9 Jun 2022
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…
Read More1 Jun 2022
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…
Read More4 May 2022
Adrian Johnston has enormous knowledge and experience of strategy, commercialisation and digital transformation gained over a 25-year career in technology. At the same…
Read More20 Apr 2022
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…
Read More31 Mar 2022
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…
Read More25 Mar 2022
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…
Read More1 Mar 2022
Building Leaders, Building Peace: A Grassroots Leadership Programme We are seeking individuals from a range of communities across Northern Ireland to take part in…
Read More24 Feb 2022
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…
Read More23 Feb 2022
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…
Read More4 Feb 2022
Individuals with lived experience share five tips for impactful change. Individuals with lived experience partnered with the Foundation and Comic Relief last year to…
Read More27 Jan 2022
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…
Read More27 Jan 2022
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…
Read More26 Jan 2022
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…
Read More12 Jan 2022
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…
Read More10 Jan 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…
Read More6 Jan 2022
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…
Read More20 Dec 2021
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…
Read More10 Dec 2021
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…
Read More3 Dec 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…
Read More1 Dec 2021
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…
Read More26 Nov 2021
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…
Read More22 Nov 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has launched an innovative new match funding initiative to support giving to local communities through charitable gifts in…
Read More18 Nov 2021
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…
Read More1 Nov 2021
Housing and Homelessness Challenges Identified by People with Lived Experience for New Innovation & Grants Programme Individuals with lived experience of housing issues…
Read More19 Oct 2021
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…
Read More7 Oct 2021
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…
Read More1 Oct 2021
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…
Read More30 Sep 2021
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…
Read More29 Sep 2021
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…
Read More28 Sep 2021
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…
Read More15 Sep 2021
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…
Read More13 Sep 2021
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…
Read More13 Sep 2021
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland is offering individuals the opportunity to have their say on the development of a new programme that will address the root causes…
Read More10 Sep 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is delighted to announce a new partnership with Broadband provider, Fibrus Networks Ltd. This week saw the launch of…
Read More8 Sep 2021
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland has this week allocated over £590k in funding from the Department of Health to support the community here in response to the…
Read More8 Sep 2021
The Community Foundation has at its core a focus on ‘Connecting People Who Care With Causes That Matter’. As a leading independent, grant making trust here in Northern…
Read More3 Sep 2021
Meet the Funder – Henry Smith Charity – Strengthening Communities Programme Tuesday 5 Oct 10am – 12pm Register here We will be joined by…
Read More27 Aug 2021
All-Island Fund issues £350,000 in grants to thirty cross border Community partnerships Thirty cross border community partnerships including clean air initiatives,…
Read More26 Aug 2021
Community Foundation Northern Ireland awards over £7.95m in grants to 14 projects for Cancer Charities’ Support Fund. The Community Foundation Northern Ireland has today…
Read More5 Jul 2021
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland has opened the final of three health-related funds to support the community here in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. An…
Read More23 Jun 2021
Fiona Donohoe opens Noah Donohoe Fund in memory of her son Noah on his first anniversary. The mother of Noah Donohoe has this week made the first of a series of donations…
Read More15 Jun 2021
The Community Foundation opens first dedicated Irish language support fund. The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has today, (17th June) opened the Ultach…
Read More9 Jun 2021
In September 2020, we launched our “Covid and Communities” storytelling publication. It captured 25 diverse stories of great community spirit, and tremendous…
Read More7 Jun 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has today (7th June) opened the Support for Carers Fund on behalf of the Department of Health. Just under £4.1m will be…
Read More2 Jun 2021
Each year we celebrate Volunteer week, 1st – 7th June. A week to say thank you to the millions of individuals who give up their time across the UK to support others.…
Read More28 May 2021
Our annual celebration of charitable giving explores, encourages and celebrates generosity to causes and communities across NI. As we come to the end of the 9th anniversary…
Read More19 May 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has appointed Róísín Wood as its new Chief Executive. Róisín, previous CEO of Kick It Out, English football’s equality…
Read More13 May 2021
View Digital have been recently awarded from Comic Relief Community Support programme to produce and publish journalism on deaf inequalities. The UK Deaf community of…
Read More11 May 2021
The Foundation is proud to announce a new £10 million Mental Health Support Fund, funded by the Department for Health, which will open for applications in the next few…
Read More7 May 2021
The growth and success of the Community Foundation is due in no small part to the knowledge and dedication of our Trustees, past and present. Their contribution has been a…
Read More5 May 2021
As one of the most charitable and generous regions in the UK, Northern Ireland is set to celebrate the positive impact of philanthropic giving in our community. During…
Read More4 May 2021
New Community Investment Fund launching, with support from Bank of Ireland UK, Community Giving Fund. We are excited to be launching a new Micro-Community Investment…
Read More4 May 2021
By Michael Hughes As we move towards some of the pivotal dates in the centenary of the formation of Northern Ireland (including 3rd May when one hundred years ago it was…
Read More19 Apr 2021
The Community Foundation are proud to be partnering with the Department of Health to support unpaid carers with a new £4.4 million fund, which will open in the next few…
Read More19 Apr 2021
PEACE PLUS is a new funding programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the…
Read More8 Apr 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and Community Foundation Ireland have launched a new All-Island Community Fund. The fund which was launched on a pilot basis…
Read More29 Mar 2021
Shauna Deery has been appointed PIP Programme (Peace Impact Programme) Development Officer at the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland based in Derry. She will be…
Read More29 Mar 2021
As grassroots sport once again begins its phased return in NI it is now essential we use the power of sport to build back better for our young people, who have been…
Read More25 Mar 2021
Jane Coyle, writer and originator of the project, little Stranger shares with us how the project came about and her passion to change individuals perceptions of migrant…
Read More24 Mar 2021
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and long-standing Trustee of the Foundation, Fred (David) Bass. Fred played a huge role at the Foundation,…
Read More8 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day, 8th March, is celebrated globally sharing the outstanding achievements of women building a future that is sustainable, peaceful and inclusive.…
Read More8 Mar 2021
On this International Women’s Day (8th March) let’s celebrate the women in philanthropy in NI, their leadership and the increasing impact they make. Women are most…
Read More8 Mar 2021
The Community Foundation is delighted to welcome The Ultach Fund to its family of managed funds. The original Iontaobhas Ultach Trust was established in 1989 to promote the…
Read More5 Mar 2021
The Foundation are thrilled to be part of the first-ever RTÉ Toy Show Appeal. Before Christmas, the show aired and together you helped raise just over €6.6 million to…
Read More2 Mar 2021
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has opened the Gills Charity Fund for applications (1st March 2021) from groups supporting older people in the Carrickfergus…
Read More1 Mar 2021
Today (1st March 2021) Communities Minster Deirdre Hargey, Paul Donnelly, Director of Rural Affairs Division and Gerard Treacy, Head of Branch – Rural Affairs West,…
Read More19 Feb 2021
Over 250 families in Derry and Strabane are rolling up their sleeves and getting ready to embark on the journey towards self-sustainability thanks to a new environmental…
Read More11 Feb 2021
Over 50 UK funders have signed a pledge for open and trusting grant-making, committing to be #FlexibleFunders for the organisations they support. The Community…
Read More4 Feb 2021
It’s a strange time to be doing anything at the moment; and it’s a strange time to be leaving an organisation. My farewells have all been virtual; and when I start my…
Read More4 Feb 2021
Maurice Healy died on 18th December 2019, the Community Foundation for NI immediately acknowledged his contribution to the local (and indeed international) fields of social…
Read More29 Jan 2021
Monkstown Village Initiatives in Newtownabbey is a charitable organisation serving the Monkstown community for over 25 years, with a focus on the regeneration of the…
Read More22 Jan 2021
Written by Paul Braithwaite for Involve NI. Paul leads the Foundation’s work on social and civic innovation. Since 2013 he has developed and delivered a series of unique…
Read More20 Jan 2021
In Northern Ireland, there are around 50 individuals at any one time who are destitute because of their asylum status (NICRAS). This means that they have no adequate…
Read More20 Jan 2021
Since March we have been privileged to work with over 1,000 organisations who have been working tirelessly to provide support to those in our communities. Covid forced…
Read More13 Jan 2021
12.6% of children and young people in Northern Ireland experience common mood disorders such as anxiety and depression – around 25% higher than in other UK nations…
Read More5 Jan 2021
Star Amature Boxing club has been an integral part of the New Lodge community for 82 years. So much more than a boxing club, they work hard to reach young people in the…
Read More4 Jan 2021
We are now recruiting individuals from a range of communities across Northern Ireland to take part in our Building Leaders, Building Peace: A Grassroots Leadership…
Read More16 Dec 2020
Giving Circles are a collection of individuals who pool their donations together to make grants to local individuals and organisations. Often, they are formed from a group…
Read More4 Dec 2020
We are thrilled to announce our colleague Paul Braithwaite has been highly commended for the C03 Social Innovation Award. An award which celebrates individuals who have…
Read More3 Dec 2020
December 1st is Giving Tuesday and to mark this global day of giving and generosity, The Community Foundation awarded over £12,500 to three organisations at their online…
Read More2 Dec 2020
Maurice Healy died on 18th December 2019 and the Community Foundation for NI immediately acknowledged his contribution to the local (and indeed international) fields of…
Read More1 Dec 2020
People in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are being invited to take part in a food growing project over the next 18 months. The ‘I can grow’ project,…
Read More13 Nov 2020
Although it’s impossible to know the exact number, NICRAS reports Northern Ireland to have around 50 individuals at any one time who are destitute because of their asylum…
Read More6 Nov 2020
Involving the public in shaping our post Covid recovery and building back better was on our agenda at our recent virtual round table discussion for MLA’s and Executives…
Read More2 Nov 2020
Here at the Community Foundation, we are a local grant-making charitable trust that connects people who care with causes that matter. Matching generous people with…
Read More2 Nov 2020
The Community Foundation is delighted to launch a new £2 million supporting community-based arts, culture and heritage projects, in partnership with the Communities…
Read More19 Oct 2020
The last few weeks have seen the sad loss of two people who were closely associated with the Community Foundation. David Cook, a founding trustee of the Foundation…
Read More16 Oct 2020
Official reporting states that Northern Ireland has the highest rate of suicide within the UK, however, new information came to light last week that Northern…
Read More13 Oct 2020
Football is for everyone and Belfast Trailblazers, a powerchair disability football club, open to all ages, gender and disability was awarded £2,500 through the Foundation…
Read More13 Oct 2020
As Covid-19 continues to restrict what was considered normal community interactions and activities, many of our community and voluntary sector groups have seen their annual…
Read More1 Oct 2020
Sarah Scullion As a mum, freelancer and entrepreneur Sarah Scullion leads a busy life. Launching a travel startup specialising in event tourism was her next step. …
Read More25 Sep 2020
The last 25 weeks have felt like a movie. For some it’s been a wonderful life and for others, it’s been a nightmare on Elm Street – For most it’s been…
Read More17 Sep 2020
In response to coronavirus and the changing needs within communities, our Coronavirus Funds have awarded over £4 million to nearly 1,000 communities throughout Northern…
Read More11 Sep 2020
The Community Foundation’s Techies in Residence programme, which matches charities and social enterprises in Northern Ireland with digital technology partners, is now…
Read More10 Sep 2020
Crossroads NI, partly funded through the Coronavirus Community Fund, provides respite care for Carers, young and old. One of their main projects is working with Young…
Read More8 Sep 2020
By Michael Hughes In a decade where the centenary celebrations/commemorations for such events as the First World War, the 1916 Rising and the sinking of the Titanic have…
Read More8 Sep 2020
The Community Foundation, in partnership with the Department for Communities (DfC) and NICVA will this week launch a new Accelerator Programme for the voluntary sector. …
Read More26 Aug 2020
Covid-19 has impacted on all of us, including the enriching interactions and activities we previously took for granted and for many have disappeared from their lives. …
Read More25 Aug 2020
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has joined forces with local philanthropists to invest £500,000 in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector. The…
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