Building Blocks 1: Money Matters

Making social change requires energy and passion – but sustaining that work takes resources, strategies, and supportive ways of working.

Join workshop 1 in this series to explore how you can generate income and diversify your funding without needing to become a charity or registered company. Come together with other community groups, grassroots organisations,  and experienced facilitators Mariama and Inderjit to gain the confidence and tools you need to future proof your group. 

You’ll leave the workshop with:

• Increased understanding of costing everyday activities and how to fundraise accordingly
• Confidence to take into building a financial strategy in their organisation
• Awareness of different business models
• Knowledge of how entrepreneurship can be employed in other nonprofit contexts

Register for the first workshop here

We’ll also be hosting a Peer Lab, following on from each workshop. The Peer Labs have been designed to encourage further learning and practical use of the knowledge you’ve gained from attending the Building Blocks workshops. As a whole, Building Blocks is a free six week course, with 3 Workshops and 3 Peer Labs. If you attend each Wednesday, you’ll gain a holistic understanding of these foundational skills. 

Please register to join the Peer Labs here.

Who are Mariama and Inderjit?

Mariama Njie-Ceesay is a social impact leader, trainer and coach. She is passionate about supporting marginalised groups, in particular Black Women, Youth, Grassroots, and Founder-led organisations to help them design income strategies that create sustainable impact.

Her career includes leading social enterprise programmes at Coventry University which supported over 30 start-ups to launch during the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her a place on the UK Social Enterprise Roll of Honour. She has co-created international training with the British Council, worked on European social innovation initiatives, and built inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Inderjit Sahota brings over three decades of community development and leadership experience in the voluntary and community sector, with a strong track record in advancing community cohesion, social justice, and sustainability. 

Her work is driven by a deep commitment to empowering marginalised and underrepresented communities, and her experience spans community organising, programme management and capacity building, with a focus on long-term, sustainable impact.

A creative and strategic thinker, she is passionate about nurturing enterprising communities. As well as providing tailored one-to-one coaching and leadership development sessions that promote resilience, self-care, and strategic clarity, she has helped numerous organisations become investment-ready, unlocking opportunities for growth and the development of new social enterprises.