Illumina Community Fund launches to support cancer patients and their loved ones
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for charity and community projects in Cambridgeshire benefitting individuals diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones.
Calling local businesses! Ready to lace up for a great cause?
Run the Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday 9 March 2025 and support your local community! Enter your business team for just £5 per runner until 20 August. Reserve your team spot now and confirm runners later. Friends, family, and clients welcome! Together, we can go the distance for Cambridgeshire. Ready to take the first step?
Fuel poverty is disproportionately affecting vulnerable and low-income households across Cambridgeshire
For many households across Cambridgeshire, energy costs are not just a line item on a monthly statement but, increasingly, a significant financial burden.
The year of 20-year anniversary celebrations launched with a dinner hosted by the Dean of Ely
This year, we are celebrating our 20-year anniversary of promoting giving for the benefit of the local community and offering grants to local projects.
Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund: urgent appeal for donations
The Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund is asking for donations as it continues to offer support to community organisations throughout Cambridgeshire who are helping isolated older and vulnerable people at this time.
Funding available to support community organisations helping older and vulnerable people
The Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund is open to constituted community organisations throughout Cambridgeshire, who are supporting isolated older and vulnerable people at this time.
Become a Friend of CCF and invest in your local community
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) celebrates its 15th year in 2019. Over that time, it has made £15,000,000 worth of grants to support local community groups and charities, who understand how to bring about positive change in their communities.
New team aims to make a difference in the community
The charity that matches donors’ funds to community needs is under new leadership: Cambridge lawyer Chris Belcher is the new chair of the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.
Gail Porter set to host comedy night in aid of young carers
National icon Gail Porter is coming to Cambridge as host for Mumford Live – an exciting comedy night with an added touch of music and magic. The event is taking place at the Mumford Theatre on Tuesday 16th April in aid of the Young Carers Fund, managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.
£15,000 match fund available for Cambridgeshire groups
In March, Cambridgeshire groups who are registered on localgiving.com will be able to benefit from match funding from a pot of £15,000. New monthly donations will be matched up to £10 per month, for 12 months.
MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace and ‘Secret Millionaire’ team up to help raise money
Peterborough’s own ‘Secret Millionaire’ Mike Greene and Peterborough Community Foundation have teamed up with MasterChef presenter, Gregg Wallace to host a special fundraising dinner at the Haycock Hotel* on Monday, 23 April in aid of Localgiving.com’s Peterborough Match Fund.
Local charities receive over £22,000 of Match funding
Cambridgeshire charities and community groups came out trumps in Localgiving.com’s recent Match Fund initiative. Just over 5% of the national pot worth £375,000 was awarded to charities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
‘Secret Millionaire’ calls for companies to be braver on CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays a key role in the agenda of many businesses nowadays, helping companies to produce an overall positive impact on society. But according to ‘Secret Millionaire’ and entrepreneur Mike Greene, organisations need to look closer to home and be more daring when it comes to selecting which charities to support.
Double funds for your Cambridgeshire charity or community group on 1st March
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough charities and community groups will qualify for a spring time boost to their funding with the ‘March Match Fund’ being launched by Localgiving.com, the national web site dedicated to supporting small, ultra-local charities on Thursday, 1 March. This exciting call to action for fundraisers is being made by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, a local charity…
‘Match Fund Challenges’ on the way for Cambridgeshire charities and community groups
Local charities and community groups needing a boost for their funding should contact Cambridgeshire Community Foundation to find out how to register on Localgiving.com and double the value of online donations they generate.
Become 1 in 100 by supporting the ‘Community Foundation 100’
2012 has started off well for the new Community Foundation 100, with news that RealVNC are the latest corporate to sign up to the initiative since the launch in December 2011.