Local groups planning projects that promote good health and wellbeing can apply for a grant of up to £4,000 from our Friends of the Foundation Fund 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFFOF Deadline: 5th December 2025 📸 SNVB used their grant to provide food parcels to 40 vulnerable local families. #FundFriday

❄️ Surviving Winter ❄️ Around 38,000 people in Northamptonshire will struggle with fuel poverty this winter (Dept. for Energy). Every donation goes directly to local organisations providing vital support to local residents in need. 💙 Donate today https://bit.ly/Surviving-Winter25 #SurvivingWinter

The NFDS Fund gives grants of up to £500 to local groups running sporting activities aimed at disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and/or mental health conditions. If that sounds like you, apply today 👉 https://bit.ly/NFDSfund Deadline: 1st December 2025 #FundFriday

It’s #TrusteesWeek! The time of year when we celebrate the contribution made by Trustees for their charities and recognise the difference they make. We're lucky to be supported by 13 dedicated Trustees and we are so grateful for the time, commitment and effort they put in to help us thrive 💙

🚨 Deadline extended! In partnership with Mary Laing, and in memory of David Laing CBE, we're delighted to continue the David Laing CBE Young People Poetry Award in 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/YoungPeoplePoetryAward For more info 👉 [email protected] Deadline 👉 5pm, Friday 7th November 2025

We're recruiting for a new Trustee to join our Board in 2026! 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFvacancies 👈 If you are passionate about improving the lives of Northamptonshire residents, we'd love to hear from you. Contact our CEO Rachel McGrath, by 21st November, to find out more: [email protected]

🚨 Deadline extended! In partnership with Mary Laing, and in memory of David Laing CBE, we're delighted to continue the David Laing CBE Young People Poetry Award in 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/YoungPeoplePoetryAward For more info 👉 [email protected] Deadline 👉 5pm, Friday 7th November 2025

We are sending huge thanks to the local businesses supporting our Annual Awards event 2025 💛 We are so grateful for all of your support, and we can't wait for you to join us to celebrate our fantastic award finalists and winners next month! ⭐ #NCFAnnualAwards

We're recruiting for a new Trustee to join our Board in 2026! 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFvacancies 👈 If you are passionate about improving the lives of Northamptonshire residents, we'd love to hear from you. Contact our CEO Rachel McGrath, by 21st November, to find out more: [email protected]

Happy Northamptonshire Day! 🎉 We love this county and we’re proud to support the brilliant people and groups that make it such a unique place to live and work. Here’s to Northamptonshire 💙 #NorthamptonshireDay

The St Giles Charitable Trust Fund awards grants of up to £5,000 for activity addressing poverty in Northampton; Growing Together Northampton used their grant to increase vital support for their beneficiaries and food bank. 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFStGiles Deadline: 27th October 2025 #FundFriday

We're sending huge thanks to Scott Bader Commonwealth, Headline Sponsor of our Annual Awards for the third year running 💛 They told us: “We sponsor these awards as we believe in making a positive difference in the local communities in which we operate.”

The deadline for applications to the St Giles Charitable Trust Fund has been extended to Monday 27th October. If you're running a project that addresses poverty in Northampton, you can apply today for a grant of up to £5,000 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFStGiles

🚨 One week until the deadline! In partnership with Mary Laing, and in memory of David Laing CBE, we're delighted to continue the David Laing CBE Young People Poetry Award in 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/YoungPeoplePoetryAward For more info 👉 [email protected] Deadline 👉 5pm, Monday 27th October 2025

The St Giles Charitable Trust Fund awards grants of up to £5,000 for activity addressing poverty in Northampton; Growing Together Northampton used their grant to increase vital support for their beneficiaries and food bank. 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFStGiles Deadline: 20th October 2025 #FundFriday

The Towcester Park Community Fund awards grants of up to £5,000 to groups working to improve the lives of residents living in Towcester, Tiffield, Greens Norton and/or Easton Neston 👉 https://bit.ly/TowcesterParkFund Deadline: 20th October 2025 📸 Towcester Studio Band #FundFriday

We're shining a light on our county’s hidden needs 🌟 In 2023/24 we supported 117,000 residents, 15% of our county, through local partnerships tackling poverty, food insecurity, and youth wellbeing 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFImpact2024 Small charities. Big change. 💙 #HiddenNeeds #CommunityImpact

We're recruiting for a new Trustee to join our Board in 2026! 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFvacancies 👈 If you are passionate about improving the lives of Northamptonshire residents, we'd love to hear from you. Contact our CEO Rachel McGrath, by 21st November, to find out more: [email protected]

The St Giles Charitable Trust Fund awards grants of up to £5,000 for activity addressing poverty in Northampton; Growing Together Northampton used their grant to increase vital support for their beneficiaries and food bank. 👉 https://bit.ly/NCFStGiles Deadline: 20th October 2025 #FundFriday

Every year, charities miss out on £560m in unclaimed Gift Aid tax relief. Help us to claim more and do more. When you donate, remember to #TickTheBox! It costs you nothing but means so much to us. #GiftAidAwarenessDay Charity Finance Group (CFG)#TickTheBox#GiftAidAwarenessDay

In partnership with Mary Laing, and in memory of David Laing CBE, we are delighted to continue the David Laing CBE Young People Poetry Award in 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/YoungPeoplePoetryAward For more information 👉 [email protected] Deadline 👉 5pm, Monday 27th October 2025

From our Poverty Hurts Fund, local charities and community organisations can apply for a grant of up to £3,000 to fund projects that help tackle increasing poverty in Northamptonshire. Apply now: https://bit.ly/PovertyHurtsFund 📸 Previous grant recipients, Born to Shine #FundFriday

Northamptonshire is a fast growing, busy, bustling county, interspersed with beautiful rolling hills and countryside. Yet @northantscf.bsky.social knows it has some of England’s most deprived neighbourhoods in terms of education & skills, income & employment, health, crime & housing: www.ncf.uk.com

💡Community foundations are helping the #NHS and #LocalGov to put locals at the heart of neighbourhood health and wellbeing. Preventative Power is a collection of case studies showing the impact of this place-based investment: www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/media/b5ubbv... @placematters.bsky.social

Raise Funds, Change Lives. 👉 bit.ly/Fundraise4NCF 👈 We've just published our latest Fundraising Toolkit. Have a read to find out how you can make a difference in Northamptonshire and how we can support you along the way.

📢 The Rose of Northamptonshire Awards are open for nominations! In partnership with the North & West Northamptonshire Councils, we've re-launched the awards to celebrate the extraordinary work of volunteers across the county. Nominate now🌹 bit.ly/RoseNorthamp... 🌹