Shift

Domestic abuse can affect anyone, and its impact on children and families can be profound. In this very moving episode, Jenny Ross speaks with Jo Baldwin from the Oasis Domestic Abuse Service in Thanet, who works with children and young people affected by abuse.

We hear about the heroic efforts of mothers caring for their children while navigating abuse, the courage of young people finding their voice, and the life-changing support Oasis provides—from therapeutic recovery to creating a sense of belonging. Jo also reflects on the systemic challenges families face, and the hope, resilience, and connection that can help them heal.

Please note, this episode includes discussion of domestic abuse. If you are in Kent or Medway and need support, you can contact the Oasis Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0800 917 9948. Or call the 24 hour National Domestic Abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247.

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Jenny Ross and Mercy Shibemba introduce our second series, which explores the role of changemakers—people working at every level of the system, from grassroots community action to global movements.

What connects them is a commitment to shifting power, building connection, and responding practically and hopefully to the challenges the world is facing.

These conversations are honest, inspiring and full of insight—exploring what drives changemakers, the obstacles they navigate, and what keeps them going.

You can find full show notes at collectivediscovery.co.uk/shift.

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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 Advisor
• Tanya Nelson, Youth Empowerment and Project Lead, Sister System
• Jonno Mambu, Spark Inside Champion
• Nicky Crabb, Director, Little Green Pig 

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: 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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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 Foundation
• Anne-Marie Douglas and Nicola Kidston, Co-CEOs of Peer Power Youth
• Michael Lister, Chair of the Mix’s Youth Advisory Board

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. 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 Trust
• Keji 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 Board
• Clare 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 Inside
• Kerry 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 Mix
• Eugene Hilton, Community and Content manager at We Don't Settle

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 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 Theatre
• Vicki 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.