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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 21h

Such a fab time at the official opening of Little Houghton Nature Reserve where a SYCF grant has funded a new accessible gate & level pathway to make the community green space in Barnsley accessible to more local people.🪷 🦔 🐸 www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Huge thanks to Doncaster Chamber and the businesses who contributed to this generous donation. 🙏 As a charity and proud member of the Chamber, we were delighted to be chosen to receive a £1,000 donation. 💜

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

💜 Imagine what your Doncaster group could do with £3,500… In partnership with Citizens Advice Doncaster & Community Advice Network, we’re offering grants of up to £3,500 through Together We CAN Fund. 🗓️ Apply by 9am 12 Oct 2026 #TogetherWeCAN

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔊New fund! 🔊 Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund's supporting 15-24 year olds to lead climate & environment projects across South Yorks. Grants of £700-£4,500 available to fund projects: 🌳Nature/Green Spaces 🌱Green Skills/Careers 💧Water/Climate Resilience sycf.org.uk/apply/search-our-grants/sy-ycaf

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Huge thanks to South Yorkshire company Hoodie Hut for our free SYCF Hoodies! We absolutely love them! 💜 What a generous gesture to support us, and a number of other local charities, in this way.🙏🏻 You certainly won't miss us now at our next events! 🤩

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thrilled to have been named SME News Best Regional Grant-Giving Foundation - two years running 🥇 Super special to have won in our 40th year when we've made a record number of grants taking our giving total to £40m over 4 decades. Huge well done to our team who work so hard to make this happen👏

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sheffield groups - do you know a young person who has done something positive for others? You can nominate them for a Sheffield Youth Award. Categories: 🎨Creative Arts ⚽Sports and Fitness 🗣️Young Campaigner of the Year 🎖️Steps to Success Nominations close 5pm 25 Sept. Enter by scanning QR code.

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

💜 Super excited to be featured in the latest issue of unLTD magazine! Our CEO, Martin Singer, talks about what matters most to communities across South Yorkshire, our 40th anniversary year and what’s next for South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation. #SYCF40 #40YearsOfGiving

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Such a fantastic visit to Artistic Spectrum to see first-hand the difference SYCF funding is making in Doncaster. 💜 40+ people came along to enjoy a pottery session designed to help people, including those who are neurodivergent or experiencing anxiety, to improve wellbeing.

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you’re organised, people-focused and passionate about supporting South Yorkshire's communities, then we have just the role for you! We’re looking for a Philanthropy Assistant to join our team. More details ⬇️ Scan the QR code to apply! #sheffieldjobs #joinourteam #charityjobs #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We’ve loved supporting young entrepreneur Leo Turnbull through the SWEF Enterprise Fund. He used a £500 grant to set up studybreak - a social society bringing apprentices & students together through events like Peak District hikes. Leo's journey ➡️ www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📩 Landing in inboxes…our latest SYCF newsletter! 🎥 Catch up with our record-breaking Year of Giving video 👋 Get to know our new grants officer, Charlotte John 💷 Find out how a bursary is helping Sheffield charity, In2Change deliver life-changing youth intervention work mailchi.mp/sycf/south-y...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We're recruiting a Philanthropy Assistant to join our team (maternity cover). Visit www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/vacancies to apply! Deadline 27 July 2026 #sheffieldjobs #recruiting #charityjobs #southyorkshirejobs

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

💷 Funding opportunities open! 💷 Could your project, charity, community group or business idea benefit from funding? ☑️ SYCF Small Grants ☑️ SWEF Enterprise Fund ☑️ Sheffield Legacy Fund Visit our website for full eligibility criteria and application information. 🔗 www.sycf.org.uk

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Meet our dedicated Vice-Chair, Alex Pettifer. 👋 Alex has been volunteering with us for seven years. Find out: ✔ Why he volunteers ✔ The personal & professional benefits of volunteering ✔ How giving can make a lasting difference to local communities #VolunteersWeek2026 youtube.com/shorts/c_6i-...

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Alex Pettifer Volunteers' Week 2026

YouTube video by South Yorkshire's Community Foundation

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#VolunteersWeek Charlotte Pickthall's a student at Sheffield Uni and helps with comms & marketing projects. Volunteers are so important to SYCF. We're incredibly grateful to everyone who gives their valuable time🙏 www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n... #thankyou

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

👋 Meet the Funder: The National Lottery Community Fund Barnsley groups…another fantastic event taking place TOMORROW and there’s still time to sign up! 📅 20 May, 10.30am-1pm 📍 Barnsley College Business Centre Book via Lorna Lewis 07767 741756, lorna@syfab.org.uk www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who attended our 40th anniversary Community Celebration. So wonderful to spend the evening with inspiring organisations, volunteers and supporters from across South Yorkshire. A real celebration of teamwork and partnership. 💟

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

✨ What. A. Night. ✨Last night we celebrated 40 years of SYCF with an unforgettable Community Celebration event 💜 Huge congrats to all award winners & runners-up 👏 And thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this milestone moment. #SYCF40 #40YearsOfGiving

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park's Legacy in Action event is back for 2026! 📅Sunday 14 June 2026, 11am – 4pm Free event ⭐️ Free car parking ⭐️Everyone welcome So many activities to try ⚽️🏀🎾🏐🏉🥏🎱🥍🏏🥊🥋⛸️ More details ⬇️ #legacy #eventsheffield

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Counting down to our first 40th birthday celebration next week, we’re continuing to spotlight the incredible groups we’re proud to support 💜 This week: Heeley City Farm, Sheffield 🌿 More below ⬇️ #SYCF40 #CommunityInAction #GreenSocialPrescribing

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Exciting team announcement from SYCF! Michelle Dickinson has been appointed as our new deputy CEO. She's also taken on the title of Head of Partnerships and Programmes. 🤝 Congratulations, Michelle, on this much-deserved promotion 🎉 www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Six funding organisations, two hours, one spectacular venue! ☑️ ☑️ ☑️ Join us on Thursday this week for a free Meet the Funder special! ⌚ 10am-12pm 📌 Canon Medical Arena, Worksop Road, Sheffield S9 3TL There’s still time to book on via: www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

What a brilliant morning in sunny Barnsley for our latest South Yorkshire's Giving Network event! Bringing together businesses and individuals to explore what more can we achieve when we work together to support the next generation. Huge thanks to Barnsley College #socialvalue #networkingwithpurpose

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

#MondayMotivation from our friends at Quickline Communications! 🙂 Thank you for your wonderful 40th birthday good wishes.📽️🙏 Proud of the difference we're making together through your Moving on Up and QFutures Funds. 🫶 #SYCF40 #40thanniversary #partnership #Quickline #communityimpact #socialvalue

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

💬 "Charitable projects like ours simply couldn’t survive without funders like SYCF standing alongside us." Since 1987, St Vincent's Furniture Project has been transforming empty houses into safe, welcoming homes. We're proud to have played a part in their success story 🫶 #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

An honour to support the launch of the Sheffield Pride of Place Prospectus 2025–2035 at the House of Lords. 🫶 Bringing business, voluntary + public sector leaders together to drive: • Economic growth • Social mobility • Future ready infrastructure 🔗Learn more www.bitc.org.uk/place/sheffi...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

BBC Sheffield's Make a Difference Awards 2026 are now open for entries. You can nominate at www.bbc.co.uk/makeadifference by 31 March 2025 5pm. 🏆 Winners will be announced at the Make a Difference awards ceremony in September. #BBCMakeADifference

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Big thanks Chris Hanson and the fab team at Chef's Counter for this birthday message as we celebrate 40 years of community impact. We’re delighted to work with Chris on his Chef’s Counter Acorn Fund, supporting community food projects across South Yorkshire. 👉 Find out more lnkd.in/epPzthpA

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

⏳ Final call for entries: Community Celebration Awards 2026 🏆 📅 Deadline 28 February 2026 🌟 Barnsley Community Impact Award 🌟 Doncaster Community Impact Award 🌟 Rotherham Community Impact Award 🌟 Sheffield Community Impact Award 🔗 www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/com... #southyorkshire #awards #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Shining a spotlight on Sheffield Steelkings Para Ice Hockey Club 🏒 With £1,000 of funding from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Legacy Fund in partnership with SYCF, the club delivers the only weekly para ice hockey taster session of its kind in the UK. #CommunityFunding #InclusiveSport #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

👏 A huge congratulations to our dedicated volunteer, Anne Dean, who is a finalist in the Sheffield Lord Mayor's Awards 2026. She's honoured for nearly 40 years of voluntary service supporting grassroots causes and marginalised voices.💜 bit.ly/4bI45o6 #40yearsofgiving #volunteersmakeadifference

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We've been nominated in 2 categories at the Yorkshire Choice Awards 2026! 🙌 💜SYCF: Charitable Excellence 💜Anne Dean: Volunteer of the Year To support us, you can cast your vote online. ⬇️ yorkshirechoice.wufoo.com/forms/z1d7r7... Voting closes on 1 March 2026. Thank you for your support. 🙏

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A wonderful 40th birthday message from our friends at Worth Unlimited and Sew Mindful Crafts CIC to brighten up this grey day! 🌞 It’s a real privilege to support groups like this who are doing such vital work in communities across South Yorkshire💜 Thank you for being part of our story. #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Meet the Funder: Key Fund Investments 🗓 11 Feb 2026 📍Voluntary Action Sheffield ⏰ 10am–12 noon Find out whether repayable finance is right for your organisation. Delivered in partnership with our SYFAB experts, VAS & Sheffield Social Enterprise Network 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-f...

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Meet the Funder: Key Fund

Come along to explore whether repayable finance is right for your charity or social enterprise in Sheffield.

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Wonderful to see Sheffield Eagles Foundation's #walkingrugby sessions featured on BBC Yorkshire.🙂 🏈The group's been supported by grants from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park's Legacy Fund, which is delivered in partnership with SYCF. More info ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #legacyfund #SYCF40

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Sheffield walking rugby scheme helps group with mental health

The Eagles Foundation started the walking rugby group in 2023 to help fans combat social isolation.

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🔦 #FundingFriday spotlight on RWE Tween Bridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund. 🎯 Available to community groups within three miles of the Tween Bridge Wind Farm. 💷 Grants from £500–£7,500 Apply now! www.sycf.org.uk Deadline 9am, Monday 16th February 2026. #doncasterisgreat#sycf40 #40yearsofgiving

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🎶 Thurcroft Welfare Brass Band was formed by the Miners Welfare Committee in the 1940s for Thurcroft Colliery workers and their families. Funding has helped the group invest in new instruments, ensuring the band can play on and keep its history and heritage alive. #40YearsOfGiving #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

40 years of community impact across South Yorkshire 💜 🎂Here, our trustee, Adrian Kirk, kicks off our birthday message series as we celebrate the milestone with some of the people who made it possible. #thankyou #SYCF40 #40yearsofgiving #southyorkshire #ItsAGivingThing #CommunityImpact

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Do you know a voluntary or community group making a difference in South Yorkshire? To mark 40 years of South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) in 2026, we’re inviting groups from across the region to enter our Community Celebration Awards. 🏆 www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/com... #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Our January newsletter's out now! 🤗 4️⃣ 0️⃣ Celebrating our 40th year with a look back at 4 decades of giving! 🏆 How you can apply for our Community Celebration Awards. 🪡 Sew successful! The inspiring story of Fashion Fusion CIC bit.ly/4b8A8gM #SYCF40 #ItsAGivingThing

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Brightening up Blue Monday by turning it into Brew Monday at BHP ☕ Fantastic to catch up with Suzy Harris-Milnes at BHP’s incredible new Sheffield city centre offices. 🌞 #BlueMonday #BrewMonday #SYCF40 #LegacyGiving #Philanthropy #SouthYorkshire

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It's our 40th year 🥳 to celebrate we want to share more from some of the amazing groups we fund.🤩 First up: Thorne Countrywomen's Association which provides a vital lifeline for older women, many who live on their own or have disabilities.🫶 Learn more ⬇️ #SYCF40 #CommunityImpact #socialisolation

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Our @syfab.bsky.social experts are delivering a series of sessions for groups in Doncaster in 2026. From Meet the Funder events to free funding advice surgeries, there's a host of opportunities. Booking info ⬇️

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Community Celebration Awards open for nominations! 🎊🏆 To celebrate 4️⃣0️⃣ years of giving, we’re inviting voluntary and community not-for-profit groups from across the region who have been funded by SYCF to showcase their work by entering our awards! www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/com... #SYCF40

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🏆 Big night of awards ahead! We’re up for two regional awards! ⭐ Doncaster Chamber of Commerce Business Awards charity of the year ⭐unLTD Business Best Not For Profit or Social Enterprise Good luck to all the nominees! #awards #celebratingsuccess #SYCF #southyorkshire

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

💬 “This funding will help us continue delivering vital support and making a real difference.” Find out how Rotherham group Better Today has been boosted by a £2,000 grant award from our South Yorkshire's Giving Network. www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/... #rotherhamiswonderful #SYGN #SYCF

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£2,000 boost for Rotherham community group

A COMMUNITY group founded to support people through mental health challenges, addiction recovery, and suicide awareness has been awarded £2,000 at a special social value event.

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🎱 Lovely to see The Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy featured in the latest issue of Community Connector. The Academy has received funding from SYCF via the Legacy Fund to set up a group for 18-25 year olds with learning and physical disabilities. issuu.com/sheffieldoly...

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We're proud to stand with the sector in supporting Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2025. Working together, we can #StopCharityFraud. #CharityFraudAwarenessWeek #StopCharityFraud #Governance #Transparency

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South Yorkshire's Community Foundation @sycf1986.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A warm welcome to Lina Abdelsalam who joins us from The University of Sheffield for a placement. Lina is a third-year medical student. It's great to have you with us, Lina! #volunteering #placement #workexperience #ItsAGivingThing

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