Archived news from 2020

December 17 2020

Looking back on 2020

2020 is a year that most of us will not look back on fondly. We have seen fundamental changes to the…

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November 25 2020

£60m distributed through community foundations but UKCF CEO warns of looming funding crisis

The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal launched on the 18th of March and within a month c…

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October 26 2020

Funding available for organisations tackling food poverty

Local charities and community organisations across the UK working to help fight hunger and tackle th…

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October 20 2020

The Community Foundation Response to Coronavirus

It examines why the community foundation model made it possible to distribute thousands of emergency…

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Andrew Tuggey
October 20 2020

UK Community Foundations New Chair – Andrew Tuggey CBE DL

UKCF has appointed Andrew Tuggey as their new Chair. He joins UKCF permanently from Community Founda…

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September 03 2020

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Infrastructure Fund to increase to £1m

The UKCF team and our independent decision making panel are pleased to announce that our BAME Infras…

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July 07 2020

Can you help more BAME-led Organisations to access Coronavirus crisis funds?

BAME-led organisations are playing a pivotal role in ensuring that vital emergency funds reach those…

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Rosemary Macdonald
June 30 2020

UK Community Foundations appoints Rosemary Macdonald as CEO

She joins UKCF permanently from Wiltshire Community Foundation of which she was CEO for twelve years

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May 14 2020

UKCF Statement on Coronavirus Funds and BAME Communities

We recognise and acknowledge that BAME communities are disproportionately impacted by the coronaviru…

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May 05 2020

Giving Tuesday Now: Never More Needed

It’s the second #GivingTuesday in five months and it’s never been more timely. Many people have alre…

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April 23 2020

The NET Appeal: One month in

Together we are delivering funding from the National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal to frontli…

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March 31 2020

An update on the NET Coronavirus Appeal

The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal was launched on 18 March and has got off to a trem…

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March 23 2020

National Emergencies Trust launch coronavirus appeal

The National Emergencies Trust today launched an appeal to raise funds to help local charities suppo…

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March 10 2020

Democracy Day: Civic participation in action

Launching our new Civic Innovation programme which supports initiatives that put people at the centr…

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March 08 2020

International Women’s Day 2020

International Women’s Day is underpinned by three different calls to action: celebrating women’s ach…

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Rosemary Macdonald
February 27 2020

UK Community Foundations appoints Interim CEO

UK Community Foundations is delighted to announce that Rosemary Macdonald, CEO of Wiltshire Communit…

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February 18 2020

Community foundations respond to floods

Across the country, Community Foundations are responding to the devastating and compounding impact o…

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January 14 2020

The Tampon Tax Community Fund: Behind the numbers

Today community foundations across the country are sharing the stories of the thousands of groups th…

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