Community Foundation News

Tender Opportunity: Nothing About Us Without Us

28 Nov 2024

Tender Opportunity: Nothing About Us Without Us

The Community Foundation is seeking a suitable individual or organisation to conduct a formative and summative evaluation of the Nothing About Us Without Us Programme. The…

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Q&A with Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Trustee, Jane Wilde CBE

28 Nov 2024

Q&A with Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Trustee, Jane Wilde CBE

Jane Wilde CBE Jane trained in medicine and public health. She was the founding Director of the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland, the precursor of the Public…

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Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Celebrates the Impact of £30M in Health Funds

20 Nov 2024

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Celebrates the Impact of £30M in Health Funds

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland have held a celebration in recognition of the impact of the Mental Health, Cancer and Carers support funds. The event held at…

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Hands-On Winter Gardening Day for Nazareth House Primary School Students at Soft Launch of Gate Lodge

13 Nov 2024

Hands-On Winter Gardening Day for Nazareth House Primary School Students at Soft Launch of Gate Lodge

The Acorn Farm Project celebrated the soft launch of the new Gate Lodge Garden in St Columb’s Park by hosting Nazareth House Primary School’s P6 class for an exciting,…

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Women’s Health Strategy survey results launched by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland 

21 Oct 2024

Women’s Health Strategy survey results launched by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland 

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and their Nothing About Us Without Us (NAUWU) group have today launched the results of a survey into women’s health and a…

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Communities Beyond Technology 

10 Oct 2024

Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Communities Beyond Technology 

We all hope that COVID-19 is in the rear-view mirror, but the pandemic has clearly had a lasting impact on many organisations. I witness the struggles of the private sector…

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Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Celebrates the Impact of Housing and Homelessness programme 

24 Sep 2024

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Celebrates the Impact of Housing and Homelessness programme 

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has today celebrated the delivery of its Community Solutions to Housing & Homelessness programme, funded by the OAK…

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CFNI welcomes the launch of Northern Ireland’s first-ever Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy

16 Sep 2024

CFNI welcomes the launch of Northern Ireland’s first-ever Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has welcomed the introduction of the Strategic Framework and first Delivery Plan (2024-26) to end violence against women and…

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CFNI Congratulates their Chairperson on appointment as Belfast’s New Innovation Commissioner

6 Sep 2024

CFNI Congratulates their Chairperson on appointment as Belfast’s New Innovation Commissioner

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has sent their congratulations to their Chairperson, Dr Adrian Johnston MBE, on his appointment as Belfast’s new Innovation…

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The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is encouraging Charities take action to avoid Climate Chaos

30 Aug 2024

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is encouraging Charities take action to avoid Climate Chaos

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland are encouraging charities across Northern Ireland to explore opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint and play their…

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Expressions of Interest to join the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s Grants and Impact Committee

28 Aug 2024

Expressions of Interest to join the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s Grants and Impact Committee

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is accepting expressions of interest from individuals to join our Grants and Impact Committee. We are interested in ensuring…

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Community Foundation for Northern Ireland welcomes engagements from Northern Ireland’s LGBTQIA+ Sector

14 Aug 2024

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland welcomes engagements from Northern Ireland’s LGBTQIA+ Sector

The Community Foundation has convened an engagement with LGBTQIA+ organisations across Northern Ireland to better understand the needs of this community and the…

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The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland condemn the violent attacks in Belfast during the weekend

5 Aug 2024

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland condemn the violent attacks in Belfast during the weekend

The Community Foundation NI condemn the violent attacks in Belfast during the weekend. The Chief Executive for the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, Róisín Wood,…

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Q&A with Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Trustee, Suzanne Lagan

10 Jun 2024

Q&A with Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Trustee, Suzanne Lagan

How did you get involved with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland? My first experience of CFNI was taking part in a giving circle in 2016. The ‘Circle of…

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Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Supports Vital Services Across Belfast, County Down, and Derry

30 Apr 2024

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Supports Vital Services Across Belfast, County Down, and Derry

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland continues its commitment to improving the lives of individuals and communities across the region. Having administered the…

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Fibrus Connects Communities with the reopening of £60,000 Fund through Community Foundation NI

26 Apr 2024

Fibrus Connects Communities with the reopening of £60,000 Fund through Community Foundation NI

Northern Ireland’s full fibre broadband provider, Fibrus, has today launched its 2024 Community Fund where £60,000 will be available for rural community groups. The…

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200 families turn over new leaf in 2024 with I Can Grow programme 

28 Mar 2024

200 families turn over new leaf in 2024 with I Can Grow programme 

Over 200 families in the Derry and Strabane area have signed up for the I Can Grown programme in conjunction with the Acorn Farm. The highly popular ‘I Can Grow’ Scheme…

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Brian Conlon Foundation continues to support local groups

14 Mar 2024

Brian Conlon Foundation continues to support local groups

Nine local groups in the Newry area are set to receive awards from the Brian Conlon Foundation this week, in conjunction with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland,…

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Tender Opportunity – End of Project Evaluation of the Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness Programme

11 Mar 2024

Tender Opportunity – End of Project Evaluation of the Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness Programme

The Community Foundation is seeking a suitable individual or organisation to conduct an end of project evaluation of its Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness…

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The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland support the call for a Women’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland

13 Feb 2024

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland support the call for a Women’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and their Nothing About Us Without Us (NAUWU) group have today welcomed the motion to be debated by the Northern Ireland…

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Tender Opportunity – Digital Inclusion

5 Feb 2024

Tender Opportunity – Digital Inclusion

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is seeking to commission a scoping exercise to identify the following: Digital support services currently available to VCSE…

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Artemis Schools NI announces £261,000 fund to support Belfast schools and communities

29 Jan 2024

Artemis Schools NI announces £261,000 fund to support Belfast schools and communities

Artemis Schools NI is announcing the distribution of £261,000 to local schools and community projects across Northwest and East Belfast. After an application process…

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Tender Opportunity – External Audit

18 Jan 2024

Tender Opportunity – External Audit

The Board of Trustees wish to invite tenders from suitably qualified and competent registered auditors with a high level of knowledge and understanding of the voluntary and…

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The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland becomes an Accredited Living Wage Employer

6 Dec 2023

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland becomes an Accredited Living Wage Employer

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is thrilled to announce its official accreditation as a Living Wage Employer, further securing its commitment to fair…

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Tender Opportunity – Violence against Women & Homelessness Fund

4 Dec 2023

Tender Opportunity – Violence against Women & Homelessness Fund

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland will commission a large scale academic led research piece, involving a comprehensive literature review of all existing and…

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Portview supports local communities with Digital Devices on Giving Tuesday 

27 Nov 2023

Portview supports local communities with Digital Devices on Giving Tuesday 

Portview, partnering with Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, have donated digital devices to the use of local community organisations and charities to mark Giving…

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The Murlough Foundation helps to break down loneliness on Giving Tuesday

27 Nov 2023

The Murlough Foundation helps to break down loneliness on Giving Tuesday

The Murlough Fund, established by John and Fiona McCowan, have donated an award of £5,000 between two local groups with the aim of breaking down loneliness and isolation.…

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Levelling Up funding decision must be reversed

21 Nov 2023

Levelling Up funding decision must be reversed

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland have expressed their disappointment that Northern Ireland has not been allocated any funding under the latest round of…

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The Community Foundation supports the call for a Women’s Health Strategy

17 Oct 2023

The Community Foundation supports the call for a Women’s Health Strategy

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland welcome and support the call for a dedicated Women Health Strategy for Northern Ireland to improve health outcomes and health…

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Over 4 million steps for wellbeing 

10 Oct 2023

Over 4 million steps for wellbeing 

The staff of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland have walked over 4 million steps in September in the build up to World Mental Health Day 2023. The challenge,…

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Fibrus Community Fund NI offers iPads to Killicomaine Residents Homework Club

29 Sep 2023

Fibrus Community Fund NI offers iPads to Killicomaine Residents Homework Club

Fibrus and the Community Foundation are delighted to support Killicomaine Residents Group through the Fibrus Community Fund Northern Ireland. HYPE Learning has been going…

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£160,000 delivered for Housing and Homelessness projects

21 Jul 2023

£160,000 delivered for Housing and Homelessness projects

£160,000 grant funding has been delivered for innovative, community led solutions to housing and homelessness at a Community Foundation for Northern Ireland event…

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Stormont departments must take steps to make funding more accessible – Community Foundation NI

13 Jun 2023

Stormont departments must take steps to make funding more accessible – Community Foundation NI

The CEO of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has called on government departments to support the Community and Voluntary sector by making funding more…

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Bank of Ireland announces ten local organisations to benefit from Cost-of-Living Fund

9 May 2023

Bank of Ireland announces ten local organisations to benefit from Cost-of-Living Fund

Bank of Ireland UK has today announced the names of ten local groups that will benefit from its Cost of Living Fund with the second round of funding supporting groups…

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The Brian Conlon Foundation opens for a second round of funding in Newry area.

20 Apr 2023

The Brian Conlon Foundation opens for a second round of funding in Newry area.

The Brian Conlon Foundation, in conjunction with the Community Foundation, are delighted to announce a new, second round of funding for groups in Newry city. Funding will…

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Long term, sustainable investment needed for the Community and Voluntary sector

31 Mar 2023

Long term, sustainable investment needed for the Community and Voluntary sector

Long term, sustainable investment, security and funding strategies are needed for the Community and Voluntary sector. This is the message from CEO of the Community…

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Community Foundation presents evidence on Digital Exclusion in NI to Lords Committee

15 Mar 2023

Community Foundation presents evidence on Digital Exclusion in NI to Lords Committee

Róisín Wood, CEO of the Community Foundation, today gave evidence to the House of Lords inquiry into Digital Exclusion and the cost of living. The House of…

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Human Rights, Climate and Arts in spotlight with new All-Island Funding

17 Feb 2023

Human Rights, Climate and Arts in spotlight with new All-Island Funding

Cross Border Civil Society Partnerships receive Grants  All-Island civil society partnerships combatting the far right, promoting human rights, boosting climate action and…

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Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness 2023 now open for Expressions of Interest

15 Feb 2023

Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness 2023 now open for Expressions of Interest

The Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness is OPEN for expression of interest. The Community Foundation is delighted to offer a new round of Community Solutions to…

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Key frontline community services will be lost unless ESF is replaced in full

9 Feb 2023

Key frontline community services will be lost unless ESF is replaced in full

The Westminster government must live up to its promises and at a very minimum replace European structural funds that have been lost due to Brexit. Key frontline services…

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RTÉ Toy show raises over £3.3M to benefit communities across Ireland 

1 Feb 2023

RTÉ Toy show raises over £3.3M to benefit communities across Ireland 

Following on from another hugely generous response from the public last November, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal is now open for applications from children’s charities right…

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Bank of Ireland donates £890,000 to cost of living crisis response

20 Jan 2023

Bank of Ireland donates £890,000 to cost of living crisis response

  Funding will be used to provide support to 12 organisations across island of Ireland £450,000 being fast-tracked for vulnerable groups with immediate needs Bank of…

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Giving the Energy to Help

12 Jan 2023

Giving the Energy to Help

The Cost-of-Living crisis is impacting right across our society with many now struggling to heat homes, buy food and pay rent. Some of our poorest families are left with…

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Supporting communities to be more self-efficient with the Acorn Farm Project  

12 Dec 2022

Supporting communities to be more self-efficient with the Acorn Farm Project  

The Acorn Farm, I Can Grow project is calling for 200 families in Derry/Londonderry and Strabane to roll up their sleeves and get planting. No experience is needed! The…

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£1.87 million of funding to support cancer charities  

9 Dec 2022

£1.87 million of funding to support cancer charities  

The Community Foundation has announced the allocation of nearly £2m in funding through the Cancer Support Fund, established by The Department of Health last year. This is…

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Cookstown schools to get a boost with new McAleer fund

7 Dec 2022

Cookstown schools to get a boost with new McAleer fund

Two Tyrone schools, Cookstown High School and Holy Trinity School are to get a welcome boost from the newly created Seamus McAleer fund.   The fund, established by…

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Celebrating 10 Years of the Acorn Giving Circle!

1 Dec 2022

Celebrating 10 Years of the Acorn Giving Circle!

We would like to say a huge thank you to all the members of the Acorn Giving Circle as you celebrate this 10 year milestone. Throughout your time you have supported a…

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Community Foundation awards £26,000 to celebrate Giving Tuesday

1 Dec 2022

Community Foundation awards £26,000 to celebrate Giving Tuesday

Christmas came early for 18 local organisations who received a welcome funding boost at the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland annual Giving Tuesday event at the…

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All-Island Convening Report

22 Nov 2022

All-Island Convening Report

Thirty North/South partnerships were formed under an All-Island Fund set up by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and The Community Foundation for Ireland last…

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Community Foundation calls for Digital Strategy for Northern Ireland 

21 Nov 2022

Community Foundation calls for Digital Strategy for Northern Ireland 

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is calling for a Digital Strategy for Northern Ireland to be brought forward.   The call was made at a breakfast launch…

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“Nothing about us without us” – Grassroots women make a call for a Women’s Health Strategy

17 Nov 2022

“Nothing about us without us” – Grassroots women make a call for a Women’s Health Strategy

Over 200 women from a wide range of grassroots organisations came together for an event aimed at amplifying their voice.   The “Nothing About Us Without…

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New Voices Programme

7 Nov 2022

New Voices Programme

Supporting Communities to Grow, Be Confident and Meet Their Potential Is your group one that is managed by and works with people from either ethnic and/or LGBTQIA+…

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Community Foundation CEO calls for formation of an Executive  

27 Oct 2022

Community Foundation CEO calls for formation of an Executive  

The CEO of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has called for the immediate restoration of an Executive ahead of the deadline for an election to be reached on the…

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Seven projects inspire Civic Innovation engagement at the Braid Theatre

18 Oct 2022

Seven projects inspire Civic Innovation engagement at the Braid Theatre

The Community Foundation, NI held an exciting evening at the Braid Theater, celebrating the success of seven projects, that have been part of the Foundations Civic…

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All-Island Partners convene to decide next steps

29 Sep 2022

All-Island Partners convene to decide next steps

Thirty partnerships were formed between organisations North and South under an All-Island Fund set up by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and The Community…

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Kingsbridge Foundation awards £29,000 to support mental wellbeing

29 Sep 2022

Kingsbridge Foundation awards £29,000 to support mental wellbeing

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is proud to be working with  Kingsbridge Healthcare Group to distribute funding through The Kingsbridge Foundation. The fund…

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84 Community Groups to improve their local green spaces

21 Sep 2022

84 Community Groups to improve their local green spaces

84 Community Groups from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland share over €900,000 to improve their local areas     From an urban life corridor seeking to…

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Roisin Wood – ‘Cost of Living Crisis’

25 Aug 2022

Roisin Wood – ‘Cost of Living Crisis’

The author Eli Khamarov once wrote “Poverty is like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit”. The ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ is a euphemism for poverty.…

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£900,000 funding awarded to support carers

24 Aug 2022

£900,000 funding awarded to support carers

The Carers Support Fund, managed by the Community Foundation supported by the Department of Health, has announced the allocation of nearly £900,000 in the third round of…

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£73,000 awarded for innovative housing solutions 

4 Aug 2022

£73,000 awarded for innovative housing solutions 

The Community Foundation has awarded £73,000 of funding towards projects tackling housing and homelessness issues in NI.  The Housing and Homelessness Innovation and…

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Older People’s Fund aims to assist with Cost of Living crisis

28 Jul 2022

Older People’s Fund aims to assist with Cost of Living crisis

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland launched a fund to help address the Cost of Living crisis for groups working with older people or projects run by older…

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£1.7m to tackle climate action in Derry/Londonderry

26 Jul 2022

£1.7m to tackle climate action in Derry/Londonderry

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland are delighted to launch a five-year environmental project through the Acorn Farm in St Columb’s Park. The ambitious project…

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Riding for the Disabled Association

25 Jul 2022

Riding for the Disabled Association

Riding for the Disabled Association, Coleraine provides equestrian therapy, challenges and fun to over 150 riders each year, of all ages with varying disabilities.…

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National Conversations on Civic Innovation

19 Jul 2022

National Conversations on Civic Innovation

Today (19th July) Roisin Wood, Community Foundation NI CEO was delighted to join ‘National Conversations on Civic Innovation’ sharing examples of civic innovation in…

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Older People’s Fund to assist with Cost of Living crisis

7 Jul 2022

Older People’s Fund to assist with Cost of Living crisis

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland will today be launching a fund to help address the Cost of Living crisis for groups working with older people or projects run…

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Work begins on £6.2 million Acorn farm project

4 Jul 2022

Work begins on £6.2 million Acorn farm project

Work is set to begin on the initial site clearance of the old MOD site at St Columb’s Park in advance of the wider Acorn Farm regeneration project funded by the UK…

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An insightful visit to Carers Organisations in Larne

1 Jul 2022

An insightful visit to Carers Organisations in Larne

In March 2022, the Community Foundation was proud to have awarded £1m of funding to 22 organisations, through the Carers Support Fund established by Health Minister Robin…

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Philanthropy Fortnight 2022 set to celebrate generosity

9 Jun 2022

Philanthropy Fortnight 2022 set to celebrate generosity

Every year the Community Foundation for NI continues to be amazed at the generosity of individuals, families and business in Northern Ireland. As one of the most charitable…

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Executive must be formed to deal with Cost of Living crisis

1 Jun 2022

Executive must be formed to deal with Cost of Living crisis

The Chief Executive of the Community Foundation NI has stated that an Executive must be formed and an urgent cross departmental approach implemented to deal with the…

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Driving Prosperity and Change – a vision for 2025

4 May 2022

Driving Prosperity and Change – a vision for 2025

Adrian Johnston has enormous knowledge and experience of strategy, commercialisation and digital transformation gained over a 25-year career in technology. At the same…

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Foundation set up in memory of Newry businessman

20 Apr 2022

Foundation set up in memory of Newry businessman

The Foundation is delighted to be working in partnership with the Conlon Family to launch The Brian Conlon Foundation, set up in memory of Brian Conlon, to continue his…

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New partnership with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group

31 Mar 2022

New partnership with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group

The Community Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group. This week saw the launch of a new charitable arm of the Group called…

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Community Foundation announces  allocation of £1M to carers support groups

25 Mar 2022

Community Foundation announces allocation of £1M to carers support groups

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has awarded just over £1m to 22 groups here, through the Carers Support Fund established by Health Minister Robin Swann last…

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Leadership Programme open for applications!

1 Mar 2022

Leadership Programme open for applications!

Building Leaders, Building Peace: A Grassroots Leadership Programme   We are seeking individuals from a range of communities across Northern Ireland to take part in…

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Help where it is needed most

24 Feb 2022

Help where it is needed most

Written by Anne Hailes for the Irish News. 21st February, 2022.    You may not be aware of the Community Foundation here in Northern Ireland but chances are you will…

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£6.8M of funding awarded towards Mental Health Support

23 Feb 2022

£6.8M of funding awarded towards Mental Health Support

The Foundation has this week announced the allocation of £6.8m in funding through the Mental Health Support Fund, which was established by Minister Robin Swann last autumn…

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Shifting Practice, Policy and Power 

4 Feb 2022

Shifting Practice, Policy and Power 

Individuals with lived experience share five tips for impactful change. Individuals with lived experience partnered with the Foundation and Comic Relief last year to…

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Integrating Asylum Seekers into Elite Sports

27 Jan 2022

Integrating Asylum Seekers into Elite Sports

Our economy is about people living, working, and thriving together. Building a fair economy or society is impossible if people are excluded from taking part. In Northern…

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Democracy in Northern Ireland is Alive and Kicking

27 Jan 2022

Democracy in Northern Ireland is Alive and Kicking

To many eyes, politics at Stormont doesn’t present a very rosy picture of the health of our democracy – institutions teetering on the brink again, a series of…

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Social Innovation in Northern Ireland – 8 years, 8 reflections

26 Jan 2022

Social Innovation in Northern Ireland – 8 years, 8 reflections

Paul Braithwaite, Head of Innovation & Voice at the Foundation  After eight and a half years, this week I’m moving on from a job I’ve loved, as Head of Innovation…

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Community Foundations North and South working together

12 Jan 2022

Community Foundations North and South working together

Article from the Irish Times.  People living along both sides of the Border have found the last two years of Covid a particularly exasperating experience in having to deal…

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Renewed Focus for 2022

10 Jan 2022

Renewed Focus for 2022

I would like to say thank you to everyone for helping us to make 2021 a year of impact, perseverance and resilience! Although the year has been hugely challenging, with…

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Coronavirus Statement

6 Jan 2022

Coronavirus Statement

We are aware of and understand the many challenges that people and organisations we fund and stakeholders we work with may be facing due to the Coronavirus. We want to be…

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Community Voice – Podcast

3 Jan 2022

Community Voice – Podcast

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Over £9,000 of funding awarded to address digital poverty

20 Dec 2021

Over £9,000 of funding awarded to address digital poverty

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is delighted to announce the first round of funding awards with their new partner, full fibre broadband provider, Fibrus…

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Maeve Monaghan – Our Chair’s Farewell 

10 Dec 2021

Maeve Monaghan – Our Chair’s Farewell 

The Community Foundation has been on a journey and it has been a pleasure to be along for the ride.  When I took up post 6 years ago I saw an opportunity for me to develop…

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Philanthropist of the Year Award 2021 

3 Dec 2021

Philanthropist of the Year Award 2021 

For the second year running, the Community Foundation has awarded Philanthropist of the Year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to philanthropy in…

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Community Foundation celebrates generosity on Giving Tuesday

1 Dec 2021

Community Foundation celebrates generosity on Giving Tuesday

At our recent Giving Tuesday event, (30th November) we celebrated generosity and giving back to good causes. Over 70 people attended the online event, to hear how three…

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Annual report

26 Nov 2021

Annual report

After an extraordinary 12 months of unprecedented challenges and change for us all. Evident through the level of achievement and number of people supported, we are proud to…

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Community Foundation announces £300k match fund for Gifts in Wills

22 Nov 2021

Community Foundation announces £300k match fund for Gifts in Wills

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has launched an innovative new match funding initiative to support giving to local communities through charitable gifts in…

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After the darkness comes the light

18 Nov 2021

After the darkness comes the light

The short film ‘After the Darkness’ is the culmination of a North West Carnival Initiative programme that engaged several groups from across the Derry City and…

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13 Housing and Homelessness Challenges identified

1 Nov 2021

13 Housing and Homelessness Challenges identified

Housing and Homelessness Challenges Identified by People with Lived Experience for New Innovation & Grants Programme Individuals with lived experience of housing issues…

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Gold for Techies in Residence in local awards

19 Oct 2021

Gold for Techies in Residence in local awards

We’re delighted that our Techies in Residence programme won the Gold award in the ‘not for profit‘  category at the recent Chartered Institute of Public…

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Community Foundation achieves Quality Accreditation

7 Oct 2021

Community Foundation achieves Quality Accreditation

The fifth round of Quality Accreditation, launched in October 2020, is now complete. Over the past year, the Community Foundation has undergone an internal audit of its…

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The Foundations first Irish fund awards £62,000

1 Oct 2021

The Foundations first Irish fund awards £62,000

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has awarded £61,910 to 46 community organisations across Northern Ireland through the Ultach Fund, to support them to use and…

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100 days and counting as I go back to the beginning

30 Sep 2021

100 days and counting as I go back to the beginning

Roisin Wood, new Chief Executive of the Foundation shares her insights on going full circle (almost)..….. My proclamation that “I’m not taking another CEO role” was…

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Techies in Residence: Five Cycles On, It’s Time to Reflect

29 Sep 2021

Techies in Residence: Five Cycles On, It’s Time to Reflect

Since its first cycle in 2015 the Techies in Residence Programme (TiR) has built 32 digital products for social impact.  This has provided direct benefit to at least…

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Digital Transformation in the Third Sector is Long Overdue

28 Sep 2021

Digital Transformation in the Third Sector is Long Overdue

It could be argued that the Covid19 pandemic has done more for digital transformation in the voluntary sector than any capacity building programme or fund could ever have…

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The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust celebrates anniversary

15 Sep 2021

The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust celebrates anniversary

On the seventh anniversary of Ann’s passing, 11th September, The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust held a special memorial mass to celebrate the work of the organisations…

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Empowering Change with Comic Relief 

13 Sep 2021

Empowering Change with Comic Relief 

We are very excited to announce the launch of the Comic Relief Empowering Change Programme. This 24 month programme is responding to the growing need for small locally led…

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