Today at the Gasworks we are connecting with our Lloyds Banking Group colleagues on our Matched Giving Scheme and recently launched Grant Programmes. These initiatives are designed to support all employees and empower them to make a positive impact in their communities. #EmployeeEngagement

Lovely to see the finished water feature at Musgrave Park Hospital for which we contributed £5,000. Horatio's Garden Charity have just completed their garden project at the spinal injury unit of Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast which is the only spinal unit in Northern Ireland.

We've just donated £35.2 million to our four independent charitable foundations. That’s £10m more than last year.

Our foundations use this money to support thousands of charities and the vital work they do support communities across the UK and Channel Islands.

Our Grants Officer Debbie visited @fswc to mark International Women's Day 2024. The charity received £5,000 to support 120 women facing isolation, loneliness, and health challenges. Witnessing the project in action was truly inspiring. #IWD2024

Caroline, our Grants Officer, attended Northern Area Community Network 'Let's talk funding' event at The Old Mill Cloughmills last night. She shared details about our new grant strategy and available programs with various groups. #GrantFunding #CommunitySupport

Good engagement today with John Blair MLA and Nuala McAllister MLA and Jenny Burnside to talk about issues facing charities in our local communities. #AP24

Great to catch up with Paula Bradshaw MLA this morning at #APNI24 and lovely to have our Lloyds Bank Ambassador for Northern Ireland Jenny Burnside with us today.

Great to be at NICVA Funding Fair today to highlight our new grant programmes and connect with charities.
#ConnectingCommunitieswithFunders

Many thanks to Arts & Business NI for inviting us along to their Trusts and Foundations Symposium today at Crescent Arts Centre. Lots of enquiries about our exciting new grant programmes!

Our Grants Officer Debbie Taylor caught up with CHILLCarrickfergus at one of their regular 'chat and chill' evenings. The group have just completed a 12 month community grant programme for which they received £4,300 towards running costs and counselling costs. Lovely to meet you.

We are excited to announce our partnership with NICVA , who will be hosting a funding fair on 28th February. This event will bring together 18 funders and 170 groups, and we are thrilled to participate and showcase our new grant programmes. #ConnectingCommunitieswithFunders

Are you a newly established charity getting started to support your community? We may be able to help you with seeding funding of up to £2,000 available. Check out our new 'Ignite' grant programme here:

halifaxfoundationni.org/ignite/

Have a look at these amazing videos from our new website featuring some of our recently funded Charities.

halifaxfoundationni.org/impact/

Great video featuring one of our 2023 funded Charities Sensory Kids

And we are now live!! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website and strategy for 2024-2028 'BETTER, TOGETHER'. Visit us at halifaxfoundationni.org to find out more, including information on our new grant programmes.

We are delighted to share this video which features some of our projects funded during 2023 in advance of both our brand new website and grant programme launch on Monday 8th January.

During 2023 we provided 168 refurbished laptops, PCs or tablets to our grantees in partnership with Computer Recyclers

Since the inception of this digital scheme in 2018 we have provided an amazing 746 devices in total!

Our office will be closed from Thursday 21st December and will re-open on Wednesday 3rd January. We would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas from all of the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland team 🎄 🎅 ☃️

Omagh Futsal received a £3,996 grant towards hall hire and coaching costs for their disability futsal programme which enabled them to create a fully inclusive environment where people with disabilities could get the opportunity to participate, compete and excel in futsal.

As #TrusteeWeek2023 comes to an end we would like to express how incredibly grateful we are to have such a dedicated and talented Board of Trustees at HFNI. #ThankfulForTrustees