News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Ten councils from across the country sign up to Locality’s new Keep it Local network putting local communities at the heart of local services
17 February 2020
This work is in direct response to calls from the small and local charities we fund about the challenges they face when it comes to commissioning
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Lloyds Bank Foundation seeks researchers and experts to support the voluntary and charity sector
12 February 2020
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Lloyds Bank Foundation appoints three new charity leaders to the board
03 February 2020
Lloyds Bank Foundation appoints three new charity leaders to the board
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How charities can help EU citizens they support to access Settled Status and why it’s important
31 January 2020
Our Public Afffairs and Programmes Officer Rachel Cain writes how charities can help vulnerable people they support access EU Settled Status, even if they do not specialise in migration issues
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Caroline Howe: How Lloyds Bank Foundation selected charities and partnerships for its Reform Justice National Criminal Justice Programme
30 January 2020
Caroline Howe: How Lloyds Bank Foundation selected charities and partnerships for its Reform Justice National Criminal Justice Programme
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Lloyds Bank Foundation announces new investment of £2.5m in charities seeking to influence and improve the criminal justice system
28 January 2020
Lloyds Bank Foundation announces new investment of £2.5m in charities seeking to influence and improve the criminal justice system
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Duncan Shrubsole: Why we're investing to help specialist charities fix a broken criminal justice system
28 January 2020
Reform Justice: Investing to help specialist charities fix a broken criminal justice system
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We are inviting expressions of interest for a Digital Lead
20 December 2019
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is inviting expressions of interest for a Digital Lead for a new annual research project that will launch in 2020.
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An MP is for life not just for Christmas
03 December 2019
How can charities influence candidates running for MP to help tackle complex social issues? Our Influencing Officer, Lydia Rye offers some suggestions.
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‘How small but vital charities can campaign for change during the 2019 general election’
26 November 2019
Following a recent event organised by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales about how small but vital charities can campaign for change, Influencing Officer for the Foundation Lydia Rye...
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