Funders and sponsors
Chloe Shephard - St Nicks Finance Officer’s daughter ran her first York 10k in August, beat her personal best time and, thanks to family, friends and colleagues, exceeded her £300 fundraising target by £90
Alongside generous individuals who support us by joining us or with fundraising events, we are very grateful to our funders and sponsors. You can see who’s funded us in the previous financial year by following this link. In the 2017-18 financial year St Nicks our big thanks go to:
- The Brelms Trust – for contribution towards the Nature Reserve Manager’s salary to upskill volunteers and increase biodiversity on site
- Jack Brunton Charitable Trust – for contribution towards our weekly volunteer programme
- Goodricke College at the University of York – we have a three-year partnership scheme to work with students to support, develop and deliver activities which aim to build volunteering within the college and raise funds and awareness for the charity
- Heritage Lottery Fund – for funding our Meadow Keepers
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Your Consortium – for supporting the Ecotherapy project. See below what difference we are making thanks to this funding.
- Big Lottery Fund – for funding our Ecotherapy project and this year’s Autumn Fayre
- Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund for supporting our Building Better Opportunities project through Your Consortium’s Access to Inclusion project
- City of York Council – for funding the Green Exercise part of our Ecotherapy project within a city-wide bespoke range of activities co-ordinated by York Mind
- Patsy Wood Trust – for a grant towards our running costs
- Hungate Community Fund, administered by Two Ridings Community Foundation – for supporting our weekly Eco-Crafters Club
- Youth Social Action Fund – for supporting our student action volunteer programme. The fund is administered by the Two Ridings Community Foundation funded through the Big Lottery Fund and the Office for Civil Society.
- TCV and People’s Health Trust through their Local People project – for funding a series of workshops to engage members of the local community in nature and its conservation by raising awareness of local issues and breaking down barriers in accessing nature.
- Cobb Charity – support for our weekly volunteer programme
- Arlish & Chambers Charity – support for our weekly volunteer programme
- Locality – for an exchange visit to Bioregional
- Micklegate Ward – for funding our research into recycling participation
- Guildhall Ward – for funding a new pond dipping platform and chipper
- City of York Council, York Community Recycling Fund – for supporting our Fix It Cafes
- Improving Communities for Children Fund of the City of York Council – for funding our Nature Explorers sessions
- York Flood Appeal Fund managed by Two Ridings Community Foundation – for supporting the Becks monitoring scheme
- Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust – for funding our Derwenthorpe Wildwatch
- Forestry Commission – Woodland Improvement grant
- 2016-17 Lord Mayor’s fundraising activities – towards our York Becks Project
- The Planning Group of Historic England – for raising £127 with a charity Bake Off
