The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate The Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Recipients are announced each year on 2nd June, the anniversary of The...

Suffolk Community Foundation is proud to be a launch partner for the Queen’s Green Canopy, a tree planting and preservation campaign that will leave a lasting legacy to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. To support tree planting, ongoing maintenance and...

We are pleased to welcome our new Patron Edward Creasy, High Sheriff of Suffolk for 2021-22. Suffolk Community Foundation is proud to have worked with Suffolk's High Sheriff's for well over a decade, to support their understanding of need in the county, and their...

East of England Co-op is awarding grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 to charitiesand organisations across Norfolk, Suffolk and North East Essex. Over £200,000 is available through the East of England Co-op's Community CaresFund and will be further added to by members...

Made By Sport #ClubsInCrisis Fund - Applications open Monday 12 April  Suffolk Community Foundation is delighted to be working together with Community Foundations across the UK to deliver the Made By Sport National Programme, offering local sports clubs and community...

Today Suffolk's High Sheriff Bridget McIntyre took to the airwaves of BBC Radio Suffolk with BBC presents Mark Murphy and Lesley Dolphin, to present her Special Covid Awards and round off an inspiring and moving week of celebrating #TeamSuffolk.  The week was...

The Rebuilding Local Lives appeal, backed by superstar Ed Sheeran, has now raised more than £3M, awarded 560 grants and given over 300,000 individual offers of support to those in need in Suffolk. The news is revealed on the anniversary of the first national lockdown...

International Women’s Day is underpinned by three different calls to action: celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness about women’s equality and fundraise for female-focused charities. Across the UK, there are grassroots community groups and charities who...

With Suffolk Community Foundation's Surviving Winter Appeal only a hairs breadth away from reaching its £300K fundraising target, there is much to celebrate, but still more work to be done. A whopping £298,450 has already been donated to the central winter appeal,...

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our friendly team as Private Client Relationship Manager. This role is responsible for developing and expanding the Foundation’s private client donor base by working with individuals, families, professional advisors and...

By working as #TeamSuffolk  across the county, we can maximise our impact in making Suffolk a better place for all. For us here at Suffolk Community Foundation, we are keen to reach as many groups as possible so that we can help award grants to tackle local need....

Community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations in East and West Suffolk are invited to apply for new grant funding for projects that will support people’s mental wellbeing and the further development of our new Suffolk community mental health model. A total...

These are challenging times for us all, but if we continue to work effectively as #TeamSuffolk we will provide effective support for those who most need it, and lift our own spirits at the same time. We want to let you know about two very important initiatives that...

Watch the film to listen to our Chairman George Vestey and hear the emotional stories of some of our beneficiaries If this year is anything to go by, one thing's for certain. The team at Suffolk Community Foundation will go to great lengths to make sure our voluntary...

In partnership with the East Anglian Daily Times, BBC Radio Suffolk and our 'Home But Not Alone' partners, the Rebuilding Local Lives Campaign is joining forces with our Surviving Winter Appeal and turning its focus towards the needs of vulnerable people in Suffolk...

We are so excited to announce that our annual celebration this year will be taking place via a very special live broadcast at Dance East's new digital studio. Every live broadcast needs a trailer! Watch the short video below to hear from your hosts, Broadcaster and...

Suffolk Community Foundation’s team are incredibly proud to announce that their Chief Executive Stephen Singleton, has been recognised with an MBE for services to the community in Suffolk during Covid-19 in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.I am absolutely thrilled...

Suffolk Community Foundation is delighted to welcome Jordan Holder to the Board of Trustees. As the Senior Enterprise Coordinator at the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Jordan is an inspiring leader working to connect Education & Business. Responsible for...

The Suffolk Coronavirus Community Fund has already raised £1.7M and awarded 334 grants worth nearly £1.5M to Suffolk charities and community groups - but as winter approaches there is still much more to be done to ‘Re-Build Local Lives.'We have been so moved to...

On Saturday 15th August, our Head of Grant Programmes Andrea Pittock attended the opening of the Friendly Bench™ at Castle Hill Community Centre on behalf of Suffolk Community Foundation. Andrea warmly welcomed everyone, and gave an opening speech. She was...