LLRFoundation

We connect local individuals and companies who want to give to local needs.

[UK Community Foundations @UKCF_tweets]

Congrats to @LLRFoundation, @Foundation_DBS and @nottscommf for being chosen as charities of the year by the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce @EMChamberNews! 🎉

#Leicestershire #Derbyshire #Nottinghamshire

[Love4Life @Love_4_LifeUK]

@EMChamberNews @EMC_Chris @EMC_Policy @Foundation_DBS @NFFC_Community @LLRFoundation @hopeagnstcancer @base51 @nottscommf @D2N2GrowthHub Looking forward to it!

[LeicsBusinessVoice @LBVtweets]

Our new Your Voice feature comes from LBV member, Katy Green from @LLRFoundation, talking about the current business landscape in Leicester and Leicestershire https://t.co/19Sm5PiGK1 #YourVoice

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

We're looking for a Philanthropy Executive to join our team working with donors to encourage giving to local charities. See https://t.co/EdijfAkNfL

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Summer fades but memories remain! Such as this Leicester Children's Holidays trip for young people who wouldn’t otherwise get a break, supported by the Bobby Dhanjal Foundation, and the Bill & Jean Richmond Foundation, both great grant-giving Funds with the Community Foundation.

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

We won a Lord Lieutenant's Platinum Jubilee Community and Business Award! Giving good grants, working with donors and charitable groups, genuinely is its own reward...still, we're finding a shiny smart acknowledgement on the shelf is really lovely.

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Louise our Grants Manger is one of 41,000 volunteers at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Doesn’t she look great in her uniform! She's on the Fleet Services Team, driving dignitaries, commentators, medal presenters & commonwealth team members. Very exciting!

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Round 2 is open! The NHS Getting Help in Neighbourhoods’ Mental Health Grant fund open for applications from charitable groups in Leicestershire and Rutland to run projects and activities that support adult mental health. Head to https://t.co/xcf3xRXWvU to find out more!

[Paul Akroyd @Paul_Akroyd]

Staff & volunteers in from 6am so we can get the food delivered and the team home before the heat really kicks in. Massive effort from all involved including our volunteers who thought nothing of coming in 2 hours early.

[CC Rob Nixon QPM @CCRobNixon]

Popped into @leicspolice Dog section today to check on the welfare of our dogs given the hot weather. Good to catch up with PC Dave Oliver who was on site and ensuring exceptional care was in place with portable air conditioning units. Thanks team 👍

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Thrilled to be have been presented with the High Sheriff of Rutland's award for service to the community during the pandemic! Thank you @RutlandHS

Read more https://t.co/VPXfNAs3V8

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

With thanks to support from @SEGROplc we're recruiting for an apprentice.

Find out more https://t.co/BsJp8rsXeq

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Are you a grassroots sports club that supports young people to improve their lives by developing life skills, mental health and more?

Then from today you could apply for @madebysport’s #ClubsInCrisis Fund.

Find out more: https://t.co/xdpSxUnZs0

[UK Community Foundations @UKCF_tweets]

What more can funders do to support local charities?

Our CEO lays our five things in our power to get right:

✅Support what works 🌱

✅Core funding and… more core funding 💪

✅Be flexible🧘

✅Work together 🤝

✅Think outside the box 💡

More 👇
https://t.co/aYiyaUpDCK

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Delighted to team up with @UKCF_tweets to deliver our new fund #ClubsinCrisis led by @madebysport to support grassroots sports projects in Leicestershire & Rutland.

📅Launches Monday 12th April.

Read more: https://t.co/7fWy78ljEB

[UK Community Foundations @UKCF_tweets]

📣⚽️📣🏑📣
Calling all grassroots sports clubs!

It's time to make a note in your diary:

The #ClubsInCrisis Fund, led by @madebysport, will be open to applications through some of our local community foundations from 12 April!

Find out more:
👇👇👇
https://t.co/0u7WiNJRn5

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Proud to be 1 of 9 Community Foundations ensuring funds from the @WesleyanCR Foundation reach local charities & community groups. 2020 saw us award 17 grants totalling £60k to Leicestershire & Rutland groups. Read more in the newly published annual report https://t.co/dFtxxTg7uS

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Thrilled to share photos of the new outdoor teaching areas at Melton Learning Hub. Funded by a Community Foundation grant, the facilities will help support young people disengaged from mainstream education

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Great blog from @valonline about women's contribution to the local VCSE sector. If you're considering being a donor for female-focused causes, we'd love to talk to you https://t.co/LrToPLf4Lo

[Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) @valonline]

Read our BLOG:
Helen Oparinde, in VAL’s Voluntary Sector Support team, marks International Women’s Day by highlighting the contribution that women make to the local VCSE sector: https://t.co/SlE5X8tD73
#IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge
@LLRFoundation @womensaid @EachOtherUK

[LLRFoundation @LLRFoundation]

Delighted to have been able to help @action_homeless - so pleased to hear about the difference the funds are making

[Action Homeless @action_homeless]

Emergency funding from @LLRFoundation has helped us to remove barriers to learning and work during the pandemic.

Helping clients to achieve their goals in spite of the lockdown!

#Leicester #goals #chanceforchange