Blog
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 ...
Life-changing perspectives for our new leaders at HEY Confident Futures
November 20, 2023
Our second New to Leadership cohort came together again last week for their seventh session. This time exploring having ...
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 ...
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 ...
I owe my life and my son’s life to York in Recovery
August 14, 2023
For 30 years John watched his son slowly deteriorate through his addiction to alcohol. Dan was often out of control, r ...
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 ...
Creative partnerships fuelling wellbeing
June 20, 2023
The small market town of Bentham is about as far west in North Yorkshire that you can go before you hit Lancashire, and ...
Double your giving through match funding
May 24, 2023
Community philanthropy, where local people help each other by sharing resources for the common good, is the bedrock of t ...
Photo Competition for community groups to win unrestricted funds
May 15, 2023
Designed to celebrate and showcase the crucial and fantastic work of community groups, small charities and social ...
Meeting the people who make change possible: the first few days of CEO Celia
May 10, 2023
Over the last few weeks Two Ridings has been delighted to welcome new CEO, Celia McKeon, to the team, and for Celia no t ...
Local funding supporting young people and their families
April 17, 2023
Nimbuscare, one of the largest ‘at scale’ providers of primary care in the North of England, set up the Nimbuscare C ...
The leaders in Hull and East Yorkshire making a difference
March 27, 2023
This month the second cohort of our New To Leadership programme came together in Hull for the first time to start their ...
Local author donates book proceeds to Two Ridings
February 20, 2023
A local author who has written a best-selling funeral self-help book is donating the proceeds from sales throughout 2023 ...
New funding available for youth social action projects
October 6, 2022
Two Ridings Community Foundation is proud to be distributing the latest round of #iwill funding in North and East Yorksh ...
£25,428 distributed to local organisations in York through The Belfrey Small Grants Fund
October 5, 2022
The Belfrey Small Grants Panel met just before summer and funded 13 charitable community groups to enable them to suppor ...
Behind the scenes of a grant application
September 6, 2022
A transparent look at the grant application process at Two Ridings At this month’s Drop-In we looked at what happens � ...
Courageous Conversations need generous leadership
August 11, 2022
In this guest blog, Jan Garrill, Chief Executive of Two Ridings explains her determination to have more courageous conve ...
Multi-year funding – how to future proof
August 8, 2022
Our Business Development Manager, Isabelle, has recently had an article published in Philanthropy Impact on multi-year f ...
New Chair at Two Ridings as predecessor stands down after five years
July 21, 2022
A shared commitment to supporting communities at this critical time ‘Working with such a committed and talented te ...
£765,000 distributed in 3 months
May 26, 2022
A massive 161 groups supported! It has been a very busy time at Two Ridings over the last three months and our fabulous ...
Showcase your group and secure unrestricted funding
May 24, 2022
Apply to present at this year’s High Sheriff’s Dragons’ Den Two Ridings are inviting local community g ...