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News and blogs

Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.

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Celebrating women supporting women

08 March 2024

On International Women’s Day we want to celebrate some of our women-led charity partners and the women that they are supporting to recover from abuse and rebuild their lives. #IWD2024

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International Women’s Day: Inspiring Inclusion in the workplace

05 March 2024

As part of International Women’s Day, Gemma Goymer, Head of HR at Lloyds Bank Foundation, shares what we have been doing to become a more inclusive organisation and how this has benefitted women.

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Introducing our new Advisory Group for our research project into by-and-for organisations

10 January 2024

We have now recruited a diverse and knowledgeable Advisory Group who will be integral to the project and help us guide and shape the research on by-and-for organisations.

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Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £2.4m to charities influencing and improving national policy and practice

30 November 2023

Funding of £2.4 million to support 18 projects focused on influencing and improving national policy and practice in social security, support for refugees and asylum seekers and housing.

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How we evaluated the first three years of working with communities

21 November 2023

Helen Highley shares how consultancy Brightpurpose have been evaluating the Foundation’s work to strengthen local services and systems in six communities across England and Wales. 

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How we’ve responded to feedback from small charities…

07 November 2023

Through regular monitoring, evaluation, and learning from our work we aim to improve our support to small and local charities.

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Trustee visit to modern slavery charity Ella's

06 November 2023

Charlotte Davis, Human Rights Manager at Lloyds Banking Group, shares her experience of being a trustee for modern slavery charity Ella’s

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Research project: What is the distinct role and value of by-and-for organisations?

08 August 2023

We discuss our plans for researching by-and-for organisations, and the opportunities and challenges of this new research project

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New Director of Charity Development appointed at Lloyds Bank Foundation

18 July 2023

André Clarke has been appointed as Director of Charity Development at Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.

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New £1.8 million grant fund to influence national policy launches

16 March 2023

Charitable organisations seeking to influence and achieve change in national policy and practice in relation to accommodation, social security and refugees and asylum seekers can apply for funding

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