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Give it a Go Fund Round Two: Togetherness

We are very excited to announce the launch of the second round of our Give it a Go Fund!

The theme for this round, decided by a new group of residents, is Togetherness.

Learning from the GROW Fund pilot

A community-led social investment fund for local businesses Dancers taking part in a BDYD event. The GROW Fund is part of the UK’s first community-led social investment fund. It’s the largest sum we’ve  ever granted in a single initiative and a completely new model for participatory investment.   The GROW Fund pilot launched with £360,000, […]

Give it A Go Fund grantees announced

Give it a Go Fund awards ten initiatives filling a gap in the borough We are excited to announce the ten grantees awarded £2,000.00 each in our first round of the Give it a Go Fund. Selected by our eight decision-makers, a group of residents from the borough, these are the ten people and initiatives […]

Launching the Give it a Go Fund

We are thrilled to launch a brand new fund for Barking & Dagenham!

The Give it A Go Fund will provide small grants for local people to test out new ideas in the borough.

GROW Fund Grantees’ Announcement!

Barking and Dagenham Giving is excited to announce the eight successful applicants to the stage of the GROW Fund.  Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance (BDYD) and Future MOLDS Communities The Boathouse Studios Company Drinks  Fruitful Orchard Grounded Coffee One Room Live and Area44 Sew London  Ultimate Counselling  About the GROW Fund Thanks to the many organisations […]

BD Giving Notes #40 – “My weapon of choice‘’ 

A few weeks ago, our Head of Learning & Participation finally finished their Level 4 training in Lewis Deep Democracy (LDD), marking the culmination of a development process that started in September 2020. Here, Cameron, reflects on what they’ve learned and what this means for their work.