HIWCF Trustee interview with Jane Sanders
National Trustees’ Week runs from 7-11 November and is a time for charities and third sector organisations to celebrate the achievements of nearly 1 million trustees across the UK. All this week, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation will be showcasing its own trustees and how their work reflects this year’s theme of ‘making […]
“Nationally, there is an external perception that all of Hampshire is part of the affluent South East” – trustee interview with Jo Ash CBE
National Trustees’ Week runs from 7-11 November and is a time for charities and third sector organisations to celebrate the achievements of nearly 1 million trustees across the UK. All this week, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation will be showcasing its own trustees and how their work reflects this year’s theme of ‘making […]
Trustees’ Week with HIWCF Chair, Rebecca Kennelly MBE
National Trustees’ Week runs from 7-11 November and is a time for charities and third sector organisations to celebrate the achievements of nearly 1 million trustees across the UK. All this week, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation will be showcasing its own trustees and how their work reflects this year’s theme of ‘making […]
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation celebrates launch of new programme of funding for Youth Social Action
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) is proud to be distributing the latest round of #iwill funding across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, made possible thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) . The #iwill Campaign is a UK-wide programme aiming to make […]
Skills and funding boost for Southampton youth groups
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has announced grant funding awards amounting to nearly £40,000 for several youth projects in and around Southampton to help disenfranchised young people to learn new technical, behavioural and communication skills. The Ford Southampton Community Fund, which is administered by HIWCF, prioritises projects that teach 11–25-year-olds new skills […]
Call for nominations for the Hampshire High Sheriff Awards
Lady Edwina Grosvenor, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 2022-23, has officially opened the award nominations for the High Sheriff Community Awards and is now calling for public servants, individuals, volunteers, charities and community groups to submit nominations. The awards, which are supported by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation, will recognise those who have […]
Portsmouth communities receive more than £65K grants boost
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has provided a funding boost to 17 community groups and voluntary organisations, helping vulnerable people who may also be experiencing disadvantage across the Portsmouth area. The awards were granted from the Portsmouth City Community Fund and the Montagu Neville Durnford Fund – both managed by HIWCF. The funds […]
Almost £95K funding boost for Winchester charities
Several Winchester charities and community groups have been given a huge funding boost this month, with grants totalling £93,965 awarded to 6 local groups, distributed from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF). Grants were awarded from the Including Communities Fund to support organisations working to improve the lives of people who are facing […]
Nearly £400K distributed to bring communities together
Charities and community groups across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been given a huge funding boost this month, with grants totalling £347,357 awarded to 44 organisations from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF). Grants of up to £5,000 were awarded from the Including Communities Fund to support organisations working to improve […]
Funding boost for New Forest charities
New Forest charities and voluntary organisations have been given a boost this month with the awarding of £178,295 worth of grants from the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation. Charles Burnett lived at Newtown Park Farm, near Lymington and was very well known locally as the land-speed record […]
