Message from the Chairman Our theme this year is Transforming Lives. As we hopefully put the worst of the pandemic behind us and face the worst inflationary environment for decades, it has never been more important to equip voluntary and charitable groups with the funds they need to help transform people’s lives. During the year, I had the privilege to visit well over one hundred charities across Cumbria. Through the skills and dedication of the employees and volunteers, these charities are making a very real difference to the lives of so many fellow Cumbrians. It is humbling to see their work and their impact on the individuals they support. What was also great to see was the strength of communities coming together to support each other. In a way, communities are like strong families: ones which we at Cumbria Community Foundation want to help support, nurture, and strengthen during these very stressful times for so many people. We can only do this through the generosity of our supporters and their compassion for our community. You will see from this review that we have increased our programmatic, targeted work on top of our more conventional grant giving. In doing all of this we are privileged to use the knowledge and skills of our fantastic staff and volunteers to connect people who care with causes that matter. We continue to expand our supporter base and to seek more funding to enable us to support voluntary and charitable organisations in our county. The fact we are where we are today is a true testament to our supporters, past and present, our team of staff and volunteers and the wonderful organisations and individuals who we are privileged to be able to support. We would love to do more, and we need to do more. If you feel you can help, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you very much for your support. David Beeby, Chairman 3
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