Big Change
@bigchangecharity.bsky.social
We find, support, and connect an intergenerational community of changemakers rethinking and reshaping the systems around young people. ✨
Earlier this year, we brought together our incredible community of changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends in the Lake District for the Big Change community retreat.
Kat Hamilton and Olivia Chowdry share how the retreat helped them disconnect in order to feel more connected.
Kat Hamilton and Olivia Chowdry share how the retreat helped them disconnect in order to feel more connected.
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Earlier this year, we brought together our incredible community of changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends in the Lake District for the Big Change community retreat.
Kat Hamilton and Olivia Chowdry share how the retreat helped them disconnect in order to feel more connected.
Kat Hamilton and Olivia Chowdry share how the retreat helped them disconnect in order to feel more connected.
What happens when students take the lead on wellbeing? 🌱
At St Mary’s School in Blackpool, young people shared how being part of Emoco has helped them drive real change in their community.
Read more on Emoco's wellbeing movement in their founder Andrew's blog
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/the...
At St Mary’s School in Blackpool, young people shared how being part of Emoco has helped them drive real change in their community.
Read more on Emoco's wellbeing movement in their founder Andrew's blog
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/the...
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What happens when students take the lead on wellbeing? 🌱
At St Mary’s School in Blackpool, young people shared how being part of Emoco has helped them drive real change in their community.
Read more on Emoco's wellbeing movement in their founder Andrew's blog
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/the...
At St Mary’s School in Blackpool, young people shared how being part of Emoco has helped them drive real change in their community.
Read more on Emoco's wellbeing movement in their founder Andrew's blog
👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/the...
Hear Ali Durban, co-founder of Gesher School, as she talks about her experience as a parent of a child who felt excluded and marginalised. 💚
Watch her full conversation with Owen Carter here
👉🏻 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
Watch her full conversation with Owen Carter here
👉🏻 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
November 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hear Ali Durban, co-founder of Gesher School, as she talks about her experience as a parent of a child who felt excluded and marginalised. 💚
Watch her full conversation with Owen Carter here
👉🏻 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
Watch her full conversation with Owen Carter here
👉🏻 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
🎧 Listen to two brilliant Big Change community leaders — Owen Carter, ImpactEd Group and Ali Durban MBE, Gesher School — share their learnings from leading change for young people.
Watch their full conversation here
👉 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
Watch their full conversation here
👉 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🎧 Listen to two brilliant Big Change community leaders — Owen Carter, ImpactEd Group and Ali Durban MBE, Gesher School — share their learnings from leading change for young people.
Watch their full conversation here
👉 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
Watch their full conversation here
👉 youtu.be/k6wTE-KTQC4
✨🎙️ Here’s the first clip from our Big Change Leaders in Conversation series!
In this one, Lucy Bailey, CEO of Bounce Forward, shares why their work matters and how being part of the Big Change community gives her energy and inspiration.
🎥 Watch the full conversation:
youtu.be/m-MOYalT6Oc
In this one, Lucy Bailey, CEO of Bounce Forward, shares why their work matters and how being part of the Big Change community gives her energy and inspiration.
🎥 Watch the full conversation:
youtu.be/m-MOYalT6Oc
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
✨🎙️ Here’s the first clip from our Big Change Leaders in Conversation series!
In this one, Lucy Bailey, CEO of Bounce Forward, shares why their work matters and how being part of the Big Change community gives her energy and inspiration.
🎥 Watch the full conversation:
youtu.be/m-MOYalT6Oc
In this one, Lucy Bailey, CEO of Bounce Forward, shares why their work matters and how being part of the Big Change community gives her energy and inspiration.
🎥 Watch the full conversation:
youtu.be/m-MOYalT6Oc
✨ “Connect, collaborate, think bigger.”
Jonathan Harper and Lara Milward share what they loved most about being a part of our Community Retreat.
The event brought together our incredible changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends. We took a vital step back to pause, recharge, and renew.
Jonathan Harper and Lara Milward share what they loved most about being a part of our Community Retreat.
The event brought together our incredible changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends. We took a vital step back to pause, recharge, and renew.
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
✨ “Connect, collaborate, think bigger.”
Jonathan Harper and Lara Milward share what they loved most about being a part of our Community Retreat.
The event brought together our incredible changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends. We took a vital step back to pause, recharge, and renew.
Jonathan Harper and Lara Milward share what they loved most about being a part of our Community Retreat.
The event brought together our incredible changemakers, partners, trustees, and friends. We took a vital step back to pause, recharge, and renew.
👋🏼 Meet the #SparkAwards Changemaker
🌱 Climate Courage, Climate Live, led by Frances Fox, aged 24, and the Climate Live team, is addressing a growing mental health crisis driven by climate anxiety.
Learn more about their work
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
🌱 Climate Courage, Climate Live, led by Frances Fox, aged 24, and the Climate Live team, is addressing a growing mental health crisis driven by climate anxiety.
Learn more about their work
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
September 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
👋🏼 Meet the #SparkAwards Changemaker
🌱 Climate Courage, Climate Live, led by Frances Fox, aged 24, and the Climate Live team, is addressing a growing mental health crisis driven by climate anxiety.
Learn more about their work
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
🌱 Climate Courage, Climate Live, led by Frances Fox, aged 24, and the Climate Live team, is addressing a growing mental health crisis driven by climate anxiety.
Learn more about their work
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
👋🏼 Meet our #SparkAwards Changemaker
Be the change. Media Academy, led by 24-year-old Lily Mott, empowers young people aged 13–25 to navigate and transform today’s digital media landscape with confidence and creativity. 🎥
Discover more about the project
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
Be the change. Media Academy, led by 24-year-old Lily Mott, empowers young people aged 13–25 to navigate and transform today’s digital media landscape with confidence and creativity. 🎥
Discover more about the project
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
September 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
👋🏼 Meet our #SparkAwards Changemaker
Be the change. Media Academy, led by 24-year-old Lily Mott, empowers young people aged 13–25 to navigate and transform today’s digital media landscape with confidence and creativity. 🎥
Discover more about the project
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
Be the change. Media Academy, led by 24-year-old Lily Mott, empowers young people aged 13–25 to navigate and transform today’s digital media landscape with confidence and creativity. 🎥
Discover more about the project
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
👋🏼 Meet our #SparkAwards Changemaker: Room Too
A bold, youth-driven project led by 19-year-old Oluferanmi Balogun, Room Too tackles the inequality of overcrowded housing by transforming underused spaces into safe, inspiring study hubs for young people.
Read more
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
A bold, youth-driven project led by 19-year-old Oluferanmi Balogun, Room Too tackles the inequality of overcrowded housing by transforming underused spaces into safe, inspiring study hubs for young people.
Read more
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
👋🏼 Meet our #SparkAwards Changemaker: Room Too
A bold, youth-driven project led by 19-year-old Oluferanmi Balogun, Room Too tackles the inequality of overcrowded housing by transforming underused spaces into safe, inspiring study hubs for young people.
Read more
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...
A bold, youth-driven project led by 19-year-old Oluferanmi Balogun, Room Too tackles the inequality of overcrowded housing by transforming underused spaces into safe, inspiring study hubs for young people.
Read more
➡️ www.big-change.org/about-our-co...