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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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February 26 2025

UKCF welcomes the Government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan

With 1.6 million people in the UK apparently still offline, the Government's announcement of digital…

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February 24 2025

Community foundations awarded 5 star rating

Community foundations have been given a Charity Excellence Grant Maker rating of 5 stars, and have b…

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5 staff and supported volunteers at Artizan International - a charitable café that helps adults and young people with additional needs learn about employment - pose for a photo from behind the café counter.
November 27 2024

Sparking goodwill in the community on Giving Tuesday

As Giving Tuesday approaches, we look at how to counterbalance the consumerism that surrounds the ho…

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Emma de Closset, CEO at UKCF, stands with a drink in her hand laughing with delegates at a UKCF conference.
October 10 2024

UKCF announces appointment of new CEO at conference

UKCF's bi-annual conference involved over 300 delegates from across the UK and internationally.

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September 20 2024

UKCF hosts collaboration evening with sector leaders

Leaders from across civil society recently gathered in London at UKCF’s summer event to promote coll…

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August 07 2024

Responding to the ongoing riots around the UK

UKCF responds to the riots terrorising UK communities and offers advice to those wanting to help peo…

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July 31 2024

Raising support for those impacted by the Southport knife attack

Community Foundation for Merseyside has launched an emergency appeal to support those directly impac…

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June 19 2024

Community foundations celebrate His Majesty's Birthday Honours

Congratulations to members of our network on receiving recognition for their services to the charity…

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May 22 2024

CEO, Rosemary Macdonald BEM, is departing UKCF

Rosemary Macdonald BEM, is departing UKCF after four years in post

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April 18 2024

Today we have launched our new Care Leavers Programme

Decentralised funding, managed by 17 community foundations throughout England, will support care lea…

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March 14 2024

Driving philanthropic excellence: findings from the Foundation Practice Rating 2024 report

This year, FPR randomly selected 16 community foundations among other UK foundations to rate the div…

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February 26 2024

How community campaigning can tackle air pollution

Imogen Martineau, Head of UK Portfolio at Clean Air Fund, celebrates a new partnership with UK Commu…

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