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The Foundation has been gifted with a £1,000 donation thanks to Poppleton & Appleby and Harrison Beale & Owen. Poppleton & Appleby,  a Midlands-based business recovery and insolvency firm, held a quiz night in April which was won by H B & O’s...

A new fund has been launched to help individuals, social enterprises, community groups and artistic and cultural organisations prepare for Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture in 2021. The Coventry 2021 Fund has been launched by the Coventry City of Culture Trust...

Off Grid Energy trade association, The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), together with Midlands-based heating oil distributors, AID Fuels, Nolan Oils and Midland Fuels Oils have been fundraising to help those in fuel poverty. Through the Foundation they have...

I was absolutely delighted when I was asked to join the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Social Economy Taskforce earlier this year and if that wasn’t exciting enough, I was humbled to learn that I had been nominated for the Institute of Directors (IOD)...

A commercial vehicle distributor has presented the Foundation with a £20,000 charity donation at its site in West Bromwich to help fund projects across the West Midlands that encourage young people to make a positive difference in their community. The money will go...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at The University of Wolverhampton’s official launch for the new Institute for Community Research and Development. The Institute, headed up by the impressive Professor Laura Caulfield, has already achieved...

  The Foundation has launched a major new capital grants programme to fund projects supporting vulnerable people across the West Midlands – and applicants are now invited to bid for up to £1.35 million. The Building Better Lives programme has launched...

Young people living in some of the most deprived areas of Coventry are set to be taught new skills to boost their employability and improve their local communities. Imagineer Productions is launching arts cafes in Wood End and Willenhall after receiving £5,000 from...

The Insight Society were awarded £5,000 from our Positive Futures Fund to deliver the 'Seeing a Brighter Future' project. This enabled young people who are in secure accommodation, due to breaking the law, to work on a one-to-one basis with a BSVI (Blind and...

UK Community Foundations has been awarded £3.4million from the Tampon Tax Fund to support women and girls in local communities. This is the largest grant awarded to any organisation from this fund. UK Community Foundations will lead a programme called...