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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 ...
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 ...
£49,560 funding given out to six local community organisations
October 25, 2022
Last week North Yorkshire business leaders and an excited audience of supporters of Two Ridings Community Foundation cam ...
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 ...
Third Sector leaders celebrate the vibrancy of the Hull and East Yorkshire network
July 14, 2022
Seventy seven leaders from the Hull and East Yorkshire voluntary, community and social enterprise sector came together l ...
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 ...
Being creative for the Queen’s Jubilee
April 11, 2022
A massive thank you to everyone who applied to the Let’s Create Platinum Jubilee Fund. We are delighted to let y ...
Breaking the Bias: Celebrating women throughout Yorkshire
March 11, 2022
Dancing and laughing with burning stars at Bora Shabaa Twenty five Congolese women, wearing handmade skirts and dresses, ...
What is full cost recovery? And other questions answered at our monthly Drop-In
March 8, 2022
Our third monthly Friends of Two Ridings Drop-In took place on Monday attended by people from all over the region. We ha ...
Connecting Yorkshire’s unsung heroes at the High Sheriff’s Connectivity Lunch
March 2, 2022
Recently a buzzing Connectivity Lunch at York Racecourse hosted by the outgoing High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, Venetia ...
A Valentine connection for the Deciding Together Fund grant recipients
February 15, 2022
Twenty one York groups who were successful in getting funding from the Deciding Together Fund to develop systems change ...
£45k raised in 40 minutes at the first Northern Funder crowdfunder
February 14, 2022
On a cold, wet January evening the first Northern Funder online crowdfunder event hosted by The Funding Network in partn ...
Connecting, grant news and self care at the first Friends of Two Ridings Drop-In
January 12, 2022
With people from Wearside and Wensleydale dialling in, and a fair share from York, the first Friends of Two Ridings Drop ...
Possibly the most generous man in York donates quiz winnings to York Street Aid
December 14, 2021
It’s always lovely to hear a story of generosity, especially at this time of year, so it was wonderful to hear abo ...
Catch up with the Two Ridings team in 2022 at our monthly Drop-Ins
At Two Ridings we are all about people and communities and wanting you to thrive. We’re looking at all the different w ...
Celebrating £85,000 distributed through THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District in 2021
November 18, 2021
With a bonus ‘double your money’ incentive for donors to support the fund right now Local Community Groups, the M ...
Heart of Yorkshire fund opens – funding forever for people & communities in the Selby District
November 2, 2021
Monday 1st November 2021 saw the exciting launch of a brand-new community fund – Heart of Yorkshire, the fund for ...
Increase opportunities for children and young people in the Scarborough District
October 21, 2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation have been busy in the Scarborough District over the last few months bringing together a ...
£37,300 funding distributed to six grassroots community groups by Yorkshire Dragons
October 15, 2021
Last night, business leaders and regional investors alongside an excited audience of friends and supporters of regional ...
The groups have been chosen, the investing Dragons confirmed – How much from the £30k pot will each charity secure?
September 27, 2021
Out of the forty-seven local charities that applied to pitch at Two Ridings Community Foundation’s Dragons’ Den even ...
Would £5k be a big boost for your group?
June 14, 2021
Apply to pitch at our Dragons’ Den event to get unrestricted funding for your community project On the 14th October ...
HRH The Earl of Wessex ‘visits’ 6 North Yorkshire Projects funded by Community Foundation
February 27, 2021
On Thursday 25th February 2021, His Royal Highness, the Earl of Wessex met Two Ridings CEO Jan Garrill and six projects ...
Danny Kruger, author of Levelling Up Our Communities report guest at Two Ridings webinar 25th March 2021
February 22, 2021
Danny Kruger MP, author of The Levelling Up Our Communities report, is the keynote speaker at Two Ridings Community Foun ...
Got a burning question about applying or a grant – Two Ridings drop ins in January 2021
January 8, 2021
We know it is a challenging time for people running charitable organisations right now. With lockdown 3 it might mean yo ...
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 ...
Lord Mayor of York launches fund to help York charities
August 6, 2020
The Lord Mayor of York is teaming up with Two Ridings Community Foundation to support fundraising for the 2020/2021 Civi ...
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 ...
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 ...
Launch of second year of Fund addressing hidden needs of the Harrogate District opens for applications boosted by Local Lotto
July 4, 2019
In the inspiring setting of Ripon Cathedral and in front of the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, the Mayor of Harroga ...
The High Sheriff of North Yorkshire’s Dragons’ Den 2019
May 3, 2019
We are currently reviewing the applications from charities to participate. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION Last yearR ...