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£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 ...
£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 ...
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 � ...
Living below the breadline with winter looming
September 5, 2022
What the cost of living increase means to one York person with long term mental health conditions Two Ridings recently p ...
Summer celebrations at Gallows Close Centre
August 31, 2022
One thing we love at Two Ridings is getting out and about and visiting the community groups we support and in turn meeti ...
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 ...
Looking at the impact a fund made
August 9, 2022
During her year as Lord Mayor of York in 2020/21, Jan Looker wanted to use any funds raised in the Lord Mayor of York ...
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 ...
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 ...
£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 ...
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 ...
‘Cost of Living Crisis’ Appeal launches in York
May 10, 2022
#DonateTheRebate and help local people affected by the cost of living crisis “If you can afford not to use the council ...
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 ...
Platinum Champions Award
April 14, 2022
In honour of Her Majesty The Queen and the great example she has set in her 70 years of service, Royal Voluntary Service ...
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 ...
We are hiring! Could you be our next Operations & Admin Officer?
April 6, 2022
Operations & Admin Officer Salary: £20,000 – £22,000 pa. pro rata depending on experience Hours: 24 hours/we ...
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 ...
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, ...
Directly supporting Ukrainian community foundations to support local people & communities as they need it
March 9, 2022
Supporting local people on the ground As war escalates in Ukraine, the 33 Ukrainian community foundations are actively i ...
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 ...
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 ...
Helping communities celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
January 4, 2022
Two Ridings Community Foundation are distributing the Arts Council England Let’s Create Jubilee Fund in North and East ...