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Read the latest community news, ideas and opportunities from Barking & Dagenham Giving.
5 Years of Barking and Dagenham Giving: Community-led Decision-making sees over £1m distributed locally
Yesterday, BD Giving marked five years of being a participatory grantmaker, while also celebrating passing the £1m mark in grant distribution. Over the summer of 2020, we ran our first ever participatory grantmaking process – the Rapid Response Fund – which saw 50 local people decide how to distribute £100,000
Meet the 2025 GROWers!
We’re thrilled to introduce the ten brilliant local entrepreneurs who will take part in GROW 2025. Each of them brings passion, skills and a vision for making our borough even better.
Update on the Community Space in Gascoigne Estate
In April residents came to share ideas about what an empty community spaces in Gascoigne Estate could be. Find out what they said and how you can get involved in the next steps.
Give it a Go Fund: Children & Young People recipients
We’re excited to announce the ten new recipients of the latest round of our Give it a Go Fund. Selected by our ‘Given it a Go’ cohort, made up of previous grantees and decision-makers, the theme for this round was Children and Young People. Give it a Go is our
Residents’ Recommendations for Community Space
Spaces+Places Session 11 The penultimate session of the Spaces+Places programme was an important moment for the Neighbourhood Stewards. With the focus on developing a ‘long short-list’ of investment ideas, the session on 21 May brought together all the research and conversations they’ve had over the past few months. It was
Empty Building Fills with Imagination
We teamed up with BD Reside to get local people involved in a conversation about what an unused building in Gascoigne West could become.
Which Fund is Right for Me?
Read to help you figure out which fund is the best fit for you.
Give it a Go Fund is back!
We’re excited to launch the fourth round of our Give it a Go Fund. This time, the theme has been chosen by our ‘Given it a Go’ group: 11 local people who’ve either received funding or helped make decisions in previous rounds. Their choice? Children and young people – because
GROW Fund 2025 Launches with a Celebration of Entrepreneurial Grit!
GROW launch party with residents, funders, and business owners celebrated the borough’s thriving spirit of entrepreneurialism and ambition.
