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Discover our new strategy, Leading with Hope

Leading with Hope marks our shift from broad regional and national grant making to deep, long-term investment in youth-led change and community-rooted spaces in Portsmouth, London, and Birmingham.
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  Describing a typical changemaker journey
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  We fund and support young changemakers to ensure they have the resources they need to demonstrate and grow their impact.
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Mapping Community Asset Development

Explore the research on community-owned assets and youth leadership by The Ubele Initiative.
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Our Story: Past, Present, Future

Discover the story behind our new strategy, Leading with Hope.
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News and insights

The latest news and stories.

Research

5th August 2026

Mapping Community Asset Development: Why This Work Matters Now

The Blagrave Trust commissioned The Ubele Initiative to map community asset development in England, exploring how young people can play a greater role in shaping and leading community-owned assets.

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Impact story

5th August 2026

Rewriting the Script: How Disabled Artists Are Taking Back the Stage

Radical Body Arts is a disabled-led organisation transforming access to the arts by creating opportunities designed around the needs of disabled artists.

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News

5th August 2026

£1.8 million investment ‘just the start’

Young people in Barking and Dagenham will shape a new community-led and owned creative hub as the Blagrave Trust, Barking & Dagenham Giving, and Good Ancestor Movement announce today (29th July 2026) an initial £1.8 million capital investment, plus more to be fundraised, to develop a base for youth creativity and enterprise.

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