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New grants officer joins SYCF
South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) has strengthened its grants team with the appointment of Charlotte John. Charlotte has joined the Foundation as a Grants Officer and will play a key role in supporting community organisations across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield through the funding process, from assessments to grant delivery and monitoring. Alongside her role at SYCF, Charlotte is completing an MSc in Psychology. She brings experience in creative and community arts
Charity’s record-breaking year of giving tops £2m
A regional charity which awards grants to help communities in South Yorkshire to thrive is celebrating a record-breaking year of giving. In its last financial year, South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) distributed £2.1 million to voluntary and community groups across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. In the reporting period, the Foundation supported 669,317 people with an overall grant application success rate of 79.2 per cent. This record-breaking year brings the Foundation’s 40-year
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South Yorkshire represented at prestigious Lancaster House celebration
Representatives from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) were amongst the 300 guests who came together at Lancaster House, in London, to mark 50 years of strengthening local communities through place-based philanthropy. SYCF’s Chief Executive, Martin Singer, and Chair, Chris Booth Mayblin, joined donors, partners and Community Foundation leaders from around the UK for the prestigious event celebrating half a century of giving. It was hosted by UK Community Foundations (UKCF) – which heads up a
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Former transport boss appointed Community Foundation trustee
The founder and former boss of a leading South Yorkshire transport company has taken on a new trustee role. David Price, formerly managing director of Price Express Transport Ltd, has joined the Board of South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). David established his business in 1979 from his parents’ home. Over nearly four decades, he grew Price Express Transport into a successful logistics company operating in a niche market across the UK, before selling in 2015. He holds ‘The David Price
Generous Gas Engineers Helping Communities With the Cost of Living
A kind-hearted trio of British Gas engineers have turned their focus from customers to communities by directing £2,000 to a Cost of Living Fund overseen by South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Josh Hill, Customer Delivery Manager from Thorpe Hesley, and his team of nineteen engineers decided they wanted to help people across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield with the cost of living crisis, after being given £1,000 by their employers for a charitable donation, which was subsequently
