by Jenny Fribbins | Jul 1, 2026 | BD_Collective
Recently, a head of a local VCFSE organisation asked me a question along the lines of: ‘if the Neighbourhood Networks were successful in their aim, wouldn’t it create more competition for the CICs and charities in our borough?’ In a landscape where charities and CICs...
by Louise Kavanagh | Jun 30, 2026 | BD_Collective
Sam Miller, BD Collective VCFSE Consultant, formerly of Green Shoes Arts. I’m Sam, previously Artistic Director of Green Shoes Arts in Chadwell Heath. This blog is about our experiences with BD Collective as a small grassroots organisation, how it supported us, and...
by Amelie Tan | May 28, 2026 | BD_Collective
From left: Matt Skinner, Abiola Okuba, Anna Pollard, Clare Emmins, Hannah Kupoluyi, Sam Miller, Amelie Tan, Victor Sosanya, Jeorgina Soares, Laura Iosifescu, Wendy Konadu, Khushnood Ahmed BD Collective hosted our first members in-person gathering since we relaunched....
by Louise Kavanagh | Apr 27, 2026 | BD_Collective
BD Collective member, Barking & Dagenham Giving share an update on The Disruptive Explorers – a group of local organisations, community groups and residents that want to find new ways to disrupt harmful systems in the borough. The Disruptive Explorers have...
by Louise Kavanagh | Apr 21, 2026 | BD_Collective
Care City’s insights from six months into Neighbourhood Networks, capturing what’s helping, what’s challenging and what we’re learning about building neighbourhood-led change. Care City is the learning partner for Neighbourhood Networks – an evolving...
by Jenny Fribbins | Feb 26, 2026 | BD_Collective
What does it look like when the VCFSE shifts towards building community – investing in residents’ confidence, connections and capabilities – so that residents can identify and act on what matters to them? That’s the question I came away with after a session with our...
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