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Join Us in Making a Difference! Senior Communications Officer– Heart of England Community Foundation Salary: £34,114 p/annum Location: Coventry/Hybrid About Us: Heart of England Community Foundation is a registered charity and the leading, independent grant making...

*Photo of Community Environmental Trust, funded via the Peddimore Community Fund.  Community Investment Matters At the Foundation, we believe that development should deliver more than bricks and mortar. It should leave a meaningful, lasting legacy for the...

The beginning of a new phase Aiming to put a stop to the negative effects of homelessness, the Building Better Lives fund first launched in 2019 following a generous anonymous donation of £3.1 million to support the development of homelessness support services...

Today, BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Co-op Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, Joseph Levy Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Postcode Justice Trust, UK Community Foundations and The National Lottery Community Fund have...

As we mark International Women’s Day, the Heart of England Community Foundation reflects on the power of women leading with purpose. Our Chair, Jude Jennison, shares her thoughts on this year’s theme, Give to Gain, highlighting how women who invest their time,...

Welcoming Our New Trustees: John Forde and Matthew Inniss We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Trustees to the Heart of England Community Foundation: John Forde and Matthew Inniss. Both bring a wealth of experience, insight and a deep commitment...

What the Inclusive Communities Fund evaluation tells us In 2023, the Inclusive Communities Fund (ICF) was created using the underspend from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Its purpose was simple but ambitious: to bring people together, to put the region on...

Join Us in Making a Difference! Grants Officer - Heart of England Community Foundation Salary: £28,000 p/annum About Us: Heart of England Community Foundation is a registered charity and the leading, independent grant making foundation in the West Midlands and...

And that’s it, another year nearly over! I’m sure as I get older, the years seem to fly by much quicker! Personally, 2025 has been an incredibly difficult year. In summer, I devastatingly lost my brother to the cruel hands of Huntington’s disease, and I have spent...

Heart of England Community Foundation awarded £200,000 legacy funding as Foyle Foundation prepares for closure. The Heart of England Community Foundation is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of only eleven community foundations across the UK to...