As society emerges from ongoing challenges and economic uncertainty, GiveBradford are calling on businesses and individuals who want to experience real social change and help Community Organisations in a new way, by empowering them to build a sustainable future.

In this episode, we'll be talking about a new fund recently launched by GiveBradford focusing on supporting the resilience of community organisations across our District.

Most of the groups that we fund don't have the infrastructure or capacity to raise funds directly from companies, individuals, and national foundations. We play a vital role in connecting people who want to give with groups who can utilise this money to create real social change in the place they love.

That lack of capacity is exactly why we are focusing The Bradford Fund on resilience. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Organisations were already in demonstrable need of flexible, multi-year funding, the impact of the pandemic on both their finances and their delivery has made that need all the greater and we think it's our responsibility as a Community Foundation to broker in funds that meet that need.

We're joined by Craig Burton, Chair of GiveBradford, Kim Shutler, Chief Executive of The Cellar Trust and Haqueq Siddique from West Bowling Youth Initiative, a Community Organisation supported through The Bradford Fund.

A full transcript of this podcast can be found here.

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