Thirteen charities to benefit from Durham University Community Fund

DURHAM University and County Durham Community Foundation are joining forces to support 13 good causes in the first year of a supported giving scheme. The Durham University Community Fund (DUCF) was launched in October 2017 to provide grants to charities and non-profit organisations that University staff and students already support through volunteering. In the first year of the project, giving from University staff, either made through payroll giving or raised through fundraising events, will be matched by the University up to a maximum of £10,000 and by County Durham Community Foundation (CDCF) , which manages the Fund, up to a maximum of £8,000. Each cause will receive an equal share of the Fund total for 2018, which will be announced in October. Chosen charities The causes that will benefit in the first year of the Fund, as decided by a vote of University staff, will be: Children and Young People category: 234 (City of Durham Squadron) Air Training Corps , Carers Trust Tyne and Wear , Rainbow Trust Children's Charity. Animal Welfare: Ark on the Edge , Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter , Stray Aid. Health and Ageing: Bloodwise , Northumbria Blood Bikes , The Loop.