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Distributing funds, telling stories and building partnerships: a review of 2020
In this blog, BD Giving’s Cameron Bray shares what we’ve been up to through 2020. Image resource: Oksana_L on Depositphotos In September, the country marked

Local community groups win funding to improve & increase green spaces in Barking & Dagenham
Two local groups have been awarded combined funding of £60,000 to bring their green space projects to life. Two community projects in Barking & Dagenham

Brand brief: an invitation to tender for design work
Local brand designers invited to tender for Barking & Dagenham Giving’s visual identity development project.

‘Levelling Up Our Communities’ – Thoughts on Danny Kruger MP’s report
Back in July, we sent a letter to Danny Kruger MP as part of a consultation mandated by the Prime Minister on how Government can

Sustaining the community response: Our response to the review of civil society
At the end of June, the Prime Minister asked Danny Kruger MP ‘to consult with civil society organisations, local authorities, our colleagues in Parliament, and

How the Rapid Response Fund was allocated
In the span of six weeks, the Rapid Response Fund has been launched and allocated with the last few payments being made by the end

Rapid Response Fund: Who we funded
We’re pleased to announce the recipients of the Rapid Response Fund for Barking & Dagenham. In the end, we had 43 applications totalling £187,452. With

Barking and Dagenham Renew appoints new CEO
Geraud De Ville has been appointed Chief Executive of Barking and Dagenham Renew (BD Renew) the charity that enables and empowers residents to develop their

Rapid Response Fund is now closed
As a result of being inundated with brilliant applications from across the borough, we are now in a position where we have to close the