Welcome...to the website of the Cambridge Community Trust!
Are you...
...an individual who wants to make your charitable giving more rewarding?
...a (potential) voluntary or community group in need of support?
...a local resident of Cambridge?
...a business looking to effectively manage your charitable giving?
Read on! Because the Cambridge Community Trust is a new charity which exists to benefit the local people of Cambridge and could help you.
A trust or foundation fundraises from businesses and individuals who would like to benefit the local community.
Although it looks wealthy, Cambridge has pockets of disadvantage.
Did you know...
Cambridge Community Trust exists to help everybody share the prosperity around.
All donations are pooled in an endowment fund. This fund is used to support local groups which support local people: this can be, for example, through a constructive grant-making programme, or through the provision of a voluntary sector resource centre.
Last year the 29 most established community foundations in Great Britain held over �90 million in capital funds and gave over �21 million in grants!
We are not asking you to give money to yet another cause; we are here to facilitate your giving and make it more effective, valuable and rewarding. Our role is to act as a channel for donors to identify genuine needy groups to support and to help those groups to access otherwise distant sources of funding.
Your gift is special because it benefits many groups, lasts forever and is used locally.
The fund is special because it is independent, flexible and permanent.
We are special because we have expert knowledge of local needs and groups.
Everyone in Cambridge!
Donors: because we offer you a hassle free way of giving to local genuine causes.
Local Groups: because we can help you access otherwise remote sources of funding and support.
Wider community of Cambridge: because we support causes that support the local community, making Cambridge a better place for all of us to live in.
For more information on how to give or benefit e-mail us or call our office on 01223 472678/464696.
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...to other community trusts and foundations
- Wiltshire Community Foundation
- Milton Keynes Community Foundation
- Calderdale Community Foundation
- Devon Community Foundation
- Greater Bristol Foundation
- Council on Foundations (USA Foundations/Trusts)
...to Cambridge
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- Cambridge City Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Government Office for the East of England
- Cambridge Online City Cambridge Gateway to the Internet
- Adhoc City Entertainments guide for Cambridge
- Cambridge Evening News local news and listings
...to and for charities/voluntary groups:
- Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service Provides support and services for voluntary groups (members and non-members)
- Community Information Database a searchable database of all recreational groups in Cambridgeshire held by Cambs County Council
- CharityNet On-line resource library for charities
- Charity Commission Holds details of all registered charities in UK
- Charity Aid Foundation Provides resources and support for charities
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