Home Give to your Community Apply for Support Loans News About Us Contact Surviving Winter 2014-15 Follow @KentCommunity Our History Meet the Team Board of Trustees Case Studies Beneficiaries Map Job Vacancies Local Community Need in Kent and Medway Community Foundations acknowledged by the Charity... 01.08.2014 A Fond Farewell to Trustee Peter Lake... 25.07.2014 In this section of the website you can find out about Kent Community Foundation, our Team, our History, and a selection of Case Studies showing how, with our donors and Fund Holders, we are taking action to help transform the lives of local people and communities Kent Community Foundation is part of a national network of 46 Community Foundations committed to improving the lives of local people and communities, particularly the most vulnerable, isolated and disadvantaged. Click the image below to download our latest publication 'Connecting people who care with causes that matter', incorporating the Annual Review 2013. The latest Annual Review reveals how Kent Community Foundation achieves its aim - supporting local communities to thrive. We continue to do this by connecting generous people, families and businesses with fantastic local causes that make a genuine difference in the community. Last year, thanks to our great Fund Holders, we supported hundreds of great causes to the tune of over £2 million, many of them small, local grassroots groups helping the most vulnerable, isolated and disadvantaged and often acting as important catalysts for positive, sustainable change in the community. Our total grant-making in Kent since we were formed in 2001 is now over £20 million. The Annual Review is packed full of new case studies and initiatives, which we hope bring to life the tremendous impact our Funds have on local issues such as caring for the elderly, giving young people the best start in life and helping those furthest from the labour force into work. There really has never been a better time to donate to Kent Community Foundation, as we can instantly uplift endowment donations by 50% with government match funding. Have a look on page 10 of the Annual Review for the amazing multiplier effect for someone setting up their own endowment Fund - when you consider Gift Aid, tax relief and the match funding, a donation from a higher rate tax payer can be more than doubled! The Match funding has been offered by the Government on a strict “use it, or lose it,” and we still need local donations to unlock Kent’s full allocation this year. We do not want our local communities to lose out so if you can help us in any way to draw down our full allocation for Kent and Medway by 31st March, please contact Carol Lynch, CEO, at KCF at any point. Or click here for more information. For funders who want to be pro-active and make their donations work harder, we are excited to be working at the forefront of social investment to encourage financially sustainable business models. You can read more about these initiatives in the Annual Review on page 14. If you would like a copy of the Annual Review sent to you, just send your name and address on an email to KCF with the subject line ‘Send Annual Review 2013’. Quality Accreditation Quality Accreditation (QA) is a Charity Commission for England and Wales programme which endorses and encourages best practice by Community Foundations. The endorsement and recognition has been held by Kent Community Foundation since 2007, and was renewed after further rigorous assessment in 2013. Achieving Quality Accreditation demonstrates that a Community Foundation is serious about quality and accountability. It specifies what we do and how we do it in a way that other quality systems cannot, and enables Community Foundations to position themselves as part of a highly performing network across the UK. Achieving Quality Accreditation demonstrates that a Community Foundation is serious about quality and accountability. It specifies what we do and how we do it in a way that other quality systems cannot, and enables Community Foundations to position themselves as part of a highly performing network across the UK. QA is based on a set of standards relevant to Community Foundations which include five key performance areas plus a corporate assessment which looks at the organisation as a whole. Definition & Governance Finance & Risk Donor Services & Development Grant-making Community Engagement & Communications. For more information please visit the UK Community Foundation's website. Home Give to your Community Apply for Support Loans News About Us Contact Surviving Winter 2014-15 About This Site Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Site Map Social Facebook Twitter Sign up to the Kent Community Foundation Newsletter © 2012-2014 Charity Number 1084361 Company No: 4088589 Phone: 01303 814 500 Interactive Red - Web Agency