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Changing the system: embedding lived experience in community grant-making [Video]

Changing the system: embedding lived experience in community grant-making

On April 22nd Black Thrive Lambeth hosted a free webinar on lived experience within community grant-making. #ChangingTheSystem

We discussed the importance of community grant-making in addressing issues of inequity, alongside sharing recent examples of best practice and giving practical tips for anyone who is interested in this work: grant-makers, community organisations and residents alike.
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About the panellists and chair:

Lela Kogbara: Lela is a Director of Black Thrive Global. She was a senior leader in the public sector for 25 years, 16 of which were in Islington where she was Assistant Chief Executive for the Council. She also worked with NHS England and Department for Education to improve employment prospects and access to apprenticeships for people with learning and other disabilities. She is a qualified accountant and her responsibilities have included policy, equalities, performance, arts and culture, employment, and community safety. Lela also follows her passion for social justice as a board member of a number of organisations.

Yasmin Ibison: Yasmin is the Employment Programme and Partnerships Manager at Black Thrive Lambeth. She manages a programme of work which seeks to improve employment outcomes for Black Lambeth residents with long-term health conditions via systems change. As part of this, Yasmin supported a lived-experience working group to distribute £300,000 of grant-funding to local community projects. Yasmin has a background in social entrepreneurship and innovation and has previously set up and run her own social enterprise. She is a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts and a Trustee at the Old Vic Theatre.

Mitali Sen: Mitali is a grant-maker and social justice advocate with over ten years’ experience affecting social change through funding, research, policy, programming and community organising. For the past four years, she has shaped and stewarded grant-making programmes including at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Emergencies Trust. Mitali has a background in global aid and development and has previously worked with Masimanyane Women’s Rights International, Sense International and Shelter. She sits on the Core Group of Future Foundations UK, a collective of people of colour working in funding who are striving towards a more just and equitable philanthropic sector.

Derek A. Bardowell is a writer, CEO of Ten Years’ Time, and a Knowledge Equity Fellow at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. From 2009 to 2019, Derek led funding portfolios for Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Laureus Sport for Good, and the National Lottery Community Fund. He has been responsible for managing over £150 million to good causes in 34 countries. Derek’s first book, No Win Race (Mudlark/HarperCollins 2019), explored race and racism in modern Britain through the lens of sport. Derek’ new book on reimagining philanthropy through a reparatory lens is called ‘Giving Back: Hod to Do Good Better’ will be published on 25th August for Dialogue Book.

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