The Boost Initiative, a partnership between CFN and the Charity Commission, managed by the Community Foundation for Merseyside and sponsored by Rathbones, aims to unlock and enhance dormant and inactive charitable assets to meet the needs of local communities. The Boost Initiative offers a number of solutions to help trustees enhance their giving through local community foundations. Read more ....
Record year for local charitable giving reveals blitz spirit in the teeth of the recession
Over £33 million in grants has been given to over 13,000 charities and voluntary organisations in the first full year of the Government’s Grassroots Grants scheme
CFN declares the Beacon Prize process officially open. With awards in seven categories, and an overall prize of £30,000, this year’s ‘Nobel prize for philanthropy’ promises to be the most far-reaching yet
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Dame Stephanie Shirley, the Government Ambassador for Philanthropy, has praised Community Foundation Network’s “outstanding work” and the “breakthrough ideas” incorporated into its Manifesto for Philanthropy.