Celebrating £42,331 distributed to support local people through THE LOCAL FUND
November 19, 2024
Last week people came together from across the Harrogate District to celebrate the impact of THE LOCAL FUND which awarde ...
Hull leaders’ energy ignites at inspiring leadership conference
November 7, 2024
70 inspiring Hull leaders came together for a jam packed conference – IGNITE! – to celebrate the 500-strong HEY ...
An inspiring day with leaders from many European Community Foundations
October 11, 2024
The Two Ridings team were privileged to spend the day with delegates from the European Community Foundation Initiative ( ...
Nourishing our communities through local giving
October 8, 2024
It was wonderful to welcome some of our donors and supporters to an intimate evening at Scampston Hall recently. ...
Championing children with the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire
September 6, 2024
It was fascinating and exciting to be at Allerton Castle with Dr. Ruth Smith, the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, discu ...
Supporting children throughout Yorkshire
August 20, 2024
We like nothing better at Two Ridings than to visit the amazing community organisations in the region and hear first-han ...
The launch of York Community Fund
July 23, 2024
How to give back in York We absolutely loved launching the York Community Fund at Merchant Adventurers Hall. The vibe in ...
An innovative way to make a difference in York
July 10, 2024
We know that York is an incredible city with great strengths and opportunities for many. To the outside world York is a ...
Hull Community Fund launches
July 4, 2024
On the 3rd of July, leaders from the corporate, public and charitable sectors in Hull came together at Hull Minster to h ...
A new way to give back in Hull
June 25, 2024
We believe place is vital. Somewhere to call home, somewhere to be proud of, somewhere everyone can thrive. That’s ...
Welcoming Esther to the team
June 5, 2024
We are very excited to welcome Esther, our new Communications and Events Officer to the team here at Two Ridings. Esther ...
Walking, learning and sharing ideas
There is never a ‘quiet’ time at a regional grant maker. The Two Ridings calendar is planned around new grants openi ...
New leaders blooming
February 20, 2024
HEY Confident Futures is our flagship leadership development programme and network that supports leaders of charities an ...
Women supporting women
February 19, 2024
The Two Ridings Women in Business network came together recently to award their first round of funding to projects suppo ...
Could you elevate our communications? Two Ridings is hiring
January 9, 2024
We are looking for an enthusiastic comms person to join our passionate team In 2024 we are switching things up a little ...
The 12 joys of Christmas
December 18, 2023
How do you round up a year like 2023? At Two Ridings we are acutely aware of the impact of the cost of living crisis on ...
Become a Trustee at Two Ridings & make a difference locally
November 20, 2023
Have you been thinking about how you could make a difference in your region, but haven’t quite pinpointed what it is y ...
Life-changing perspectives for our new leaders at HEY Confident Futures
Our second New to Leadership cohort came together again last week for their seventh session. This time exploring having ...
Celebrating the impact of community action in the Harrogate district
November 8, 2023
Harrogate was abuzz last night with high community spirits as groups representing the 36 organisations supported by THE ...
Vital community organisations showcased at Photography Exhibition win funding
October 31, 2023
It was a real pleasure to welcome our six photography competition winners, along with an excited audience, to Allerton ...
Donate now to support Yorkshire people through the winter
October 9, 2023
With the onset of winter, and food and fuel poverty still rife amongst the people of the region, we have reopened the Co ...
THE LOCAL FUND distributes £55,340 to 23 community groups across the Harrogate district
October 5, 2023
Supporting local people and communities THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District recently funded 23 charitable communit ...
Why we are relaunching our Cost of Living Crisis Fund appeal
September 21, 2023
Autumn is here and and as the evenings draw in, thoughts inevitably turn to the darker, colder months ahead. Sadly, f ...
Photos capturing the vibrancy of people and communities in Yorkshire chosen for Exhibition
Well, what can we say? Except a wholehearted ‘thank you’ to every single one of you who entered our recent p ...
Welcoming new team members to Two Ridings
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome three great new people to the team at Two Ridings. Vicky, Graeme and Thomas joined ...
Food bringing people together
August 14, 2023
There is a queue of almost 100 people when I arrive at Tang Hall Community Centre at 11.00am on a Wednesday in July. Man ...
I owe my life and my son’s life to York in Recovery
For 30 years John watched his son slowly deteriorate through his addiction to alcohol. Dan was often out of control, r ...
£1.3 million distributed in Hull to tackle loneliness and boost volunteering
July 26, 2023
Two Ridings Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that a further £1.1 million in funding is being distributed to ...
Why reading guidance notes before applying for funding is a must
July 17, 2023
We had a team discussion here at Two Ridings recently about funding applications coming in that we were unable to procee ...
Leading by example with wellbeing
July 11, 2023
As a community foundation, Two Ridings provides funding for many critical organisations in and around North and East Yor ...