Big Society Grant Fund
Leicestershire County Council’s Big Society Grant Fund (totalling £340,000) is intended to support grassroots, community and voluntary organisations to develop ideas, projects and initiatives which will help to…
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Bicycle Loan Scheme Success!
After receiving a grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation’s Local Donors Fund, Leicester City of Sanctuary were able to run a project offering bicycle loans to asylum-seekers living…
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ESF Community Learning and Skills Grant Funding opportunity
The East Midlands ESF Community Learning and Skills Grants 2014-2015 programme is a new programme offering grants of up to £10,000 to small, third sector, voluntary and community…
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Efficient Charitable Portfolio launches to support Local Communities
Efficient Portfolio, chartered financial planners in Rutland, has set up the ‘Efficient Charitable Portfolio’. The Efficient Charitable Portfolio will raise money through donations from staff and clients, in…
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Homeless charity changes people’s lives with food and mentoring service
Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation has learned about the valuable work of ‘The Bridge – Homelessness to Hope’ which was awarded BIG Lottery cash this year. You may…
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Surviving Winter – latest coverage
For the latest coverage of our Surviving Winter campaign in the Leicester Mercury please either click the link below or copy and paste the text into your browser:…
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Surviving Winter
Our Surviving Winter campaign is now into its fourth year and continues to help many vulnerable people across Leicestershire & Rutland. This year all donations to the Surviving…
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A big thank you to Trust Mazokera!
Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation was really happy to welcome Trust Mazokera to the office team over the summer time. Trust was great at supporting all team members…
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Eight New Mums Benefit From ‘Mums In Mind’ Project
After receiving a grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation’s Local Donors Fund, Home-Start North West Leicestershire recently provided ‘Mums In Mind’ (MIMs), an 8-week course supporting local…
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Warning Zone
The tragic death of Lutterworth schoolgirl Hannah Smith has highlighted developments at Warning Zone, the Leicester-based charity which teaches children how to stay safe and out of…
