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The Big Help Out is back this weekend (Friday 5th – Monday 8th June), bringing together communities across the country to celebrate and support volunteering — and here in Northamptonshire, there are some fantastic opportunities to get involved.
At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, we see every day the extraordinary difference local generosity makes. Whether through a donation, volunteering, fundraising, or simply championing a local cause, people across our county continue to show a remarkable commitment to one another.
That is why the publication of the CAF UK Local Giving Report 2026 feels particularly timely. Its findings reinforce something many of us working in philanthropy have long understood: people are far more likely to give when they feel connected to the place where they live and can clearly see the difference their support is making.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation, in partnership with Northamptonshire Law Society, HCR Law, and The University of Northampton, is calling on firms, chambers and professionals to come together to raise vital funds for free legal advice services.
At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, we believe generous giving should be simple, meaningful and rooted in the communities it serves. Across our county, many individuals, families trusts and businesses want to make a real difference and we're here to make that journey straightforward and rewarding.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation (NCF) has been featured in the Government’s newly published ‘Our place to give’ plan, which sets out a long‑term ambition to grow place‑based philanthropy across the UK.
At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, we have long understood something: when people are supported to consider how and why they give, remarkable things happen and the latest figures from the 2026 Charities Aid Foundation Giving Report: Wealth Advice and Philanthropy confirm exactly that.
Nominations for the Rose of Northamptonshire Awards 2026 are now open.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation has launched the Pathways to Independence: Care Leavers Fund, a new fund which will provide grants to charities and community groups supporting young people leaving care across the county. The programme will invest £150,000 over three years, with match funding helping to increase its impact.
At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, improving the lives of women and girls across the county is central to our work as a grant-making charity. From supporting grassroots groups to funding projects that promote wellbeing, education, and empowerment, we see first-hand how targeted support can create meaningful change. This aligns perfectly with this year’s #GiveToGain theme, celebrating how generosity and collaboration help increase opportunities and support for women.
Three Northamptonshire charities have been working together to help local families lead healthier lifestyles through the unifying power of food.
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This year, Northamptonshire Community Foundation marks 25 years of inspiring local giving for local needs: a quarter-century of residents, donors, businesses and partners coming together to back the charities and community groups that make our county fairer, greener and more connected. As we celebrate this milestone, our focus is firmly on the future: how the choices we make today, as grant makers supporting place-based philanthropy and as a community foundation, will shape the next 25 years of community change across Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is celebrating Trustee Week (3rd - 7th November) by highlighting the success of a partnership launched last year between the Lord-Lieutenant’s Office, the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) Assembly, and the Northamptonshire Community Foundation.