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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 ...
Do you want to be part of our strategic leadership working to improve lives in Yorkshire?
September 1, 2021
Become at trustee at Two Ridings Community Foundation Two Ridings is part of a national network of Community Foundations ...
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 ...
£45,000 distributed to help Harrogate district community groups restart post pandemic through THE LOCAL FUND
Nineteen local community groups in the Harrogate district were delighted this week to hear their applications for grants ...
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 ...
In 2020/21 we distributed £3million to support community organisations in North & East Yorkshire
How does last year’s funding breakdown? 2020/21 has been an extraordinary year for every single person, community and ...
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 ...
Job Opportunity – Grants Administrator
May 13, 2021
We are looking for a new team member – to be based at our office in York – who can support our grant making ...
THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District re-opens 13 May to support local groups
May 11, 2021
Community groups and projects can apply for grants from THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District from this week support ...
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 ...
Hull’s Vulcan Learning Centre Bid Success
April 21, 2021
Vulcan Learning Centre successfully pitched and secured over £16,000 at a national event, back in January, by The Fundi ...
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 ...
Selby Voice Resources
March 23, 2021
In March 2021 Two Ridings hosted a Selby Voice session with VCSE groups from across Selby District. The headline takeawa ...
Inclusive Engagement, Funding and Leadership – Tender opportunity. Deadline 12.00 noon 19 April 2021
March 12, 2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation wishes to engage suitably qualified organisation/individual/consortia to tender for thr ...
THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District supports ten local groups keep going during lockdown
Groups heard this week about the outcome of their recent applications to THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District. Ten ...
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 ...
Our long term plan…reframing, being creative and helping to give groups security?
December 17, 2020
Our long term plan…reframing, being creative, and helping to give groups security? On Tuesday 15th December, Harri ...
Two Ridings Annual Review 2019/20 published
December 11, 2020
Today 11th December, Two Ridings Community Foundation published its 2019/20 Annual Review. In the review the community f ...
Surviving the Covid Winter Campaign – Appeal Launched
November 18, 2020
This winter, vulnerable people in North and East Yorkshire will be colder, hungrier, more isolated, and more anxious tha ...
YUMI creates an inclusive community in York
October 28, 2020
October is Black History Month and so the editor of our newsletter asked for a perspective on life in lockdown from Anne ...
York Small Charities Fund “Keep the Lights On” for 12 York groups with £51,000 in grants
October 23, 2020
This week twelve small, vital charities in York received grants of up to £5,000 each from The York Small Charities Fund ...