If you’re organised, people-focused and passionate about supporting South Yorkshire's communities, then we have just the role for you! We’re looking for a Philanthropy Assistant to join our team. More details ⬇️ Scan the QR code to apply! #sheffieldjobs #joinourteam #charityjobs #SYCF40

We’ve loved supporting young entrepreneur Leo Turnbull through the SWEF Enterprise Fund. He used a £500 grant to set up studybreak - a social society bringing apprentices & students together through events like Peak District hikes. Leo's journey ➡️ www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n...

📩 Landing in inboxes…our latest SYCF newsletter! 🎥 Catch up with our record-breaking Year of Giving video 👋 Get to know our new grants officer, Charlotte John 💷 Find out how a bursary is helping Sheffield charity, In2Change deliver life-changing youth intervention work mailchi.mp/sycf/south-y...

We're recruiting a Philanthropy Assistant to join our team (maternity cover). Visit www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/vacancies to apply! Deadline 27 July 2026 #sheffieldjobs #recruiting #charityjobs #southyorkshirejobs

💷 Funding opportunities open! 💷 Could your project, charity, community group or business idea benefit from funding? ☑️ SYCF Small Grants ☑️ SWEF Enterprise Fund ☑️ Sheffield Legacy Fund Visit our website for full eligibility criteria and application information. 🔗 www.sycf.org.uk

Meet our dedicated Vice-Chair, Alex Pettifer. 👋 Alex has been volunteering with us for seven years. Find out: ✔ Why he volunteers ✔ The personal & professional benefits of volunteering ✔ How giving can make a lasting difference to local communities #VolunteersWeek2026 youtube.com/shorts/c_6i-...

Alex Pettifer Volunteers' Week 2026

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#VolunteersWeek Charlotte Pickthall's a student at Sheffield Uni and helps with comms & marketing projects. Volunteers are so important to SYCF. We're incredibly grateful to everyone who gives their valuable time🙏 www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n... #thankyou

👋 Meet the Funder: The National Lottery Community Fund Barnsley groups…another fantastic event taking place TOMORROW and there’s still time to sign up! 📅 20 May, 10.30am-1pm 📍 Barnsley College Business Centre Book via Lorna Lewis 07767 741756, lorna@syfab.org.uk www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...

Huge thanks to everyone who attended our 40th anniversary Community Celebration. So wonderful to spend the evening with inspiring organisations, volunteers and supporters from across South Yorkshire. A real celebration of teamwork and partnership. 💟

✨ What. A. Night. ✨Last night we celebrated 40 years of SYCF with an unforgettable Community Celebration event 💜 Huge congrats to all award winners & runners-up 👏 And thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this milestone moment. #SYCF40 #40YearsOfGiving

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park's Legacy in Action event is back for 2026! 📅Sunday 14 June 2026, 11am – 4pm Free event ⭐️ Free car parking ⭐️Everyone welcome So many activities to try ⚽️🏀🎾🏐🏉🥏🎱🥍🏏🥊🥋⛸️ More details ⬇️ #legacy #eventsheffield

Counting down to our first 40th birthday celebration next week, we’re continuing to spotlight the incredible groups we’re proud to support 💜 This week: Heeley City Farm, Sheffield 🌿 More below ⬇️ #SYCF40 #CommunityInAction #GreenSocialPrescribing

Exciting team announcement from SYCF! Michelle Dickinson has been appointed as our new deputy CEO. She's also taken on the title of Head of Partnerships and Programmes. 🤝 Congratulations, Michelle, on this much-deserved promotion 🎉 www.sycf.org.uk/our-impact/n...

Six funding organisations, two hours, one spectacular venue! ☑️ ☑️ ☑️ Join us on Thursday this week for a free Meet the Funder special! ⌚ 10am-12pm 📌 Canon Medical Arena, Worksop Road, Sheffield S9 3TL There’s still time to book on via: www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...

What a brilliant morning in sunny Barnsley for our latest South Yorkshire's Giving Network event! Bringing together businesses and individuals to explore what more can we achieve when we work together to support the next generation. Huge thanks to Barnsley College #socialvalue #networkingwithpurpose

#MondayMotivation from our friends at Quickline Communications! 🙂 Thank you for your wonderful 40th birthday good wishes.📽️🙏 Proud of the difference we're making together through your Moving on Up and QFutures Funds. 🫶 #SYCF40 #40thanniversary #partnership #Quickline #communityimpact #socialvalue

💬 "Charitable projects like ours simply couldn’t survive without funders like SYCF standing alongside us." Since 1987, St Vincent's Furniture Project has been transforming empty houses into safe, welcoming homes. We're proud to have played a part in their success story 🫶 #SYCF40

An honour to support the launch of the Sheffield Pride of Place Prospectus 2025–2035 at the House of Lords. 🫶 Bringing business, voluntary + public sector leaders together to drive: • Economic growth • Social mobility • Future ready infrastructure 🔗Learn more www.bitc.org.uk/place/sheffi...

BBC Sheffield's Make a Difference Awards 2026 are now open for entries. You can nominate at www.bbc.co.uk/makeadifference by 31 March 2025 5pm. 🏆 Winners will be announced at the Make a Difference awards ceremony in September. #BBCMakeADifference

Big thanks Chris Hanson and the fab team at Chef's Counter for this birthday message as we celebrate 40 years of community impact. We’re delighted to work with Chris on his Chef’s Counter Acorn Fund, supporting community food projects across South Yorkshire. 👉 Find out more lnkd.in/epPzthpA

⏳ Final call for entries: Community Celebration Awards 2026 🏆 📅 Deadline 28 February 2026 🌟 Barnsley Community Impact Award 🌟 Doncaster Community Impact Award 🌟 Rotherham Community Impact Award 🌟 Sheffield Community Impact Award 🔗 www.sycf.org.uk/about-us/com... #southyorkshire #awards #SYCF40

Shining a spotlight on Sheffield Steelkings Para Ice Hockey Club 🏒 With £1,000 of funding from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Legacy Fund in partnership with SYCF, the club delivers the only weekly para ice hockey taster session of its kind in the UK. #CommunityFunding #InclusiveSport #SYCF40

👏 A huge congratulations to our dedicated volunteer, Anne Dean, who is a finalist in the Sheffield Lord Mayor's Awards 2026. She's honoured for nearly 40 years of voluntary service supporting grassroots causes and marginalised voices.💜 bit.ly/4bI45o6 #40yearsofgiving #volunteersmakeadifference

We've been nominated in 2 categories at the Yorkshire Choice Awards 2026! 🙌 💜SYCF: Charitable Excellence 💜Anne Dean: Volunteer of the Year To support us, you can cast your vote online. ⬇️ yorkshirechoice.wufoo.com/forms/z1d7r7... Voting closes on 1 March 2026. Thank you for your support. 🙏

A wonderful 40th birthday message from our friends at Worth Unlimited and Sew Mindful Crafts CIC to brighten up this grey day! 🌞 It’s a real privilege to support groups like this who are doing such vital work in communities across South Yorkshire💜 Thank you for being part of our story. #SYCF40

Meet the Funder: Key Fund Investments 🗓 11 Feb 2026 📍Voluntary Action Sheffield ⏰ 10am–12 noon Find out whether repayable finance is right for your organisation. Delivered in partnership with our SYFAB experts, VAS & Sheffield Social Enterprise Network 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-f...

Meet the Funder: Key Fund

Come along to explore whether repayable finance is right for your charity or social enterprise in Sheffield.

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Wonderful to see Sheffield Eagles Foundation's #walkingrugby sessions featured on BBC Yorkshire.🙂 🏈The group's been supported by grants from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park's Legacy Fund, which is delivered in partnership with SYCF. More info ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #legacyfund #SYCF40

Sheffield walking rugby scheme helps group with mental health

The Eagles Foundation started the walking rugby group in 2023 to help fans combat social isolation.

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🔦 #FundingFriday spotlight on RWE Tween Bridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund. 🎯 Available to community groups within three miles of the Tween Bridge Wind Farm. 💷 Grants from £500–£7,500 Apply now! www.sycf.org.uk Deadline 9am, Monday 16th February 2026. #doncasterisgreat#sycf40 #40yearsofgiving

🎶 Thurcroft Welfare Brass Band was formed by the Miners Welfare Committee in the 1940s for Thurcroft Colliery workers and their families. Funding has helped the group invest in new instruments, ensuring the band can play on and keep its history and heritage alive. #40YearsOfGiving #SYCF40

40 years of community impact across South Yorkshire 💜 🎂Here, our trustee, Adrian Kirk, kicks off our birthday message series as we celebrate the milestone with some of the people who made it possible. #thankyou #SYCF40 #40yearsofgiving #southyorkshire #ItsAGivingThing #CommunityImpact