BD Giving Notes – #22 ‘Centring myself – Finding a humane approach to communication in a rapidly changing world’
Behind every statistic we are trying to reach or advocate for is a real person with their lived experiences, dreams and their goals. Adeshola Adejare As I expressed towards the end of my last Note, one of the biggest things I was looking forward to in my communications role was my evolution. I was (and […]
BD Giving Notes – #21 ‘A Reality Check’
The question is, do we need to consider ‘professionalising’ our Board or our Community Steering Group to access more of the impact investing market?…. Our challenge ahead is in managing this tension and achieving a fine balance between the two. Géraud de Ville de Goyet Last week a colleague and I had an enlightening meeting […]
BD Giving Notes – #20 ‘We’re not exactly in fun territory but things certainly are not mundane.’
We will admit we were overly optimistic with our timeline. Summer holidays and more time-sensitive projects got in the way. Nonetheless, we’re almost there! Cláudia Ramalhosa Kate and Cláudia are here once again to share our adventures in CRM land. In case you missed it, we are well on our way to integrating Salesforce. We […]
BD Giving Notes – #19 ‘A seatbelt approach to safety in Participation.’
I don’t think it’s an option for participatory decision-making to leave people outside the vehicle if they can’t or don’t want to wear a seatbelt – rather, we must do everything we can to convince them of that first so that we can get to a shared destination together. Cameron Bray When I’m facilitating a […]
BD Giving Notes – #18 ‘Help! Understanding the Investment World?!’
But why would we want someone sitting in a swanky high-rise office in central London deciding where this money goes. It’s not their money and it’s not even BD Giving’s, it’s for the residents of Barking & Dagenham… Jack Webb As many of you may be aware, BD Giving has been given a £1.5 million […]
BD Giving Notes – #17 ‘Building A Digital Platform For Community Engagement’
For any organisation that wants to connect with people, online engagement is both important and a potential strain on money and resources…. People being so central to our work, our aim has always been to favour in-person participation when we can. We feel that face-to-face interaction is most suited to building relationships, confidence and collaboration. […]
BD Giving Notes – #16 ‘Co-creating Communications with local people’
This week’s Note is written by our communications consultant, Louise Kavanagh. It covers what we learned while planning and delivering communications with and for the local people that make up the Community Steering Group (CSG). Originally the ideas in this blog were intended to guide new colleagues who are taking on communications responsibilities. That guide […]
BD Giving Notes – #15 ‘Taking Something Really Mundane And Making It Fun’
We’re always talking about what we’re learning at BD Giving. So, I thought learning this new system and learning daily as we try to build it will give us more to contribute to the learning conversations. Kate Harmatz BD Giving has grown a lot since its launch in 2020 but in many aspects, we are […]
BD Giving Notes – #14 ‘My Journey So Far’
That realisation, and the pressure of wanting to be a part of a team that doesn’t just talk the talk but does the deed, is one of the things that has made me feel like I must ‘perform’. Adeshola Adejare This Note is about new beginnings, losing and regaining self-worth I’m like many artistic individuals […]
BD Giving Notes – #13 ‘The first ‘returns’ on our investment’
Participation takes time and resources but the outcome is larger numbers of people who not only feel able but are able to make change happen in their community. Cameron Bray About a year ago, BD Giving recruited a group of local people to help us design an Investment Policy Investment Policy A strategic document that […]