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£3m to help communities shape the future of AI and confront the ‘wisdom gap’ 

May 14 2026 New programme will track AI’s real-world impacts at a local community level across the UK, and fund ground-breaking community-led AI tools 

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Indoor conference setting with Davitt Knott, CEO at NLCF, speaking into a microphone at the front of a seated audience
May 14 2026

£3m to help communities shape the future of AI and confront the ‘wisdom gap’ 

New programme will track AI’s real-world impacts at a local community level across the UK, and fund…

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April 15 2026

Independent evaluation report published for the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund

A new independent report explores evaluation findings from KYN Fund delivery between January 2023 an…

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April 13 2026

An important day for place-based philanthropy as UK Government publishes new plan

UK Community Foundations welcomes the publication of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s O…

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Photo of three ethnically and gender diverse young people talking and laughing behind a title, Lead the Change. Logos for Children in Need, Esmee Fairbairn, Co-op Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund. Paul Hamlyn Foundation, UK Community Foundations, Joseph Levy Foundation
March 10 2026

Funders collaborate on £3.4 million programme supporting young people to build stronger local communities

Lead the Change is a new, three year initiative launched by BBC Children in Need, in partnership wit…

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Fatima Whitbread MBE stands smiling in front of an audience at UKCF conference, hosted by CCLA, with a big screen behind her.
January 29 2026

Beyond the system: designing support with care-experienced young people

Individuals and organisations from across the care leavers landscape convene at conference hosted by…

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November 25 2025

Huge expansion announced for national programme supporting thousands of care leavers

14 new areas are set to receive support in the UK - in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - thanks…

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A group of 16 people of mixed ethnicities stand in a row outside an old building with high vis vests on, holding litter pickers and bin bags, smiling and waving.
September 02 2025

75 projects to continue support with Government fund extension

75 neighbourhood projects in England to continue support for volunteering and making connections wit…

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July 03 2025

Largest single trust transfer in UK Community Foundations history

Charities and community groups in Merseyside will receive over £800,000 a year in funding, following…

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July 02 2025

Three key Health Plan priorities we've found from our work

With the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan being published, we have set out three key priorities that…

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May 08 2025

Over £2.1 billion distributed over 50 years

In the last 50 years, community foundations in UKCF’s network have collectively distributed just ove…

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March 18 2025

New funding from Anchor Butter to strengthen community connections

We have launched our third year of the Anchor Community Connection Fund.

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March 14 2025

Community foundations perform strongly in annual Foundation Practice Rating

Assessment highlights community foundation good practice

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