BD Giving Note #63: What Makes a GROWer
This Note explores and explains the changing face of the GROW Funding. Cameron Holleran and Jack Webb weave data and experience to unpack the shifts in who we fund and how our support is evolving. When we first ran the GROW Fund in 2023, our reach was much smaller. Our grantmaking meant that the majority […]
BD Giving Note #62 – Pride in Place: A Welcome Step, But Lasting Change Takes More
£5 billion over ten years is a bold commitment. The challenge now is to make it work for communities. My reflections on what it will take to make Pride in Place succeed. Géraud de Ville de Goyet (PhD) The government’s new Pride in Place strategy marks a welcome recognition that thriving communities need more than […]
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 learning, we want our community to better understand the impact we are having on the borough.
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 of work experience.
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 in Barking & Dagenham. While […]
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 understanding about facilitation and Deep […]
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, we took the opportunity to […]
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 feel for our work. The […]