In response to the tragedy on Monday 29th July in Southport, the Community Foundation for Merseyside, in partnership with Sefton Council and Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), has activated an urgent fundraising appeal for all those affected. It has been confirmed that three children have lost their lives, while five children and two adults remain in a critical condition, after the knife attack which took place at The Hart Space dance studio in Southport at approximately 11:47 Monday morning. The Southport Strong Together Appeal, which has already received its first donation from the Liverpool ONE Foundation, will help to meet the immediate and longer-term needs of those directly affected. To make a donation to the Southport Strong Together Appeal please visit https://lnkd.in/eZaQXSyJ or text SOUTHPORT followed by your donation amount to 70085*. *Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and you’ll be opting into hearing more from us. If you’d like to donate but don’t wish to hear more from us, please text SOUTHPORTNOINFO instead.
About us
About UK Community Foundations (UKCF) We are the membership organisation of 47 accredited community foundations across the UK and 3 international members, which collectively distribute over £170 million in grants every year to charities, community groups and individuals. At UKCF, we collaborate with the UK Government, corporations, trusts and foundations, and other donors on a national scale to positively impact local lives through place-based philanthropy. In addition to this, we provide advice, learning and resources that support our members to deliver the highest standards of service to communities. What are community foundations? Community foundations come in all shapes and sizes, but what they all have in a common is a commitment to making a difference to people’s lives in the places they serve. Community foundations invest in local people and organisations tackling the biggest issues facing communities today and supporting some of society’s most disadvantaged people. They provide help and advice to those who want to give at the heart of their communities, both now and in the long term. How? By matching donors and partners to important local causes through a variety of different giving schemes including legacy giving, donor advised funds, pooled funds, fundraising for local appeals and campaigns, and endowment funds.
- Website
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http://ukcommunityfoundations.org/
External link for UK Community Foundations
- Industry
- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Newark
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1991
- Specialties
- Corporate Philanthropy, Individual Philanthropy, CSR support, communities, National Funding, Membership Organisation, place-based giving, grant making, micro grants, donor advised funds, social investment, social infrastructure funds, charity/voluntary support, long-term funds, impact investing, philanthropy advice, charitable match funding, community grants, charity advocacy, and legacy giving
Locations
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UK Community Foundations, Northgate Business Centre
38-40 Northgate
Newark, NG24 1EZ, GB
Employees at UK Community Foundations
Updates
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UK Community Foundations reposted this
📌 Exciting Article On page 16 of our latest magazine, Ben Robinson from UK Community Foundations explores ‘Creating a ripple effect through local Investment’. The article covers: 🟣Local Action, Global Impact: Local efforts can tackle global issues like climate change and inequalities. 🟣Pandemic Lessons: COVID-19 showed the power of investing in communities for long-term recovery. 🟣Increased Local Giving: Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving Report 2024 shows increased donations in less affluent UK areas. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/NwjL50SLXMQ
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We are seeking an experienced, passionate and creative Director of Strategic Communications to join our team! The successful candidate will become a member of our Senior Management Team to responsibly lead and implement the delivery of our internal and external communication functions in line with our 2024-2027 strategy. We are a friendly and ambitious remote-working team, representing a national network of community foundations that all passionately strive to empower UK communities through place-based philanthropy. Learn more about the role and apply here: https://lnkd.in/g26n-iWe #StrategicCommunications #Marketing #CommunityFoundations
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UK Community Foundations reposted this
A great collective effort and much fun, as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations for Cumbria Community Foundation. Thank you to everyone who took part and donated. #strongertogether
It was wonderful to meet some of our Virtual Coast to Coast Challengers at our celebration event at North Lakes Hotel last night. Having followed their 171-mile journeys via email updates and social media, it was brilliant to see them in the flesh and thank them for their incredible efforts 👏 It was a pleasure to present awards to WCF Ltd who took both the team and individual prizes, and to hand out certificates and goody bags as a small token of our appreciation. Huge thanks to Asda Workington, Cranstons Butcher + Maker, Grasmere Gingerbread and Wild & Fruitful for their donations, and especially to New Balance Flimby, who very kindly gave a £50 gift card which went to David from Intro - the first name out of the hat. The challenge raised more than £12,500, which will be distributed by the Foundation through grant making to a wide range of charities and community groups across the county. Incredibly, participants clocked up enough miles to reach to the South Pole and back! Thank you once again to everyone involved 🏆 Read more about it: https://lnkd.in/eF5gux2Y
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We're looking for a new leader to represent and navigate our national membership of accredited community foundations towards a future where communities can thrive with the support of local resourcing and nationwide collaboration. Exciting times lie ahead! 👇✨️
The Prospectus team is delighted to lead the search for UK Community Foundations new CEO. UK Community Foundations is the national #membership organisation for all 47 accredited #communityfoundations across the United Kingdom, bringing together people and organisations to deliver #placebased #philanthropy. For over 30 years the network has distributed millions of pounds towards smaller, locally based organisations, providing vital support to every postcode in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 2023 over £170 million in grants were distributed by community foundations. UK Community Foundations provides inspirational #leadership and #advocacy nationally by delivering training, resources, and profile The #CEO will create and lead a new strategy to develop and grow UK Community Foundations, provide leadership and support to the entire network. This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational strategic leader, who can continue to increase the impact and influence of community foundations nationally and inspire a great team and diverse network. For more information, check out the dedicated microsite or get in touch with the Prospectus team. https://lnkd.in/dAUkWqe8 Linda Griffiths Anna Gardet (She/Her) Lottie Wihl (She/Her) Hayley S. #charityceo #ceo #membership #philanthropy #networks #community #job #grantmaking #foundation
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How can we create a ripple effect through local investment? Our interim Co-CEO, Ben Robinson, has written an article in the latest Philanthropy Impact magazine that looks at the national impact of local initiatives and how local philanthropy is the perfect testing ground for larger-scale investment: "Local investment can tackle big issues on a smaller scale to experiment with new ideas... The ripple effects of local initiatives have the potential to be huge." Take a look: https://lnkd.in/eeCws8mg #Philanthropy #GrantMaking #LocalAction
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Wonderful to see Dorset Community Foundation collaborating with The Royal Foundation and other sector partners to celebrate the first anniversary of Homewards. Community Foundations across the UK are working in partnership to address systemic inequalities and improve quality of life in their communities. #homelessness #communityfoundations #community #philanthropy #Homewards #RoyalFoundation
We were delighted to be invited to the first anniversary celebration of Homewards at Kensington Palace today. HRH the Prince of Wales welcomed partners from across the UK to hear inspiring words on The Royal Foundation's homeless project that first began in #Bournemouth, #Poole and #Christchurch. We look forward to seeing what the next year brings.
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One of the things that sets community foundations apart is their passion to learn from place-based grants in order to shape future work and influence change at a local and national level. That's why we hosted today's online roundtable with community groups from #Birmingham, #Manchester and #Liverpool to hear about their experiences, challenges and future goals while working with UKCF to tackle #AirPollution in urban areas, in collaboration with Clean Air Fund. The learning-focused initiative is seeing groups in large cities around the country create and experiment with bottom-up solutions to tackle one of the biggest drivers of respiratory illnesses, air pollution, and improve understanding and activism around improving #AirQuality. We look forward to sharing these learnings soon and working with others from various sectors to nurture new and existing resources in this area. #UKPhilanthropy #Local #SDGs
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Could you, or someone you know, become the new Chief Executive Officer of UKCF? Our search has begun for a new leader, who will: - Advocate the passionate work of community foundations at a national level. - Build strong relationships with stakeholders, policy makers, politicians and leaders across sectors. - Provide our remote team with values-driven, inspirational leadership to plan and deliver our strategy and objectives for our national membership network. Learn more about the role, which closes to applicants on 1st September, here: https://lnkd.in/ekeSCK-Z #Leadership #CEO #UKJob
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Thanks to Community Foundation Northern Ireland for hosting the UKCF team in Northern Ireland this week! Following some of our own team sessions, we enjoyed catching up on what's happening at CFNI and learning about some of the latest work they've been focusing on to support Northern Ireland communities, before meeting with one of the fantastic groups they support. 🙌 Being the first time for some of us visiting the country, the trip to Stormont was an added bonus! #TeamDays #UKPhilanthropy #CommunityFoundations
It was fantastic to welcome members of the UK Community Foundations team to Belfast this week. We had the pleasure of hosting them in our office, where they caught up with our CEO Roisin Wood and some of our team. They also learned about our Nothing About Us Without Us (NAUWU) Programme, met with some of the steering group, visited #Stormont, and attended a presentation from the Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group. #UKCF LORAG – Shaftesbury
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