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  • Local groups tackling youth violence awarded funding from Northamptonshire High Sheriff's Initiative Fund

    Published 16/08/23

    The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire has awarded £10,500 to four local groups, through the Northamptonshire High Sheriff’s Initiative Fund. 

    The fund is administered by Northamptonshire Community Foundation and has awarded grants to four local community organisations, funding projects set up to bring people across the county closer to their communities. The funding programme awards grants of up to £3,000 to groups doing work to tackle serious youth violence, creating stronger and safer communities and reducing crime and anti-social behaviour.  

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  • Where it all began: the origins of community foundations

    Published 01/08/23

    We have come a long way since our humble beginnings. The first community foundation originated in 1914. It was the brainchild of Cleveland, Ohio lawyer, Frederick Harris Goff, who was concerned about philanthropic gifts which had outlived their original purposes. His idea was to develop charitable endowments that would be flexible enough to respond to changing community needs.

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  • National Emergency Preparedness with the National Emergencies Trust

    Published 28/07/23

    The National Emergencies Trust launched in 2019 as a single, trusted place to donate in the event of a national emergency. Within four hours of a disaster, the Trust will mobilise an emergency fundraising appeal and start working with local funding partners, like community foundations, to distribute funds quickly and fairly, to those most in need.  

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  • Staff blog: A visit to a Chilean community foundation

    Published 26/07/23

    While on my travels in Chile to visit my family in April 2023, I also had the absolute pleasure of meeting with Matías Sáenz Maritano from Comunidad de Organizaciones Solidarias (COS) and Rodrigo Villar from Centro de Filantropia e Inversiones Sociales (CEFIS).

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  • Northamptonshire Community Foundation joins the Northamptonshire Anchor Institutions Network

    Published 28/06/23

    Tuesday 27th June 2023 saw the official launch of the Northamptonshire Anchor Institutions Network, bringing together organisations who have a significant impact in the county to work together to address important social and economic inequalities to make Northamptonshire a great place for people to live, work and visit.  

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  • CEO blog: Corby walkabout with KHL Big Local

    Published 26/06/23

    Northamptonshire Community Foundation has been administering dedicated funds on behalf of KHL Big Local for nine years to support the Hazel Leys and Kingswood Estates in Corby. I went on a walkabout with KHL partner and Community Foundation Ambassador George Hill to reflect on the work that’s been achieved through the fund and some of the ongoing challenges for supporting local neighbourhoods.

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  • We've awarded over £20 million in grants

    Published 17/05/23

    Last week, we celebrated a huge milestone: we've awarded over £20 million in grants since the foundation’s inception in 2001! 

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  • Organisations across the county supporting their local communities for The Big Help Out

    Published 04/05/23

    As part of this weekend’s Coronation celebrations, The Big Help Out will take place on Monday 8th May. This nation-wide initiative will highlight the impact of volunteering, and the importance of giving back to your local community. Residents are being encouraged to sign up and help out in their local communities. 

    Charities and community groups across Northamptonshire are hosting various activities, from flower festivals to Moses basket-making sessions, to show local residents the great work that’s being done by organisations across the county, and to demonstrate volunteering opportunities on our doorstep. 

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  • What a year

    Published 11/04/23

    As the financial year ends, we’re extending a huge, heartfelt thank you to all our donors. 

    Thanks to you, this has been our biggest grant-making year since Northamptonshire Community Foundation was first established 22 years ago, outside of delivering emergency funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve awarded over £2.5 million in grants. 

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  • CEO Blog: Volunteering with The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation

    Published 30/03/23

    The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation was established by a grant from the Northamptonshire Community Foundation during the pandemic. One simple phone call from Teresa, the landlady of the Swan and Helmet pub, set off the trajectory from a local tavern to be transformed into a powerhouse of food aid and social clubs.

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  • Staff blog: Sustainability, crisis management and global challenges: my learnings from a conference with Romania’s community foundations

    Published 29/03/23

    In October 2022, 18 community foundations attended the Romanian Community Foundations National Conference, which coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Romanian Federation of Community Foundations (FFCR). The FFCR represents community foundations at a national level, supporting its members, much like our national equivalent: UK Community Foundations.  

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  • Blog: UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

    Published 02/03/23

    June is a time to recognise and celebrate the many different characteristics and identities that make up who we are as individuals and contributes to the diversity of Northamptonshire. This month there have been events and awareness days such as Pride, Power of Youth Day, Windrush Day, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month, Refugee week and many more. Therefore, it is only fitting that we use this time to focus on UN SDG 10: Reduce Inequalities.

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