More than a grant maker
Everything we do is guided by our vision of communities where everyone can flourish. We believe lasting change happens when people, community organisations, donors and partners work together. That’s why we ensure funding is shaped by the people and places it is intended to support.
Our role goes beyond making grants. We bring together people, resources and local knowledge to strengthen communities across York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Yorkshire. We listen, build trusted relationships and use what we learn to shape funding and support community-led solutions.
How we work is as important as what we fund. We build trust, champion equity and work collaboratively. We create opportunities for communities to shape decisions, provide flexible funding, invest in long-term partnerships and ensure our work reflects the diverse strengths and needs of the places we serve.
The principles below show how we put these commitments into practice through partnerships, Participatory Grant Making, climate action, equity, diversity and inclusion, and our alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Working in Partnership
A connected, collaborative region
Creating lasting change takes collective action. That’s why partnership is at the heart of how we work.
We build trusted relationships with community organisations, funders, businesses, public sector partners and networks across York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Yorkshire. By working together, sharing knowledge and aligning our efforts, we can strengthen communities, respond more effectively to local needs and create greater impact than anything we could achieve alone.
Find out moreParticipatory Grant Making
Empowering local people through inclusive systems
Participatory Grant Making puts people and lived experience at the heart of the grant-making process. It essentially gives the power traditionally held by a few influential decision makers to a collective of people in the community who work together to decide how, who, where and what to fund.
Two Ridings have been learning and facilitating Participatory Grant Making since 2021.
Participatory Grant MakingLeadership and Capacity Building
Enabling our sector to grow
Providing funding to community organisations gives them the ability to provide their services and support to their local community. Offering leadership and training gives them the tools to grow and contribute.
Two Ridings have been running the HEY Confident Futures leadership network in Hull & East Yorkshire since 2020.
HEY Confident Futures Leadership NetworkEquity, Diversity and Inclusion
Addressing inequity and embracing diversity
With people at the heart of everything we do, Two Ridings strive to be a fair and equitable organisation for everyone we work alongside.
All our policies and practices are informed by EDI and although we recognise that there is still a long way to go, we are committed to moving towards becoming the organisation we want to be.
Equity, Diversity and InclusionOur Commitment to Climate Action
At Two Ridings, we know that climate change isn’t a separate issue; it’s woven into the wellbeing of every community we serve.
Strong, connected communities can only thrive in a greener, more resilient region. That’s why we’re integrating climate awareness into everything we do.
Commitment to Climate ActionSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Two Ridings use the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to measure how we meet the needs of the communities in North and East Yorkshire, York and Hull that we support.
Because SDGs are recognised globally we feel this is the simplest way for people to understand the impact our support makes to the people and places in our region.
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