Community Foundation News
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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2 Jul 2024
Fibrus Broadband allocates £60,000 to community groups across Northern Ireland
Over 30 Northern Irish community groups are receiving grants this year to help people across the region access the internet and digital technology, thanks to funding…
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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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20 Jan 2024
Openreach is Connecting Communities and Transforming lives with grass-roots community support
As Northern Ireland’s largest digital infrastructure provider and the people that make the net work, Openreach is connecting people and communities across Northern…
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3 Aug 2023
£1.6m funding awarded to support carers
£1.6m funding awarded to support carers The Department of Health has announced the allocation of more than £1.6m in the fourth and final round of grants from the Support…
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3 Aug 2023
£60k community boost as Fibrus broadband doubles digital funding
Media Release 03 August 2023 £60k community boost as Fibrus broadband doubles digital funding Full Fibre broadband provider Fibrus has already allocated the entirety of…
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21 Jun 2023
Nine Newry groups to benefit from Brian Conlon Foundation awards
Nine local groups in the Newry area are set to benefit from awards announced by the Brian Conlon Foundation this week, in conjunction with the Community Foundation for…
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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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23 Jan 2023
Fibrus doubles its contribution to Community Foundation NI to help address digital poverty
The broadband provider has confirmed another £60,000 of funding for 2023 Full fibre broadband provider Fibrus is delighted to announce the next tranche of…
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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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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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18 Oct 2022
Fibrus awards £55k to help address digital poverty
Telecommunications and broadband provider Fibrus has announced the latest recipients of its £55,000 community fund. The Fibrus Community Fund, which aims to address…
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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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18 Jul 2022
Ultach awards over £59,000 announced by Community Foundation NI
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has awarded £59,541 to 30 community organisations across Northern Ireland through the Ultach Fund, to support them to use and…
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8 Jul 2022
10 Newry groups to benefit from first Brian Conlon Foundation awards
Ten local groups in the Newry area are set to benefit from the first awards announced by the Brian Conlon Foundation. From drama to sports, to library resources and music…
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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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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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15 Jun 2022
Over £500,000 allocated to charities in Northern Ireland
RTÉ Toy Show Appeal – over £500,000 allocated to charities in Northern Ireland Over 1.1 million children and families across the island of Ireland to benefit from…
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9 Jun 2022
Welcome boost to services for Older People in Carrickfergus
Over £8,000 has been awarded to local groups in the Carrickfergus area aimed at boosting services supporting older people the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and…
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17 May 2022
Tea Dance bringing back great memories
Music and dementia: a powerful connector Access to Arts NI wanted to make their community a better place to live by providing positive social activities to those with…
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28 Mar 2022
Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund for Belfast
Belfast City Council has opened a fund in support of events taking place in local communities across the city over the Platinum Jubilee weekend. Celebrations to mark HM The…
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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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1 Mar 2022
The Gill’s Charity Fund supporting older people’s groups in Carrickfergus
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has opened The Gill’s Charity Fund for applications of up to £2000, from groups supporting older people in the…
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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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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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28 Sep 2021
£8.8M Allocated towards mental health support
The Community Foundation has announced the allocation of nearly £9m in funding through the recent Mental Health Support Fund which was established earlier this year. The…
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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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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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27 Aug 2021
30 cross border community partnerships
All-Island Fund issues £350,000 in grants to thirty cross border Community partnerships Thirty cross border community partnerships including clean air initiatives,…
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17 May 2021
Young Volunteers in NI Sports to gain major skills boost through leadership programme
A leadership training programme for young people in sport, supported by the David Cross Young People’s Fund, established in partnership with The Community Foundation and…
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11 May 2021
Upcoming £10 million Mental Health Fund
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…
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19 Feb 2021
258 families sign up to ‘I Can Grow’ project
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…
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13 Jan 2021
Aware NI encourage children to ‘Express Yourself’
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…
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6 Dec 2020
We Are Pangs – Helping to normalise perinatal mental illness
Comic Relief, Global Health Matters through the Community Foundation have awarded £5,000 to We Are Pangs, a perinatal mental health charity in NI. The groups will use the…
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1 Dec 2020
Acorn Fund, sowing seeds of change in Derry and Strabane
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,…
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13 Nov 2020
Awards for Destitute Asylum Seekers
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…
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17 Sep 2020
How Rosie’s Trust has been keeping owners and pets together during lockdown
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…
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11 Sep 2020
Techies in Residence calls for tech professionals
The Community Foundation’s Techies in Residence programme, which matches charities and social enterprises in Northern Ireland with digital technology partners, is now…
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26 Aug 2020
Allegri community-based arts & culture initiative brings music into lockdown
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. …
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19 Aug 2020
103 Communities across NI supported with New Needs
Our New Needs Fund was set up to support communities to respond better and address new needs appearing in the community as a result of the Coronavirus. With restrictions…
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7 Aug 2020
Techies In Residence Youth app helping young people tackle COVID-19 self-isolation
A mobile app to support teens and young adults with arthritis self-isolating in the wake of COVID-19 has been launched by the charity Versus Arthritis. The development of…
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7 Aug 2020
Techies In Residence Information Sessions Available
If a tech solution could help your community build on their potential or empower you to reach your ambitions this programme could be for you. Techies in Residence…
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31 Jul 2020
‘Philanthropy for a safe, healthy and just world‘
Dawn Shackels, Director of Peace-building and Communities at the Community Foundation Northern Ireland. (This article was originally published by Foundations for Peace)…
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22 Jul 2020
£700,000 Comic Relief Fund Supporting Communities to Rebuild
As we rebuild towards a “New Normal” the Community Foundation and Comic Relief are mindful of the many issues that need to be addressed along our recovery journey. Many…
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10 Jul 2020
First round of New Needs Funding awarded to sixteen groups
In response to coronavirus and the changing needs within communities, our New Needs Fund awarded £85,000 to sixteen communities throughout Northern Ireland this week. …
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29 Jun 2020
New Needs Fund Now Open
Community Foundation launches a £600,000 New Needs Fund helping communities and community organisations to address new needs appearing as a result of coronavirus. …
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26 Jun 2020
Techies in Residence launches ‘Design Hops’ to support VCSE Sector online
The Community Foundation has today, 26th June 2020, announced a new approach to its 5th round of Techies in Residence, an innovative programme which matches local charities…
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16 Jun 2020
Supporting Carers Week with Comic Relief
Nicole Downes is a full-time career to her sons Levi, 8 and Jamie, 5 who both have autism. She also has another son, Gabriel who is one. After her son Levi’s…
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29 May 2020
360 Giving Data
Coronavirus Community Fund Update Opened 15th March 1,015 applications received £1.68 Million awarded to groups Over 515 groups supported Through the Coronavirus…
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20 May 2020
No Child Goes Hungry With comic Relief
Comic Relief awards £17,000 to support families with young children with food provisions in NI. In partnership with the Community Foundation, Comic Relief funding is…
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1 May 2020
Coronavirus Foundation Update
Coronavirus Community Fund Update Opened 15th March 1,016 applications received £1.68 Million awarded to groups Over 515 groups supported View groups here. So…
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30 Apr 2020
Comic Relief supports ‘No Child Goes Hungry – Community Support Programme’.
Comic Relief and the Community Foundation respond to child hunger in Northern Ireland as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. Through the Children Surviving and Thriving…
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30 Apr 2020
Communities Achieving Impact
We’re delighted to have awarded over £1,000,000 in funding from our Coronavirus Community Fund. In just four weeks nearly 300 local communities who are doing amazing…
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28 Apr 2020
McCall Social Care Fund Now Open
The McCall Social Care Fund established by the McCall Foundation, in partnership with The Community Foundation and Department for Communities opens today. The fund has been…
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27 Apr 2020
£21m is not enough – Andrew’s advice to charity CEO’s
It’s now two weeks since the UK Chancellor announced £750m of extra funding for frontline charities across the UK and we’re hoping to hear shortly what that…
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23 Apr 2020
Giving in response to Covid19? Do it ….. but just take a minute to answer 3 questions
Taking a minute is something we’ve all done more of recently. As life as we know it has changed we’ve had to stop and think about what to do, how to cope, our family…
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22 Apr 2020
The Lightbody Foundation supports vulnerable people affected by Coronavirus
The Lightbody Foundation set up by Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody has donated £30,000 to support the most vulnerable groups affected by Coronavirus. The £30,000…
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15 Apr 2020
Community Foundation Coronavirus Community Fund grows to over £1 million after three weeks of launching
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has awarded £622k to over 245 community groups supporting people of all ages and at increased risk as a result of the virus,…
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9 Apr 2020
Minister announces funding supporting the Coronavirus Community Fund
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA today announced that he will provide £200,000 towards the ‘Coronavirus Community Fund’. The Community Foundation fund, which opened on…
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3 Apr 2020
Bank of Ireland donate €150,000 to the Community Foundation Coronavirus Community Fund
Bank of Ireland have donated €150,000 in support of local charities and community organisations assisting vulnerable individuals and groups through challenges faced by…
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30 Mar 2020
The Community Foundation receives £100,000 from National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal
The National Emergencies Trust (NET) has announced the first allocation of nearly £2.5m going out to front line charities to help those most in need. £100,000 of the…
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28 Mar 2020
ARN Foundation contributes an additional £100,000 to the Coronavirus Community Fund
The Community Foundation welcomed an additional contribution of £100,000 from the ARN Foundation today, funding which is much needed in Northern Ireland . The ARN…
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26 Mar 2020
Communities rally together to offer support to the vulnerable
In just three weeks the Coronavirus Community Fund has reached a total of £1 million! Awarding over 245 community groups and awarded over £624,000 to groups seeking to…
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25 Mar 2020
Community Foundation broadens criteria for Coronavirus Community Fund
Adapting to what we’ve been hearing from groups on the ground, other funders in NI and the changing daily challenges presented by Covid19, the Community Foundation will…
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24 Mar 2020
A note from our CEO
Like everyone, my life is currently dominated by background noise of uncertainty and fear. It’s completely daunting. I’ve just spent 30 minutes reading through the…
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20 Mar 2020
£200,000 for the Community Foundation Coronavirus Community Fund
The Community Foundation are delighted to be working with the Department for Communities. Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey MLA, has announced that she is providing…
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20 Mar 2020
Ulster Garden Villages Limited match fund the Community Foundation Coronavirus Community fund
The Community Foundation are delighted to receive this first major contribution from Ulster Garden Villages to their recently launched Coronavirus Community Fund. This…
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15 Mar 2020
Community Foundation launches Coronavirus Community Fund
Joining the wave of generosity that the coronavirus is provoking from communities across Northern Ireland, the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has opened a fund…
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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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20 Dec 2019
£4,000 of Christmas Giving through the Destitute Asylum Seekers Fund
In the spirit of giving in December 2019 we awarded £4,000 to eight individuals who are destitute because of their asylum status in Northern Ireland. The awards helped to…
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6 Dec 2019
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland celebrates 40th anniversary on ‘Giving Tuesday’ with £40K giveaway
Christmas has come early for over 40 older people’s groups, through a bumper £40K giveaway announced at the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s anniversary…
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14 Nov 2019
Comic Relief awards open for funding as eight charities in Northern Ireland receive a grant
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has been appointed by Comic Relief to make funding available to voluntary and community groups supporting children in NI to…
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30 Oct 2019
Monday morning at 10am we have six grants opening!
Are you ready? We have six grants opening on Monday 4th November at 10am for your community to avail of. Pears Foundation Community Spaces Comic Relief –…
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22 Oct 2019
People Powered Change is the focus as new Civic Innovation Programme Launches
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is launching an ambitious Civic Innovation programme to support initiatives that put people at the centre of decision-making…
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18 Oct 2019
Navigator Financial Planning celebrate 15th Birthday with a donation to the local community
In celebration of 15 successful years in business the partners and staff at Navigator Financial Planning invited guests and clients to Cultra Manor, Holywood earlier this…
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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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8 Oct 2019
IFA partner with the Community Foundation to open new Inclusive Clubs Fund
The Community Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with the IFA supporting them with their new Inclusive Clubs Programme. The Inclusive Clubs Programme…
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21 Aug 2019
Community Innovators Programme Is Back!
The Community Foundation is delighted to announce that a fresh cycle of our unique Community Innovators Programme, delivered in partnership with WorkWest, will open for…
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1 Jul 2019
Gary Lightbody Launches The Lightbody Foundation
Gary Lightbody, lead singer with the popular indie rock band Snow Patrol, has announced the launch of The Lightbody Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation…
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25 Jun 2019
Techies in Residence Pitch for £25,000 Seed Fund
Techies in Residence is a programme of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, delivered in partnership with Innovate NI and funded by Comic Relief. It was launched…
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5 Jun 2019
Local Housing Causes Benefit From £500,000 As Nationwide Grant Opens
Local community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, makes £500,000 available to…
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5 Jun 2019
£840,000 Comic Relief Fund Now Opened!
Over the next two years we will be investing £84,000 of support from Comic Relief to the voluntary sector and community groups across four strategic areas: Children…
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3 Jun 2019
Bank of Ireland and the Community Foundation partner to fund Tech for Good innovations
Bank of Ireland and the Community Foundation are teaming up to fund £25,000 to the best technology innovations for community benefit at a public event on 11th June in…
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24 May 2019
Coming Soon – Nationwide Building Society Grants of up to £50,000
The Community Foundation will soon launch the Nationwide Grant scheme for 2019, to support housing and homeless projects – two of the most challenging issues facing…
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23 May 2019
Launch of Pears Community Spaces Fund
The Community Foundation has launched a new fund in partnership with Pears Foundation, focused on encouraging and developing greater understanding between people of…
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8 May 2019
Community Foundation announces £880,000 Comic Relief fund for Northern Ireland
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has been appointed by Comic Relief to make £880,000 of funding available to voluntary sector and community groups here over…
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19 Apr 2019
INNOVATIVE NEW FUND RAISES £45K FOR CHARITY First European trial of unique fundraising platform, Circle of Change, in Belfast hailed ‘a success.’
The ‘Circle of Change’ a new fund set up by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has brought together a diverse group of people with a shared desire for social…
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1 Apr 2019
‘Techies in Residence’ project, uHub, launches first of kind mental health app
Following successful completion of the Techies in Residence programme, uHub Therapy Centre in Bangor is launching a new mental health website to help those at risk and…
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22 Mar 2019
Funding advice and grants for Belfast based organisations working with the homeless
The Community Foundation will be holding one to one advice clinics on April 11th and 16th for organisations working with the homeless and eligible to apply to the Oak Fund,…
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13 Mar 2019
Newry Woman’s Legacy lives on through £16,000 grants to community organisations
The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust which was established to support women working on peace building in and across communities throughout Ireland, is open for 2019 fund…
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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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1 Feb 2019
Techies in Residence – Call for techies!
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s Techies in Residence Programme is looking for the best tech talent to help deliver a series of game changing ‘tech for…
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1 Feb 2019
New fund rewrites the rule book on giving!
A new fund set up by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has brought together a diverse group of people with a shared desire for social justice including a…
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14 Jan 2019
Change Something Fund awards £50,000 in funding
26 groups from across the Derry City & Strabane District Council area have been awarded a total of £50k funding to help ‘Make.Change.Happen’ through a series of…
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3 Oct 2018
New ‘Change Something Fund’ judging panel announced
A new judging panel made up of 13-24 year olds who will take decisions on the funding of young people’s projects throughout the Derry City and Strabane District Council…
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25 Sep 2018
Techies in Residence to continue in 2019 with support from Comic Relief and the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland!
Paul Braithwaite, Building Change Trust Programme leader looks ahead to an exciting future for the Techies in Residence Programme as a group which has already been through…
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25 Sep 2018
NI women set to benefit from share of £3.4 million UK Tampon Tax Fund
The Community Foundation is set to deliver a share of the UK Tampon Tax Fund to women in Northern Ireland and has opened a new fund to benefit women here. Grants of between…
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31 Aug 2018
Women’s Fund for NI Golf Day
The Women’s Fund for Northern Ireland is encouraging people to take part in its Golf Day on 21st September to help it continue its work supporting women across NI. The…
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29 Aug 2018
Community Foundation and Deep RiverRock team up in new funding campaign for community groups!
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland are thrilled to be working alongside Deep RiverRock on their new Thirst For Better campaign. In this campaign, Deep RiverRock…
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