BD Giving collaborates with local organisations to pilot new model of funding
Barking and Dagenham Giving is excited to announce that it is piloting an innovative model of funding in partnership with local groups from the Barking and Dagenham Children and Young People’s Network (BDCYPN). The Network aims to unite the sector, address inequality in collaborations and improve partnership working for the benefit of young people in […]
COVID Relief Fund 2021: What did we do?
In this blog Cameron, our Learning & Participation Manager, will take you through the process of our recent COVID Relief Fund – the what and how. Next week you will be able to read about what we’ve learned and what comes next. Back in March, we released £30,000 in the form of 10 grants to be given […]
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 half a year in a state of lockdown and I celebrated a full year of working for the charity, which seemed like good enough reasons to reflect on what has […]
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 across government to develop proposals to maximise the role of volunteers, community groups, faith groups, charities and social enterprises, and contribute actively to the government’s levelling up agenda.’ In keeping […]
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 of this week. It feels very strange to be on the other side of things and even if we’re not quite finished yet, I wanted to take the opportunity to […]
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 only £100,000 available, this obviously meant that we could not fund everybody. That said, a majority of applications were successful, with 24 applicants being awarded funding. You can read more […]
