Episode 07
Young people as grantmakers
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.
In this episode, we hear from:
Dan Seifu, a Young Consultant at the Involving Young People Collective of the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. He will tell us about how their role evolved and the impact of the Collective.
On X @dan_seifu and www.linkedin.com/in/danielseifu/
Neha Bhayani is Grants Advisor at Blagrave Trust and Corporate Partnerships Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support. She will tell us about her experience of grantmaking and the challenges that she faced and overcame in the process.
Edd Fry works alongside Neha and the other advisors as the grantmaker managing the Listening Fund on behalf of the Blagrave Trust, which works to bring lasting change to the lives of young people. Edd will tell us what the Listening Fund has learned from the process of working with young grantmakers.
On X @listeningfund and @blagravetrust.
Keji Okeowo from Hudl Youth Development Agency. Hudl have worked with a wide range of grantmakers to support them to work effectively with young people. Keji will share with us the challenges they have faced, what they have learned and her advice for grantmakers.
Hudl are on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/hudl-cic
RESOURCES
Sophie, a Listening Fund young advisor, wrote up her reflections on a day that brought youth grantmakers together in this blog.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here: thelisteningfund.org/learning-and-sharing/