Good Endings and New BeginningsThis year is a big year of change for me. I have left The National Lottery Community Fund after eight years in several different roles and…Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
My GrannyMy Granny passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the 20th of November. I feel so incredibly lucky to have known her so well and to…Dec 13, 20211Dec 13, 20211
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogFeedback with LoveI’ve been having a lot of conversations over recent months about what collective accountability can and should look like. The Participatory…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
Things that have happened to me because of my dyslexiaLots of things have happened to me because I’m dyslexic, it is one of the key things that has shaped my life and the directions I have…May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
DyslexiaMy dyslexia has been playing on my mind a lot over the last few months. Most of the time my coping mechanisms and alternative ways of…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogPaying decision-makersCameron Bray, Learning & Participation Manager at Barking & Dagenham Giving and Anne Shewring, Programme Director at Cripplegate…Apr 1, 20211Apr 1, 20211
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogPutting Participation in Participatory Grantmaking by Khadra AdenIf we are doing Participatory Grantmaking by just inviting people to engage in the work that we do, in the way that we do it, without any…Feb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogThe Future of Participatory Grantmaking — some questions to get you thinkingQuestions for the the Future of Participatory GrantmakingJan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogQuestions for Funders to Reflect onYesterday was the first in a series of leanring events on participatory grantmaking to launch my Fellowship report — Grassroots…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
Published inParticipatory Grantmaking Community BlogMore than just a Grant DecisionThe Deciding Together report draws attention to the fact that participatory grantmaking (PGM) is more than just grantmaking. It described…Nov 7, 2020Nov 7, 2020