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Young people of today are the leaders of tomorrow, so why not let them lead?

Charde Pinnock, Team Assistant at Blagrave, writes about her first impressions in the role. From one end of the spectrum to the other, it seems I’ve now seen both sides of the charity sector. Before…
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Founding signatory to funder commitment on climate change

The growing climate emergency is a serious threat to our mission to enable young people to make a positive transition to adult life. We want to play a part in addressing the causes of climate…
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Is influencing policy change a core part of your work? Should it be?

It could have been risky, gathering about 40 our partners - many of them small, local charities working directly with young people - to discuss policy and social change, and our and their roles in…
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Welcoming our new Chair and a new trustee to Blagrave!

The Blagrave Trust is delighted to welcome Peter Babudu as Chair and Segun Olowookere, to our Board. Peter is currently Head of Evidence at the Youth Endowment Fund – a fund dedicated to preventing youth…
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The Listening Fund: do we hear that it is time for change?

Last week, the partners in The Listening Fund came together to try and answer one question: how we can better listen to young people so that they are empowered to improve the circumstances, organisations and…
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