Community Foundation News

5 Jun 2020

Reflections on community responses to COVID-19

Paul Braithwaite, Community Foundation, and Maurice Meehan, Public Health Agency  (This article was published by PHA on 27 May)   In Northern Ireland we are used to…

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14 Mar 2020

Funding new solutions to real world social, economic and environmental challenges

This week we completed our latest Community Innovators programme with 18 groups pitching for a share of £140,000 of seed funding. The teams presented their ideas and…

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16 Oct 2019

Community Innovators announces second burst of funding! 

Have you got an idea to overcome a challenge in your community?  Our Community Innovators is a programme which supports you to find lasting solutions to challenges within…

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26 Feb 2019

Community Innovators Programme opens for applications with three promotional workshops in Belfast, Newry and Omagh

Our Community Innovators Programme, has reopened for applications from organisations focused on health and wellbeing. With three promotional taster workshops taking place…

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28 Aug 2018

£33,533 Awarded To Four Innovative Projects To Overcome Challenges Facing Communities 

  The Community Innovators Programme, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland is a partnership between the Community Foundation and WorkWest and aims to support…

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