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£10m project will build stronger communities across the UK

News 10 December 2024

A new £10m Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness (C4), led by Sheffield Hallam University with The Young Foundation as Innovation and Impact Hub, will strengthen community leadership and build a more connected UK.

Heritage organisations drive ‘meaningful and sustainable’ change

News 5 December 2024

As our Heritage Innovation Fund partnership moves into its third phase, organisations across the UK continue to innovate creative new ways of working. 

What are creative communities?

Blog 25 September 2024

Helen Goulden OBE joins the Creative Communities podcast, saying we need to “engage in stories” and explore the power of cultural research.

‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’ 

Blog 9 July 2024

Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.

Rewriting the rulebook

Publication 9 July 2024

This policy brief outlines The Young Foundation’s vision for enhancing social participation in mission-based government.

‘A chance to rewrite the rulebook and govern differently’

Blog 4 July 2024

Could this General Election deliver deep change in our political systems, and power a collaborative, community-powered future?

Dear Future MPs, We’re Right Here

Blog 27 June 2024

Watch the We’re Right Here campaign video, where community leaders Andy, Hannah and Josiah hit the streets to tell a different story about leadership, representation and power this general election season.

Creating ‘a town built on fairness’

News 30 April 2024

With a new £1.9m award from the National Lottery Community Fund, we’re building on our recent work in the Luton area, working with local communities to help overcome social, economic, and environmental challenges  

Local knowledge, national potential

Publication 16 April 2024

Activity, emerging insights and lessons learned through the first six months of the UKRI-funded Community Knowledge Fund programme.

Community innovators win funding and support 

News 4 October 2023

Twelve grassroots community organisations supported to ‘turn great ideas into action’ as Phase 2 of the Community Knowledge Fund delivers grants worth £50k to £100k 

Community Knowledge Fund pre-application workshop

3 October 2022 – 5 October 2022
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Ask questions about the fund, consider and shape your ideas, and meet others who may be working on similar challenges.

New fund supports knowledge creation ‘by everyone, for everyone’

News 21 September 2022

Community Knowledge Fund will help groups and organisations find solutions to local and national challenges by uncovering knowledge and turning great ideas into action.