Jo Wells’ outgoing reflections

by blagravetrustadmin | Jul 28, 2022 | Blog, Listening

Jo Wells joined Blagrave as Director in 2012. Within a decade of being in the position, Jo dramatically transformed the Trust to be a much more thoughtful and intentional funder of change for and with young people. She had overall oversight over all funding...

Beyond the rhetoric: Provocations on power, voice and listening

by blagravetrustadmin | Apr 15, 2021 | Listening

Blagrave Trust and Lankelly Chase joined forces to curate a set of blogs discussing power, privilege and voice in our sector. Philippa Knott, Policy Manager at the Blagrave Trust introduces the series. Talk of diversity, lived experience, citizen voice, and power...

Summarising what we’ve heard

by blagravetrustadmin | Aug 7, 2019 | Listening

Lankelly Chase and Blagrave have now published 10 blogs on power, voice and listening to explore how power is held in the social sector; particularly by funders; whose voices get heard in decision making and who goes unheard; and what we collectively can do about it....

Questioning the concept of ‘outreach’

by blagravetrustadmin | Jul 31, 2019 | Listening

Have you ever questioned the concept of outreach? Mona Bani, youth worker and Strategic Director at May Project Gardens asks: Who are we ‘outreaching to’ and why are they on the outside in the first place? When you work in the youth sector, or charity sector more...

Lighting the candle of democracy at both ends

by blagravetrustadmin | May 16, 2019 | Listening

When it comes to solving societal problems democratically, we need to make sure we’re putting as much focus on listening as we are on speaking up. It’s time to burn both ends of the candle, says Jim Macnamara, Distinguished Professor of Public Communication at the...

Rolling with the punches

by blagravetrustadmin | May 15, 2019 | Listening

Small social sector organisations tackle constant challenges, like financial insecurity and lack of resources, and the onus is often on them to be resilient in the face of adversity. Jessica Prendergrast, Director of Onion Collective, a community interest company,...