, and one that I have already touched upon in this BDG Note #2 on evaluation. It is a question that is important to unpack because sometimes it is the consequence of […]
We. Did. It! – We have 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 […]
Building trust and sharing responsibility
After the first meeting of the Community Steering Group Community Steering Group (CSG) A group of local people who give their time and ideas to make Barking & Dagenham Giving’s community-led investment fund a success, now and for future generations. with BD Giving’s trustees, we spoke to a CSG member and the Chair of the […]
The CSG’s story so far
After 4 months, lots of learning, questioning, and more than a few laughs, now is a good time to share the B&D Community Steering Group’s journey so far.
Ask the Experts
In the fifth workshop, at the request of CSG members, we brought some experts in to talk about their experiences of social investment Social InvestmentIs the use of repayable finance to help an organisation achieve social impact. The investment can take various forms, commonly a loan, or debt type form with interest, and is often […]
CSG Members ‘Cautiously Empowered’ to Make Decisions on Investment
This blog summarises what Barking & Dagenham Giving’s Steering Group did in their fourth workshop where we explored our attitudes to risk and return. What happened in workshop 4 In the fourth workshop of the Community Steering Group Community Steering Group (CSG) A group of local people who give their time and ideas to make […]
Community Steering Group Take the Driving Seat of Investment
This blog summarises what Barking & Dagenham Giving’s Steering Group did in their third workshop where we learned how we might source deals for the Endowment Fund. In the third workshop of the Community Steering Group Community Steering Group (CSG) A group of local people who give their time and ideas to make Barking & […]
A Bullseye for Barking & Dagenham
This blog summarises what Barking & Dagenham Giving’s Steering Group did in their second workshop on 15th December 2021.
What would you choose, oranges, apples or lemons?
This blog summarises what Barking & Dagenham Giving’s Steering Group did in their first workshop on 25th November 2021. In the first of 9 workshops a Community Steering Group Community Steering Group (CSG) A group of local people who give their time and ideas to make Barking & Dagenham Giving’s community-led investment fund a success, […]
Models of Community Investments
During Giving Week 2021, as part of our learning journey on local investment models we hosted an online workshop on “Investing in Our Future: Models of Community Ownership” in collaboration with Stir to Action. Following the decision by Barking and Dagenham Council on 15 December to establish an endowment EndowmentA legal structure for managing a […]
