Graphic reading: What does it really take for CHANGE to happen? Explore Leaders for Big Change Fund, our experiment in trust-based, lived-experience funding.

💡 What does it really take for change to happen?

We kept asking ourselves that question and tried something different. Read our Managing Director Ben's blog on the Leaders for Big Change Fund, our experiment in trust-based funding.

👉 www.big-change.org/insights/why...

Four young people smiling together outside in winter coats and Anthropy UK lanyards.

Two women sit on stage in conversation, both wearing headphones and holding microphones at an Anthropy UK session.

Two young women sitting at a podcast recording desk, smiling, surrounded by plants at the Eden Project.

A large group of people smiling and posing for a photo inside a bright, modern venue at the Eden Project during Anthropy UK. Everyone is wearing conference lanyards.

Some of our favourite people, in one place. 💚

Last week we were at Anthropy UK alongside some of the most incredible humans at the forefront of change. It was so good to see the Big Change community come together too!

#Anthropy26 #BigChange

Quote card with a bright yellow background. Large red quotation marks sit in the top left corner. The quote reads: "I was fifteen when I found out I was autistic, and finally had a word that explained why I felt 'different'. Too many of us were underestimating our freedom, framing neurodivergence as something to conquer rather than embrace." The final phrase is bold and italic for emphasis. Below the quote, the attribution reads: Aiyana Goodfellow, Founder, NEUROMANCERS, in dark navy text.

Aiyana Goodfellow grew up searching for spaces that embraced neurodivergence rather than tried to fix it. With NEUROMANCERS, backed by Big Change Spark Awards, they're building exactly that.

Here's their story
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/how...

An intergenerational group of people smile in front of an art display. Bold yellow text reads: "Big Changemaker Andrew shows the power of hope."

"I swore I'd never return to my old school."

Andrew Speight did return and he brought a wellbeing movement with him. With support from Big Change, Andrew founded Emoco to put wellbeing at the heart of education.

Read his blog and experience the power of hope 💚
👉🏾 www.big-change.org/insights/the...

🛎️ Why are children in care 15 times less likely to leave school with good grades?

The question led to the creation of Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust. With early support from Big Change, they’re reimagining children’s residential care system so that young people can truly thrive.

🎥 Watch their impact.

We're going to Anthropy! 💚 Come say hi!

And while you're there, don't miss Emma Redfern, founder, Studio Self-Made and member of our community, joining Andrea Cooper, CEO, Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation, for a panel packed with inspiration and joy.
📅 Thursday 26 March from 5.30pm.

🗣️ We launched our first annual community survey to find out what our leaders are celebrating, what’s holding them back, and how we can better support them at the front lines of change.

Hannah Cohen, our Head of Community, shares what we heard

👉🏻 www.big-change.org/insights/fro...

Join the people who refuse to accept the status quo. 🤝

Get your monthly dose of hope in motion delivered straight to your inbox. Stay updated on the latest stories from our incredible community of changemakers.

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As we count down to #InternationalWomensDay, we are incredibly proud to share a guest blog from Ella-Grace Gregoire. She leads Her-izons, with backing from Big Change, to make sure other young women and girls have the support she didn't.

Read her story 👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/its...

Feeling hopeful is a radical act in current times. Kathryn Scott, Trustee at Big Change, is doing it anyway.

She shares 10 things we’re hopeful about in the Schools White Paper in our latest blog.

👉 www.big-change.org/insights/ten...

Our Leaders for Big Change Fund is an important experiment for us. It’s designed to support experienced leaders with bold, early-stage ideas that could lead to meaningful change for young people in under-served communities.

Dive into our vision
🔗 www.big-change.org/insights/why...

⭐ Welcome to our community, Ellie Costello, a #LeaderForBigChange!

Ellie’s project Square Peg is reducing school non-attendance through a shift from punishment to partnerships.

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Her-izons Read how Ella-Grace is developing a preventative and youth-led wellbeing programme supporting girls and young women with Her-izons.

We are supporting Ella-Grace and Her-izons with the co-creation of a wellbeing education syllabus with young people that reflects Gen Z and Gen Alpha experiences and the creation of a model that can be replicated nationally.

Find out more
👉 www.big-change.org/about-our-co...

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Meet Ella-Grace Gregoire, a #LeaderForBigChange! ✨

Her project Her-izons is co-designing preventative and relational wellbeing approaches with and for girls and young women.

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Each One Teach One Read how Jaden Osei-Bonsu is addressing exclusion in education through the use of Hip-Hop and sound system culture.

Our support will enable him to co-design and build community-owned sound systems with young people — developing practical skills, shared ownership, and collective responsibility.

Read more about his project
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/about-our-co...

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Join us in welcoming Jaden Osei-Bonsu, a #LeaderForBigChange, to our community!

His project Each One Teach One is addressing exclusion in education through the use of Hip-Hop and sound system culture as tools for imagination, learning, and community connection.

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Active Horizons Read how Yeukai Taruvinga is tackling the racialised housing crisis faced by young, black migrant and refugees in the UK

Read more about her project

👉🏼 www.big-change.org/about-our-co...

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👋🏻 Say hello to Yeukai Taruvinga, a #LeaderForBigChange!

Through Active Horizons, she is co-designing housing pathways with young people, policymakers, housing professionals — placing lived experience, healing, and racial justice at the centre of these solutions.

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Head to our website to learn more about them and their work.

👉 www.big-change.org/about-our-co...

#LeadersforBigChange #BigChangemakers #WelcomeToOurCommunity

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Ella-Grace Gregoire, Ellie Costello, Jaden Osei-Bonsu, and Yeukai Taruvinga know what it takes to create deep-rooted change and we are proud to support their ambitious and early-stage projects that have the potential to transform the lives of young people in under-served communities.

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What do you get when you combine experienced leadership with an ambitious vision for young people? Leaders for Big Change.

We’re honoured to welcome four incredible leaders to our community!

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📢 We asked our community of changemakers what gives them joy, what keeps them up at night, and how we can better support them on the front lines of change. Big Change's Hannah Cohen shares what we learned and more importantly how we’re turning those insights into action.

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“We need to celebrate the great work the brilliant schools are doing in this country” - James Pope

James, founder of HeadsUp4HTs, shares two hopes for education. He was one of the many brilliant leaders from our community to provide valuable input into the soon to be released Schools White Paper.

James Pope, founder of HeadsUp4HTs, shares his two hopes for education on the back of a roundtable discussion on the upcoming #SchoolsWhitePaper.

He joined several other brilliant changemakers from our community with Georgia Gould and Sarah Smith, the two MPs leading the work on the White Paper. 💚

In our next phase, we’re going deeper. While we continue to support incredible leaders, we are focusing on building the communities and networks around them that turn big ideas into lasting impact.

#BigChangeStrategy2030

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Systems don’t change in isolation. They change when people come together. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽

Since our journey began 14 years ago, Big Change has found and backed game-changing leaders who dare to fix systems rather than just symptoms.

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🌟Do you have a #Hope4Education? Lucy Bailey, Bounce Forward shares hers.

She was one of the many brilliant leaders from our community who joined a roundtable discussion with Georgia Gould MP, and Sarah Smith, MP. Together we provided valuable input into the soon to be released #SchoolsWhitePaper.

There is still time to stand with Hannah and support her mission for young people and the planet. Let’s help her finish as strong as she started

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This is a story of what's possible when someone acts with purpose. It isn’t just about the total raised; it’s about the courage to show up and show you care. Hannah, a big thank you from all of us at Big Change! We are so proud to have you in our corner. 💚

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Smiling woman wearing a green T-shirt, black shorts, and a cap stands by a roadside with trees and trucks in the background.

🏁 100 days. 100 marathons. 2,620 miles.

These numbers feel impossible until someone like Hannah 🌿 Cox decides they aren’t. Yesterday, Hannah completed a journey most of us can barely imagine: all to raise vital funds for charities, including Big Change.

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