SheDecides is a youth-led global movement for bodily autonomy. Collective Discovery designed a participatory theory of change development process which involved young activists from over twenty countries as well as Government Ministers and key funders. (Project team: Jenny Ross & Cecillia Makonyola)

Comic Relief wanted to explore an advocacy approach that would be complementary to the organisations that it funds. Collective Discovery designed a scoping process which resulted in an initial focus on how to better join up the different funding streams for domestic abuse services. We designed a workshop (with Collaborate) which was co-convened by the Comic Relief and Domestic Violence and Abuse Commissioner to kick start greater focus on funding. The workshop involved key Government Departments, philanthropic funders and service providers. (Project team: Jenny Ross & Cecillia Makonyola)

Collective Discovery supported the International Institute for Environment and Development to design workshops for climate negotiators for Least Developed Countries to explore a collective vision for their response to the climate challenge. Collective Discovery designed and facilitated vision development workshops held in Ethiopia and Nepal which produced the initial framework and the idea of the five asks and five offers. The LDC Vision for a Climate Resilient Future was launched in 2019 at the Climate Action Summit in New York. (Project Lead: Jenny Ross)

Working with RECLAIM and Young Manchester, Collective Discovery designed a participatory process where young people in Manchester affected by serious youth violence explored current responses to their needs and deeper root causes. The process was designed to inform a new approach to keeping children and young people safe in the city. A key element was bringing young people together with key professionals from across the city to share their perspectives and design more effective approaches. The ‘Listening to the Experts’ report was used to inform a shared goals toolkit which informs funding decisions in the city in this area. (Project team: Cecillia Makonyola & Jenny Ross)

Collective Discovery is the Learning Partner for the Listening Fund. The Listening Fund works to improve the accountability of youth organisations and funders of youth organisations to young people. As part of this role, Collective Discovery will be running a series of events and supporting Listening Fund partners, funders and young advisors to strengthen their individual and collective learning and impact. (Project Team: Claudia Eliott, Sarah Rose, Jenny Ross, Rachel Oliver)

Collective Discovery ran a consultation with Friends Provident Grantees to support the review of it’s grant making strategy. This involved reviewing FPF’s process, interviewing grantees and holding a validation workshop on the draft findings to support collective sensemaking. (Project Team: Irene Vance & Jenny Ross)

Working with Tax Justice UK, Collective Discovery facilitated a process to explore whether there is, or should be, a shared vision of tax justice amongst organisations committed to reforming and/or transforming the tax system in the UK. The process involved interviewees with organisations focused on tax, a fairer economy and wider social and environmental justice as well as two online participatory workshops. (Project Team: Charlotte Millar & Jenny Ross)

Working with the Civic Power Fund’s Community Action Panel, Collective Discovery co-designed a participatory grantmaking process to distribute funding to support grassroots community organising across the UK (Project Lead: Jenny Ross)

The B4Ukraine Coalition was created after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. B4Ukraine is a global coalition of civil society organisations driven by a common goal: to block access to the economic resources behind Russian aggression. Jenny conducted a stocktake of its activities, impact and structure to inform the next steps for the Coalition steering committee. (Project Lead: Jenny Ross)

Power Postcodes is an initiative of the Aid Alliance. Collective Discovery conducted a series of key stakeholder interviews and reviewed relevant data and information in order to draw out key insights and make recommendations.

Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially. Collective Discovery led an exploratory process to identify the areas where Turn2us could make a contribution to a fairer economic system and to build organisational literacy in systems change. (Charlotte Millar and Jenny Ross)

Collective Discovery delivered a bespoke online advocacy training programme for Frontline AIDS staff and partners. Delivered through a series of three online sessions with

Working with OSF, we delivered training for activists and for foundations in the Eurasia region. The training was delivered with simultaneous Russian translation and alongside Tanya Durneyva, an experienced Ukrainian activist.

We facilitated a focus group discussion with young people about their understanding of climate disinformation and what sources they trust for the information. The insights were used to inform an online artwork.