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Former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara appointed Chair of UK Community Foundations

November 04 2026 Senior Whitehall figure to champion community foundations and the role of local philanthropy in strengthening communities across the UK

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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 14 2025

Community foundations perform strongly in annual Foundation Practice Rating

Assessment highlights community foundation good practice

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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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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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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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December 15 2023

New report shows the determination of UK communities

UK donors and communities are determined to drive philanthropy forwards to tackle the root causes of…

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