About The Stevenage Community Trust

A Community Trust is essentially a donor services organisation offering a range of professional services to companies, groups and organisations, and which aims to encourage giving, by getting funds to the most deserving causes.

Its not always easy to understand what we do, but ask yourself these questions and you will get the picture

1. How do we choose where to place your valuable donation where it will do the most good?
2. Can you be sure your donation will make a difference even if you know which cause you wish to support?
3. Perhaps, most importantly can you be sure your gift is used and benefits the local community?

In the same way you would ask a mechanic to fix your car, you can ask an expert to help you to make a real and genuine difference with your charitable giving. Community Trusts work specifically within a local area to ensure that donor funds reach the most deserving groups and have a direct, positive and sustaining impact.

In Stevenage there are over 600 voluntary and community groups ranging from play groups to local drug rehabilitation units, environmental projects to carers centres. So for people wanting to support their local community in some way it is extremely difficult to identify which causes need the most help. You may not even be aware which organisation exists in your locality.

Funds are used wisely, with grants directed only to groups that are well run and projects that are viable and will ultimately make a genuine difference within communities that they service.  Funding is also provided for individuals in need and an emergency grant giving arrangement is in place for those with urgent needs.

The Trust also provides a brokerage service for companies who want to give goods, expertise or time to their local community.