ABC to Read awarded £5,000 Vital for Berkshire grant
Through our Vital for Berkshire Spring funding round in 2023, ABC to Read (Assisting Berkshire Children) were awarded a £5,000 grant, designed to help children catch up with reading, raise self-confidence and self-esteem. ABC to Read needed the grant to recruit, train and develop 20 new Volunteer Reading Mentors to meet the demands in the […]
Reading Mencap awarded £5,000 Vital for Berkshire grant
Through our Vital for Berkshire Spring 2023 funding round, we were delighted to award Reading Mencap a grant of £5,000 towards their core costs, helping to support the delivery of their services for people with a learning disability and their family carers. To find out more about Reading Mencap, visit their website.
Racing Together Industry Day at Ascot Racecourse
On 8th February 2023, our CEO, Jon Yates, attended Ascot Racecourse’s inaugural Racing Together Industry Day event. Over 120 guests and speakers from across the country and the sport of horseracing converged on Ascot Racecourse yesterday for the inaugural event. The event was supported by The Levy Board, the Racing Foundation, Racecourse Association and Ascot […]
PACT Community Projects Open Day
On 3rd March 2023, BCF’s Community Impact Officer, Vivana Salmon, visited Alana House for their Parents and Children Together (PACT) Community Projects Open Day at Alana House, Reading. PACT has been building and strengthening families in Berkshire and beyond since 1911. PACT creates families by recruiting, assessing and approving prospective adopters to be matched with […]
BCF visits First Days Children’s Charity
On 17th November 2022, BCF’s Community Impact Officer, Viviana Salmon, met Emma Cantrell, CEO and Founder of the First Days Children’s Charity, to see first-hand their new Elevate Centre, and learn how they support low-income families, struggling with the cost of living in Wokingham. Emma is a social justice campaigner, influencer and organiser. She leads […]
The importance of monitoring and case studies – Slough CVS Funders Forum
BCF’s Community Impact Manager, Ellie Philpott, and Community Impact Officer, Viviana Salmon, were delighted to present a session on The Importance of Monitoring and Case Studies, during an online event for Slough Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) in January 2023. Together they discussed the importance of monitoring and case studies, what makes a good case […]
Lambourn Junction CIC receives £4,400 #iWill grant
In January 2023, the Lambourn Junction Community Interest Company received a £4,400 grant from BCF, through the #iWill Fund. The money will go towards funding the Lambourn Youth Junction, a youth club for Lambourn where young people can meet, socialise, interact, learn and above all have fun. The Lambourn Youth Junction provides a safe and […]
Impact. What’s that all about?
As a deliverer of philanthropy services we use the word ‘Impact’ quite a lot in our communications and conversations. Indeed our annual review document is called an Impact Report and as we are in the process of developing this year’s edition. I have been thinking about what the word actually means in today’s context. Traditionally, […]
Platinum Jubilee Awards – 4th October 2022
The trustees of the Berkshire Community Foundation decided to celebrate Her Late Majesty The Queen’s 70th Jubilee by distributing awards to seven voluntary groups from across Berkshire, totalling £70,000 – representing £10,000 for each of the seven decades the Queen has been on the Throne. Its purpose was to recognise voluntary groups who have shown […]
View: Census results, how changing demographics may create a greater need for support
Jon Yates, CEO, on what the latest Census results can mean for local charities and organisations working with the local community. July 2022 – 77% of Statistics are made up … That isn’t true of course but the release of the first results of the 2021 Census Data gives us a statistical insight into the […]
