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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 ...
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 ...
Two Ridings is hiring in our Grants and Philanthropy teams
We are looking for three key individuals to join our passionate team With Celia McKeon, our new CEO, firmly in post, ove ...
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 ...
£339,880 distributed across the region to support people affected by cost of living crisis
May 23, 2023
Launched as an appeal on 21st September 2022, the Two Ridings Cost of Living Crisis Fund was created in response to peop ...
Jan leaves a lasting legacy for the region as she steps down and welcomes Celia McKeon as CEO
May 17, 2023
Two Ridings said farewell to Jan Garrill at an upbeat event last night and welcomed, Celia McKeon as the new Chief Execu ...
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 ...
Hull groups making a difference to people’s lives meet funder
May 10, 2023
We recently had a great visit to Hull with Ella Hingley from the Dulverton Trust to introduce her to three organisations ...
Meeting the people who make change possible: the first few days of CEO Celia
Over the last few weeks Two Ridings has been delighted to welcome new CEO, Celia McKeon, to the team, and for Celia no t ...
We are hiring! Could you be our new Finance and Data Coordinator?
April 20, 2023
Finance and Data Coordinator Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 pa. pro rata depending on experience Hours: 25 hours/w ...
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 ...
Yorkshire charities fit for the King
Jan, our ever-busy CEO, was in the thick of it again last week, as part of a team introducing HM King Charles to some of ...
Exploring vibrant communities benefiting from local wind farm fund
April 4, 2023
Recently Katherine, one of our Programme Coordinators, met up with Two Ridings donor, Dickson Leung, to show him the imp ...
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 ...
Celia McKeon, former Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, announced as new CEO at Two Ridings
March 14, 2023
Two Ridings is delighted to announce the appointment of Celia McKeon as the new CEO. Previously the Chief Executive of t ...
Jan Garrill is made a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
March 13, 2023
Jan Garrill our dynamic CEO has recently been made a DL of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire – but what doe ...
Hull to receive £1.3 million to boost volunteering and tackle loneliness
March 10, 2023
Two Ridings is delighted to be distributing £1.3 million in Hull to boost volunteering and tackle loneliness as part of ...