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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Adults move over, it’s young people's turn.” Liza Lort-Phillips, co-founder of our partners Cymbrogi Futures, talks about how watching young people step up to build solutions for our planet fills her with hope. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It's time to back more young people. Spark Awards changemaker Frances Fox tells you why. 💥 Support young leaders like Frances. Partner with us for Spark Awards 2027. 👉🏼 www.big-change.org/spark-awards #SparkTheChange #SparkAwards

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Many young people have a vision, plan, and a real desire to make a difference. But too often they struggle to be taken seriously, or to access the funding and networks they need to make change happen. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

✨ Last year, we launched the Spark Awards, backing young changemakers across England with funding, hands-on development, and a community of peers that stays with them long after the programme ends — to help them turn bold ideas into real change. (1/3)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How is Climate Courage building a climate movement with music at the heart of it? 🌱 Let Dominique P. explain. We spoke to her at an open mic hosted by Climate Courage, a Spark Awards-backed project equipping young people with the skills and confidence to take meaningful action in the movement.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What are the questions about our future we’re not answering enough? Hear from Theo Silberston, founder of Shared Horizon, on his hopes for the future, captured at an open mic hosted by our partner Climate Courage, Climate Live. #LCAW2026 #100Voices100Stories #SparkAwards

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This London Climate Action Week, we're spotlighting the brilliant partners at Climate Courage, Climate Live! 🌱 Hear from Dominique P. as she shares her hope: leaders from government to grassroots taking the climate crisis seriously. #LCAW2026 #100Voices100Stories #SparkAwards

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🗣️ What would Dion do if he became Prime Minister for a day? We caught up with the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy student, on the sidelines of a CanTeam event, to find out. Tell us what would you do if you became the leader of your country? 👇

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ayman Maarouf graduated with a degree but soon discovered a skill-gap between theory and practice. WEEE Renew gave him hands-on experience, translating that knowledge into real-world practice. Hear him talk about how WEEE Renew, backed by Spark Awards, helped him and why the work matters.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We met Dion and his mum Utpala at a CanTeam event at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy! We spoke to them as they took a quick break from cooking biryani and kottu for a school community lunch with students, parents, teachers, and guests. Hear them talk about why events like these are important. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What if every young person had the skills and confidence to speak up? @voice21oracy.bsky.social is making that a reality. We've had the privilege of supporting them since 2015 and in a little over 10 years, they’ve put Oracy on the national agenda. Watch their impact 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Creating change is at the heart of our community and it goes far beyond funding. The connections between leaders, across sectors and experience, multiply impact in ways no single grant can. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

On World Environment Day, we're spotlighting Frances, who leads Spark Awards-backed Climate Courage, Climate Live which is mobilising young people in the climate movement through joy, wellbeing, and music. Hear what ignited her passion, and her advice for fellow young leaders. 🌍

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🌱 “Young people have led the biggest environmental movement in history but in the past decade less than 1% of climate philanthropy has gone to young people.” In the run-up to #WorldEnvironmentDay, Dominique from Climate Live talks about the urgent need to back more young leaders.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay this week! 🌍 We’re going to be counting down with inspiring voices from Spark Awards-backed Climate Courage, Climate Live, led by Frances Fox. We're starting with Frances as she shares why building community is at the heart of climate action. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our CEO Essie North speaks to Mission Lit about the power of collective leadership and the importance of trust. The Mission Lit zine, powered by x+why, is a mini magazine for and by the Better Business community. Read the complete edition 🔗 missionlit.com

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🌱 #BigChangemaker Hannah Underwood reflects on what stayed with her a month on from our Big Day Out: a day that brought together supporters, changemakers, partners, and friends from our community. Read her blog 👉🏽 www.big-change.org/insights/wha...

Two women in conversation at Big Day Out, leaning in and smiling over printed materials. Text reads: "What if community is the infrastructure?"

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"As a founder, you need to give yourself grace." ✨ Love this reflection #BigChangemaker Oluferanmi Balogun, who is leading Room Too to turn overlooked spaces into safe, inspiring places for young people to study and thrive! #SparkAwards #AMillionActsOfHope #1mActsOfHope

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

What happens when young people get to tell their own stories? #BigChangemaker Lily Mott is enabling young people to do just that. She received a Spark Award for Be the change. Media Academy and we're so proud to be part of her journey. This Million Acts of Hope Week, hear Lily's impact story. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This Million Acts of Hope Week, meet Aiyana Goodfellow! They're a Spark Awards changemaker leading NEUROMANCERS, a peer-led mental health initiative for neurodivergent+ young people. Leaders like Aiyana give us so much hope. Thank you, Aiyana and NEUROMANCERS! 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This Million Acts of Hope Week, we're bringing you voices that give us hope. First up, Frances, who leads Climate Courage Climate Live, talking about the impact of equipping young people to build resilience and fight for the climate. 💚 #SparkAwards #AMillionActsOfHope #1mActsOfHope

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This Million Acts of Hope week, we're asking: what are your hopes for young people? 💚 For Jonathan Harper, Big Changemaker and founder of CanTeam, it looks like schools becoming places where everyone can feel like they belong, and where communities can gather and thrive. Hear from Jonathan!

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We love seeing our community create real change. 💚 Big Change awarded a #SparkAward to WEEE Renew in 2025 to support their work in tackling youth unemployment through digital skills and e-waste recycling. Hear from Vijai Patel, who’s leading WEEE Renew about the real impact they’re making.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

How did the Spark Awards help turn an idea into real change for young people? ✨ Vijai spent 2 years unable to land a job after graduating. He now leads WEEE Renew, with support from Big Change, to tackle youth unemployment through digital inclusion and e-waste recycling.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

One week on, and we’re still smiling about our Big Day Out. Our Big Change community, together with supporters, partners, and allies came together from across the country - from Northumberland to Brighton, from Blackpool to Bristol, from Manchester to the Midlands and beyond. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The education system isn’t working. It’s leaving young people unprepared for their futures, making them feel disconnected and powerless. A recent government-commissioned review has only confirmed what young people have been telling us for years. ➡️ www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

How is Frances Fox bringing joy and energy to the climate justice movement? 🌱 On #EarthDay, she writes about Climate Courage, backed by Big Change, and how it's helping young people build the resilience to keep going. 🌍 Read her story 👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/how...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

💡 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...

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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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

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

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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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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...

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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"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...

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

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🛎️ 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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🗣️ 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...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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. Sign up for the Big Change newsletter 👉🏼 www.big-change.org/get-involved...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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...

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

⭐ 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. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

👋🏻 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. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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! (1/3)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📢 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. Read 👉🏻 lnkd.in/eJ_2Gvh4

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

“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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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. 💚

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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. (1/2)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🌟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.

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🏁 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. (1/3)

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Big Change @bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

📣 We just launched our new strategy yesterday! It represents both continuity and change. While we continue supporting incredible leaders, we are deepening our focus on building communities and networks of support that can spark lasting change. (1/2)

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