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Let’s look ahead and plan for the future
January 4, 2021
Whilst the start of 2021 seems to be as challenging as 2020, the team at Two Ridings is determined to focus on 2021 bein ...
Our long term plan…reframing, being creative and helping to give groups security?
December 17, 2020
Our long term plan…reframing, being creative, and helping to give groups security? On Tuesday 15th December, Harri ...
Two Ridings Annual Review 2019/20 published
December 11, 2020
Today 11th December, Two Ridings Community Foundation published its 2019/20 Annual Review. In the review the community f ...
Surviving the Covid Winter Campaign – Appeal Launched
November 18, 2020
This winter, vulnerable people in North and East Yorkshire will be colder, hungrier, more isolated, and more anxious tha ...
YUMI creates an inclusive community in York
October 28, 2020
October is Black History Month and so the editor of our newsletter asked for a perspective on life in lockdown from Anne ...
York Small Charities Fund “Keep the Lights On” for 12 York groups with £51,000 in grants
October 23, 2020
This week twelve small, vital charities in York received grants of up to £5,000 each from The York Small Charities Fund ...
Further help for Dales communities devastated by flooding
September 10, 2020
Two Ridings Community Foundation announced today, 10th September 2020, the launch of a financial support for individual ...
A further £328,000 awarded to 22 local charities by Two Ridings Community Foundation
September 4, 2020
This week 22 local charities from across North & East Yorkshire received grants of £15,000 each from Two Ridings Co ...
Could you be part of shaping and informing our grant making strategy and decisions?
August 10, 2020
We are looking for co-opted members to sit on our Grants Committee and Coronavirus Community Fund panel: Get involved & ...
Phase 3 of Two Riding’s Coronavirus Community Fund Launched 3 August 2020
August 6, 2020
Phase 3 of our Coronavirus Community Fund launches Monday 3rd August Current Coronavirus Community Fund funds raised = ...
Lord Mayor of York launches fund to help York charities
The Lord Mayor of York is teaming up with Two Ridings Community Foundation to support fundraising for the 2020/2021 Civi ...
100 days since local fund launched in response to coronavirus crisis & £903,209 given out in 235 grants so far
June 26, 2020
Published today (26th June 2020) is the Coronavirus Community Fund Report from Two Ridings Community Foundation. In this ...
Committed to social change? Want to make a real difference to lives? Apply and be our latest member of staff
June 17, 2020
Partnership Co-ordinator, York £30,000 pa pro rata for 28 hours per week Are you committed to social change? Do you wan ...
£250,000 Government match funding secured for Dales floods
We have been working since before Christmas with other agencies to make the case for match funding from the Government f ...
Committed to social change? Want to make a real difference to lives? Apply and be our latest member of staff
Partnership Co-ordinator, York £30,000 pa pro rata for 28 hours per week Are you committed to social change? Do you wan ...
Who needs help through the coronavirus crisis?
April 29, 2020
“It is so heartening to see the local response to the coronavirus crisis. The charitable and community organisat ...
Saving on your commute right now? Why not donate to the Coronavirus Community Fund & help local charities?
April 16, 2020
Those saving money on their commute are being asked to help support the most vulnerable by making a donation, no matter ...
THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES TRUST CORONAVIRUS APPEAL – Two Ridings is the local partner for North & East Yorkshire
March 18, 2020
The world is in a state of emergency. The outbreak of coronavirus is affecting both businesses and people from across th ...
Statement on Covid-19
March 17, 2020
Statement on Covid-19 Two Ridings Community Foundation recognises that the Covid-19 outbreak is an exceptional event tha ...
Standing Shoulder to Shoulder as a metaphor for Community Foundation Leadership
March 10, 2020
What links these two pictures? Quite a few things actually. Both were taken within days of each other last week. Both ...
Could you be our next Trustee?
February 29, 2020
If the idea of being a trustee at one of the best Community Foundations in the UK whets your appetite, we’d love t ...
A Spring Concert at Rudding Park
February 17, 2020
Two Ridings Community Foundations has brought together local volunteer choirs for our first concert, kindly hosted by Ru ...
Harrogate Street Aid launches grant making to support people affected by homelessness in Harrogate District
February 3, 2020
Following its successful launch in October, Harrogate Street Aid is delighted to announce the commencement of grant maki ...
Flooding in Swaledale, Wensleydale and Arkengarthdale July 2019
January 20, 2020
Two Ridings Community Foundation has asked the Secretaries of State for Housing Communities and Local Government and Env ...
Women and Girls projects in North and East Yorkshire recieve major funding boost
January 15, 2020
Grassroots groups working across North and East Yorkshire will get much-needed grants worth £69,862 to help support loc ...
Two Ridings CF joins Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coalition
October 15, 2019
Thirteen foundations based in the UK, including Two Ridings Community Foundation, have made an unprecedented commitment ...
Two months on from flooding, the latest update from the Swaledale & Wensleydale Recovery Fund
October 3, 2019
Just over two months ago flash flooding caused major devastation across parts of Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Wensleyda ...
Ard Rock make major donation to flood recovery fund
September 16, 2019
Following devastating flash flooding across parts of Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Wensleydale, Two Ridings Community Fo ...
The High Sheriff’s Dragons’ Den 2019 event – purchase your tickets!
September 4, 2019
Join us for this years The High Sheriff of North Yorkshires DRAGONS DEN Date: Thursday 3rd October 2019 Time: 5.30 for 6 ...
Swaledale & Wensleydale Recovery Fund Update
September 2, 2019
Its hard to believe its exactly one month since the Swaledale & Wensleydale Recovery Fund opened to support people a ...