Money4YOU’s Financial Education for Young Entrepreneurs in Lagos
Bridging Economic Disparities As part of Money4YOU’s efforts to address economic inequalities, we have been providing financial education and promoting entrepreneurship in various locations across West Africa. Recently, we conducted a series of financial literacy workshops in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of our World Changers Entrepreneurship Training (WCET) Programme. Enriching Communities through Comprehensive Financial Education […]
Press Release: Money4YOU Launches #OperationTransparency Report
Money4YOU exposes alarming diversity gap in charitable funding: Launching #OperationTransparency report Read the full report and executive summary Money4YOU unveils the results of its extensive research spanning January 2022 to November 2023, shedding light on profound disparities in charitable funding and governance. The #OperationTransparency report, launched at the House of Lords on 8th November 2023, highlights […]
Read the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s response to #OperationTransparency
Stuart Andrew MP, the Minister currently responsible for sport, gambling, civil society, and equalities, has encouraged the #OperationTransparency campaign to “continue to engage” with the Charity Commission on trustee diversity and data transparency. Responding to a letter from the campaign asking DCMS to represent our concerns over the charity diversity data gap to the Charity Commission, Andrew […]
Dragons Den 2023: Money4YOU Breaks New Ground with Crowdfunded Grants for BAMER-led Non-profits
Money4YOU is set to transform the UK charity sector with Dragons Den 2023. The groundbreaking event aims to allocate an unprecedented £200,000 in grants to BAMER-led non-profits, prototyping pathways to redress historic power imbalances and create a wave of change. On 20th October 2023, the power to award grants will rest with those who work […]
Money4YOU Launches BAMER HUB 2.0, the one-stop shop for BAMER-led nonprofits
LONDON, July 20, 2023 – Money4YOU has launched BAMER HUB 2.0, the digital resilience platform designed to strengthen and grow Black, Asian, Multi-Ethnic, and Refugee (BAMER)-led charities, community groups, and social enterprises. Offering a range of free capacity-building resources, BAMER HUB 2.0 comes with improved features tailored specifically to address the needs of BAMER nonprofits […]
Bard and Bing: Still no match for BAMER HUB
Our AI-focused Innovation Hub event at Linklaters HQ on Friday 2nd June covered the need-to-know aspects of recent developments in AI for BAMER-led non-profits. Alongside the event, we decided to test the chatbots’ performance on basic fundraising questions around prospecting for trusts and foundations. ”Out of the six funding programmes Bard recommended, only one actually exists. Given that the […]
BonsaïMoney – Understanding ‘Buy Now Pay Later’
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic. Makes sense, right? Out of necessity, a lot of shopping moved online and retailers became more adventurous with their customer experiences. In 2019 one of the industry’s biggest disruptors, Klarna, was valued at $5.5 bn; by 2021 it had reached $46 bn. PayPal, Afterpay, Affirm, Sezzle, and dozens of […]
BonsaïMoney – Understanding Debt
The majority of our ninth season of the Bonsai Briefs podcast has explored debt: how to avoid getting into uncontrolled debt, understanding its risks, and budgeting to ensure you can pay it back. There’s a lot to unpack, so keep reading. Subscribe to the BonsaiBriefs Podcast for daily money tips! Register for our Upcoming event on the 22nd of June 2023 – How to Save […]
Dragons Den 2022: The Headlines
What is Dragons Den? Since 2012, Carol Akiwumi MBE, CEO and Founder of Money4YOU, has convened the annual Dragons Den event. It’s named after the BBC TV show, and brings an audience of Black, Asian, multi-ethnic, and refugee (BAMER)-led non-profits together with grant-makers to pitch for grants, network, and celebrate the work of the BAMER-led voluntary sector. Yeukai from Active Horizons with the organisation’s £10,000 […]