RTE Toy Show Appeal
The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal raised a staggering €6.6million in donations from television viewers on a truly magical Toy Show night in December 2020. Half of that money was shared out between three key charities; Barnardos Ireland, Children's Health Foundation Ireland and Children's Books Ireland. The remaining monies from the fund were made available for children’s charities in an open call for grants managed by The Community Foundation for Ireland which are now being announced.
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Covid-19 Response Fund
The Community Foundation for Ireland’s Covid-19 Fund is aimed at the immediate needs of organisations impacted by Covid-19 and focused on the most vulnerable communities in our society. It is the expectation that funding will support organisations to continue to provide services over the next one to six months and to help in adapting services and methods of delivery.
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Grants For Mergers
In the face of current challenges facing the Irish Community and Voluntary sector, all organisations are looking at ways of working differently. In certain limited circumstances, some organisations may see the benefit in exploring merging permanently with another organisation, or consortium of like-minded organisations.
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Older Persons' Fund
The Older Persons’ Fund is a long-term philanthropic fund which promotes the civic engagement of older people, as a means of working towards making a difference in their communities. The Fund builds on our long-standing engagement and commitment to supporting older people in their communities. We have invested over €1m in this area to date.
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Environment and Nature Fund
The grants scheme has been devised to enhance biodiversity in communities throughout the country by combining the expertise of qualified ecologists with the skills, experience and enthusiasm of local community groups.
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The Women's Fund
Established by The Community Foundation for Ireland in 2010, The Women’s Fund for Ireland is a long-term philanthropic fund. Its mission is to encourage philanthropy among women, to improve the lives of women and girls through social change grant making and to educate the entire community about the benefits to society when the potential of women is realised.
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