Afleveringen
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When organisations involve young people in their work and share power with them, the focus is sometimes on how this impacts on the organisation. In contrast, in this episode we explore why young people get involved, how they benefit and how organisations can support them to progress and move on whether that’s within the organisation or to opportunities outside.
We spoke to:
Sophie Mattholie, Listening Fund Young AdvisorTanya Nelson, Youth Empowerment and Project Lead, Sister SystemJonno Mambu, Spark Inside ChampionNicky Crabb, Director, Little Green PigThis episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. If you found this episode useful, you might want to read this blog: Blog: Listening to staff with lived experience.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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There are many different ways to involve young people in an organisation’s work. We hear how four very different organisations tried to ensure their support for young people’s leadership was equitable and inclusive and how they addressed questions of accountability, representation and responsibility.
We spoke to:
Martha Mackenzie, Executive Director, Civic Power Fund Nicky Crabb, Director, Little Green Pig Tanya Nelson, Youth Empowerment and Project Lead, Sister System Biff, Senior Youth Work Practitioner, Gendered Intelligence.This episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Young people are leading organisations and taking different approaches to decision-making and power sharing which all organisations can learn from. In this episode we hear from four young people leading organisations about the challenges they face and how they think older people can support them.
We spoke to:
Sophie Mattholie, Trustee, the LUNA project. Scott Kirby, Organiser, UK Youth Climate Coalition. Ze Ze Sohawon, CEO, Emotional Dysregulation in Autism.Samuel Remi-Akinwale, CEO, Young Manchester.This episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. If you found this episode useful, you might want to read this blog: Blog: What I’ve learned from 6 months of co-leadership.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Sharing and ceding power to young people can be challenging for organisations and the people who work within them.
In this episode we hear from three very different organisations that have made a clear commitment to sharing power with young people. We hear about how they adopted new structures and processes to support power sharing as their organisation grew.
We spoke to:
Catherine Hillis, Director of the Fairer Futures Programme, Esmée Fairbairn FoundationAnne-Marie Douglas and Nicola Kidston, Co-CEOs of Peer Power YouthMichael Lister, Chair of the Mix’s Youth Advisory BoardThis episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. And here’s further reading on consent-based decision-making.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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There is a growing involvement of young people in youth funders’ grantmaking. We hear about how this can work in practice, and the benefits and challenges from the perspectives of two young grantmakers, a funder, and a facilitator of youth involvement in grantmaking processes. Plus we’ll hear some top tips for funders working with young people.
We spoke to:
Dan Seifu from the Involving Young People Collective of the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Neha Bhayani, one of Blagrave Trust’s grants advisors, working on the Listening Fund. Edd Fry, who manages the Listening Fund on behalf of the Blagrave TrustKeji Okeowo from Hudl Youth Development Agency.This episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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One of the ways that youth organisations and funders can involve young people in their work is to invite them to be part of their governance structure and become a trustee. In this episode we will hear about the role of young trustees from a range of perspectives.
We spoke to:
Natasha Johnson, a Blagrave Trust Young Advisor and board member of the British Youth Council.Segun Olowooke, Chair of the Blagrave Trust BoardClare Hill-Dixon, CEO of the Young Trustees Movement.And Eli Manderson Evans, CEO of the Blagrave Trust.This episode is part of our first series, looking at the work Collective Discovery is doing as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund. You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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One of the ways that youth organisations work in a more consistent way with young people is to create structures for engagement and/or sharing power. In this episode, we will hear from four organisations that have created different kinds of structures to enable them to involve young people more actively in their work.
We spoke to:
Cecilia Cappel, Participation and Engagement Manager at Spark InsideKerry Hunter, NNDYC Co-ordinator and Neurodiversity Specialist and Teacher who supported the National Neurodiverse Youth Council Italia Jenson (or Talie), Head of Youth Engagement at The MixEugene Hilton, Community and Content manager at We Don't SettleThis episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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One of the ways youth organisations work in a consistent way with young people is by creating specific roles for them. In this episode, we will hear from three organisations that have involved young people in their work by creating different kinds of leadership and ambassador roles.
We spoke to:
Mark Powell, Artistic Director at Prime TheatreVicki Felgate, Co-Founder of Big Leaf Foundation. Luwam, Youth Ambassador for Kent Refugee Action Network.This episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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One of the ways youth organisations can ensure that their work is aligned with the priorities of young people is to actively involve them in their learning and evaluation processes - to ensure that their feedback informs the way their programmes and services are adapted.
We spoke to:
Dave Close, Director of Hot Chocolate Trust Jeni Stephens, Youth Work Manager at Carefree CornwallSarah Rose, a Social Purpose Consultant and part of the Collective Discovery teamKate Russell, Head of Programmes and Network at the Foyer FederationThis episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Youth organisations often work in partnership with young people to design their programmes and services - this is sometimes called co-production. In this episode we’ll hear about the benefits and challenges of co-production and how three organisations have sought to embed the approach in their work and organisational culture.
We spoke to:
Alex Mckell, Head of innovation and trainer at Leap Confronting ConflictKate Russell, Head of Programmes and Network at the Foyer FederationGemma Rowan, co-Artistic Director of Sounds Like Chaos.This episode is part of our first series which builds on Collective Discovery’s work as Learning Partner of the Listening Fund.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website or LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
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Welcome to our new series, which focuses on the shift amongst youth organisations and funders towards sharing power with young people, drawing on our work with The Listening Fund which aims to make the youth sector more accountable to young people.
In this episode we explain why we’ve made this podcast, give an overview of what we’ve learned about why and how organisations are involving young people in their work - with clips from some of the brilliant guests you’ll hear from in the following six episodes.
The co-hosts for this series are Mercy Shibemba, a young grantmaker and activist, and Jenny Ross from Collective Discovery.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here. You can also follow the Listening Fund on X @listeningfund.
A series overview, more information on our guests, and additional resources on each topic can be found in the shownotes.
For more on Collective Discovery, see our website and LinkedIn. We also welcome any feedback you have: please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
