Fund News
£210,000 pledged to Cost of Living Crisis Fund for North and East Yorkshire
September 21, 2022
Two Ridings have launched a cost of living crisis fund for the region. £210,000 has already been pledged into it, but m ...
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 ...
£40,688 distributed to community groups in Harrogate district through THE LOCAL FUND
May 26, 2022
THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District funded 14 charitable community groups to enable them to continue to support lo ...
£765,000 distributed in 3 months
A massive 161 groups supported! It has been a very busy time at Two Ridings over the last three months and our fabulous ...
Funding available for Tadcaster businesses and households affected by floods
May 4, 2022
Businesses affected by the floods in Tadcaster in February can now apply for funding from a new scheme managed by Two Ri ...
Street Aid grants helping people experiencing homelessness to turn a corner
March 28, 2022
A year ago Charlie* wasn’t doing so well with life. He was having problems with his mental health, was struggling on b ...
£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 ...
North & East Yorkshire receive the second lowest level of voluntary sector income in England
How to grow the Yorkshire Pot: the case for more philanthropy in North & East Yorkshire Last year Two Ridings Commun ...
The Yorkshire Coast fund for the borough of Scarborough launched
January 20, 2022
Enabling local community organisations to support local people in the borough for years to come Two Ridings Community Fo ...
York healthcare provider launches new community fund to support local peoples’ wellbeing and mental health
January 31, 2022
York healthcare provider Nimbuscare has this week launched a charitable arm to support projects and initiatives that hav ...
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 ...
Help stop excess winter deaths and hardship for Yorkshire folk
December 6, 2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation are calling on local people and businesses to donate to their Surviving Winter appeal a ...
Choose real change not loose change
November 17, 2021
Street Aid helps people who are homeless to turn a corner And it gives people who want to help those people, a smarter, ...
£218,000 awarded to 20 proposals in York through the Deciding Together Local Fund for York
November 3, 2021
Today is a day of celebration as the Deciding Together grants have been awarded. Following 7 months of participatory co- ...
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 ...
Local people in Selby district needed for grant-making panel
October 27, 2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation is on the look out for passionate, community-focused people who have a good knowledge o ...
£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 ...
2021 Surviving Winter Appeal launches
October 13, 2021
Supporting the young and old in Yorkshire through winter With the cold weather fast approaching and the cost of living e ...
Local business investing in their local community
September 29, 2021
Why Sarah Jones, former NHS Surgeon turned Funeral Director, supports THE LOCAL FUND Sarah Jones, founder of Harrogate ...
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 ...
Flood recovery: Timely action for a shattered community
July 30, 2021
On Tuesday 30th July 2019 heavy rainfall in the North Yorkshire Dales resulted in widespread flooding across Swaledale, ...
Two Ridings awarded £2 million for Selby District Community Legacy Fund
July 28, 2021
Supporting people and communities in the Selby district forever Last week Selby District Council awarded Two Ridings Com ...
The Deciding Together Local Fund for York opens
July 13, 2021
Two Ridings are very pleased to be opening The Deciding Together Local Fund for York this week. This is a new fund that ...
Participatory Grant Making: Session Three of Deciding Together Local Fund York
July 5, 2021
Who, What, How and How much? The Deciding Together Local Fund York puts people in York in the control of £250,000 to sp ...
Seeing how the Upfaders youth music programme transforms young peoples’ lives
July 1, 2021
‘We do it a bit differently here’, so starts our introduction to Biomation, by its founder Dan Axon ...
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 ...
Lord Mayor of York Fund chooses their three local charities to support
Last month, York’s new Lord Mayor, Councillor Chris Cullwick, announced three charities the civic party will be fundra ...
PARTICIPATORY GRANT MAKING: Deciding Together, York – Session 1
April 29, 2021
On 28th April 2021, 25 people came together to understand how can we fund work that tackles the root cause of multiple c ...
Delivering better futures with Made By Sport – ‘Clubs In Crisis’ fund launches
April 1, 2021
We’re pleased to have teamed up with Made By Sport to offer local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to ap ...