A new community foundation is to be launched for the benefit of the Clutha District, and will have former prime minister Sir William English as its patron. The Clutha Foundation will be officially launched in Balclutha on August 17, with the aim of simplifying philanthropic giving to the South Otago community. Inaugural chairman, accountant Bill Thomson, of Wanaka, said the new foundation would model itself on other successful community foundations around the country, and allow generous people to donate directly to their local communities, backed by the combined financial weight of a collective fund. The foundation had been inspired by the absence of any similar opportunity for philanthropic giving locally, he said. ''I like the expression 'live here, give here' as a succinct way of summing up our purpose. ''There's an inherent willingness in people to be philanthropic, especially in a local sense, and this foundation makes it easier to do that.'' People in the Clutha District loved … [Read more...] about Community foundation to be launched
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Northamptonshire Community Foundation named as Carlsberg UK’s Charity of the Year
Northampton-based brewer Carlsberg UK has chosen Northamptonshire Community Foundation as its new charity partner - and together the organisations will launch Carlsberg UK Better Fund. Managed and facilitated by Northamptonshire Community Foundation, on behalf of Carlsberg UK, the new Carlsberg UK Better Fund will offer grants between £250 and £3,000 for projects that will support voluntary and community groups in Northampton.In December 2017, Carlsberg UK donated £10,000 to the charity’s Surviving Winter Appeal from the proceeds of their Carlsberg Christmas Brew.Emilia Bland corporate affairs executive at Carlsberg UK said: “I’m delighted to announce the Carlsberg UK Better Fund which we have recently set up with Northamptonshire Community Foundation."The fund links to the company’s purpose of ‘brewing a better today and tomorrow’. Philanthropy and charitable giving has been part of the UK business for a number of years but now it is … [Read more...] about Northamptonshire Community Foundation named as Carlsberg UK’s Charity of the Year
Main Street Community Foundation awards grants
Bringing history to life. Expanding early literacy. Meeting basic needs. Those are a few ways that the recent grants awarded by Main Street Community Foundation will inspire, affect and touch the residents living and working in the towns of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott. A total of 40 organizations representing a broad range of programs and projects received $110,000 in grant awards. This is the result of the foundation’s competitive 2018 General Grant Cycle, which saw the submission of 45 grant proposals. The grants were awarded from 29 endowed funds established by donors to support the local community and the causes they care about. “We are thrilled to be announcing $110,000 in grants, thanks to the generous donors who have established and built these funds to bolster our communities and help our neighbors,” said Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of the Community Foundation in a press release from the foundation. The press … [Read more...] about Main Street Community Foundation awards grants
Crawley Town Community Foundation: Premier League Primary Stars with Crawley Town
Last week saw Bewbush Academy, The Mill, St. Francis Assisi and Warninglid Primary School graduate from their 10-week Premier League Primary Stars (PLPS) programme. These schools signed up for the programme, which included emotional wellbeing, health and nutrition, numeracy, literacy, PSHE and enterprise workshops. Focus on PLPS is on the four core Premier League values, Be Fair, Be Connected, Be Ambitious and Be Inspiring. The graduation was hosted at the Checkatrade Stadium, which provided students a tour of the Stadium, a football tournament, and an awards ceremony where the children were presented with certificates. Children were given match tickets for an upcoming Crawley Town FC EFL League game, as well as a book of their choice with a bookmark.Kayleigh Bowers, PLPS Coordinator, said this about the week of graduations, “We had a fantastic week, welcoming four schools to the Crawley Town FC Checkatrade Stadium. The graduations are a great experience for the pupils they would … [Read more...] about Crawley Town Community Foundation: Premier League Primary Stars with Crawley Town
Crawley Town Community Foundation: EFL Community Day of Action
As part of EFL Community Day of Action, on Tuesday March 20 Crawley Town Community Foundation and our very own Reggie the Red travelled across Crawley to commemorate the projects and services we deliver, meeting participants, teachers, parents and fans of Crawley Town! The annual EFL Community Day of Action involves all 72 EFL Clubs in a bid to demonstrate the positive impact football can have in changing people’s lives.From Plymouth to Peterborough and Sunderland to Southend, the clubs across all three EFL divisions showcased the innovative and ground breaking work they do for people in tackling some of the biggest issues in society across education, health, community inclusion and participation.The day started bright and early at 8.30am with a NCS (National Citizen Service) Assembly at Holy Trinity School, promoting the programme of a lifetime open to 15-17 year olds. We moved onto the Crawley Town Flyers pan-disability session at the 4G in Broadfield, a project in partnership … [Read more...] about Crawley Town Community Foundation: EFL Community Day of Action