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Get to grips with your application with our funding workshops
April 11, 2019
Two Ridings Community Foundation wants to support the #SmallButVital charitable organisations in North & East Yorkshire with workshops that help grant applicants: Understand what is the essential information many funders need from your application Get to grips with putting together a good budget for your bid that covers overhead costs Learn from other similar groups in your area Pick up useful tips and ideas from elsewhere We do this through our funding workshops - sessions of about 2 hours where you and a small number of other groups can spend time with our grants people (Jackie or Roxanne), our finance expert (Fran) and others who can help you add value to what you do. We have a series of them coming up over the next few months 12th June Harrogate 18th June Hull 20th June Skipton 4th July Ryedale (Malton) If you are interested in attending or knowing more contact us here. ...
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Where do grants make the biggest impact?
April 10, 2019
Doing activities or investing in the charity to be more effective? Traditionally many of the grants made by Two Ridings Community Foundation were focussed on supporting groups to do activity (project funding) but in the last year we have supported groups in York with grants to help them improve their effectiveness. This funding of charities to have resources, space and time to think and learn – especially when it comes to strategic planning - is often seen by charity staff as a luxury compared to delivery. Yet it reaps long term benefits. Donors and funders tend to favour giving awards for running an event or doing a specific project. But through leadership shown by funders like Lloyds Bank Foundation, there is more evidence and practice that shows funding and other support for charities to be effective can have a significant impact on those charities in the long term. ...
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IWD2019
March 19, 2019
As part of IWD2019 celebrations Two Ridings CEO, Jan Garrill, joined Hull Sisters for a celebration lunch & to drop off items donated at IWD2019 lunches. Thanks to our friends at York Rotary & Next Up for providing essential items to Hull Sisters and other women\'s groups in our region. ...
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