Meet the YPIP Team and the Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund
The core YPIP team are now all in post and working together to drive forward the project with partners across the region:
- Holly Ingram is the YPIP Project Manager. Holly has a background in modern languages and has worked in a range of Higher Education project roles over the last 5 years including digital education, intercultural opportunities and research culture – h.l.ingram@leeds.ac.uk
- Lizzie Bonsor is the YPIP Administrator. She has worked in a range of refugee-facing organisations over the last five years both within Leeds and further afield, including charities, community interest companies and community organisations – e.a.bonsor@leeds.ac.uk
- Lauren Cox is the YPIP Communications and Engagement Manager. Lauren has worked with the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector across Luton and Bedfordshire for the last 5 and a half years in roles with the local authority and a criminal justice charity – l.a.cox@leeds.ac.uk
YPIP and Y-PERN are currently working on aligning their online presence and creating a website that will host both initiatives.
One of the key pieces of upcoming work is the ‘Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund’ which will launch in early 2025.
This fund will be used on emerging projects, studies, activities, and ideas that reflect YPIP’s focus on accelerating community-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Projects must bring together a collaboration of different stakeholders through meaningful community engagement. There will be two funding pathways to be inclusive of grassroot and larger scale community organisations to demonstrate their innovative ideas.
Watch this space for further updates on the fund, and please do give a heads up to partners who are working across our themes in the region.
