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Helping You To Help The Community

At the Community Foundation we specialise in charitable giving, managing over £10 million per year in funding for communities across Staffordshire and Shropshire. We are experts at getting funding to where it is most needed, helping to create a bridge between those who are fortunate enough to be able to help with those who are unfortunate enough to need to seek help.  We manage these funds in different ways depending on what they are for.  Some grants are given to individuals in need, some to charities, community groups or voluntary organisations who might be in need to help them to help others.  These groups are at the forefront of tackling social issues and disadvantages in our local communities and work tirelessly to make a difference in your area.

We have some funds which are ringfenced depending on the geographic area that they are for – so if someone wants to restrict their donation to a particular area we can make that happen.  Some funds are themed, which means that we may use them anywhere across the area, but only for specific things, like young people, or older people, or community safety or the environment.

By supporting your local community through the Community Foundation, you are providing help and support to allow these groups to continue supporting the people who need it most, allowing them to thrive and grow.  You are helping us to strengthen your local community and make a difference on your doorstep.

We’ll make it easy

Everyone who wants to give wants to do it in a slightly different way.  Often people have to make do with a ‘best fit’ approach, and find something that is similar to what they’d really like.  But we don’t want that.  We want you to give in a way that suits you, and we want to make sure that its easy and achievable, allowing you to achieve what you want to, but to do it in your own pace and in your own time.  It can be a daunting and difficult process to start and done properly it can be expensive but the Community Foundation can take all of that away to make it the best it can be, for you.

We offer a full range of services to help people who care so much about their community that they want to do something to help it.

There usually comes a time where most people think about giving something back, and there are lots of different ways to do it.  Often it can be a minefield to find the right way, particularly if you want to know that your donation has had the impact you’d like it to.  At the Community Foundation we are experts in the management of charitable giving and philanthropy.  We make sure that anything you give has a huge impact on your local community, so not only can you hear about it, you can see it first-hand.  It’s not about how you give, it’s about deciding what you want to achieve.  We’ll help you to make that happen, in a way that works for you. We’ll make sure that every penny you give has an impact locally.

Think of it like a journey.  Most people are on the journey, but they have little idea of what the destination looks like.  We look at your destination and help you to plan the journey that will help you to get there.  Sometimes you may get distracted on your journey and you may want to look at things that weren’t originally planned or you hadn’t thought about, but that’s OK.  We can support you with that and help to refine the plan as necessary.  When you’re on that journey, if you decide you want to change the destination that’s OK too.

It’s all about making sure that you are in control of the journey without having to worry about the minutia.  With our help you can

  • Maximise your charitable giving
  • Maximise your charitable impact
  • Make sure you achieve the things that you want to achieve
  • Minimise your costs for charitable giving
  • Minimise your workload

 

We want you to have time to see the effects of your charitable giving, as opposed to worrying that you’re doing everything right.

Everyone who wants to give wants to do it in a slightly different way.  Often people have to make do with a ‘best fit’ approach, and find something that is similar to what they’d really like.  But we don’t want that.  We want you to give in a way that suits you, and we want to make sure that its easy and achievable, allowing you to achieve what you want to, but to do it in your own pace and in your own time.  It can be a daunting and difficult process to start and done properly it can be expensive but the Community Foundation can take all of that away to make it the best it can be, for you.

When you are ready to start your philanthropic journey, you can be sure that we will be there to support you, to nurture you and to make sure that you can achieve everything you want to; effectively, efficiently and easily.

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