News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Marking 35 years, side by side
09 November 2020
This winter we mark our 35th anniversary. Here, our Chair of Trustees, Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE, looks back at our history & our continual support for small and local charities.
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Organisational Resilience: The story so far...
06 November 2020
As part of our work to help small charities survive and thrive, we launched an organisational resilience programme in 2019. Read our findings so far
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How do you fix a broken system?
02 November 2020
New report sets out 12 lessons for successful systems change from impactful domestic abuse perpetrator programme
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Research calls for local areas – not DWP – to run employment support
27 October 2020
The COVID pandemic has led to hundreds of thousands of people falling out of work, and millions more facing uncertainty about their jobs in the coming months.
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Advice for prospective mentors on National Mentoring Day 2020
27 October 2020
Chris Tucker, a former mentor and employee at Lloyds Banking Group takes us through the value of mentoring at a time when charities are facing incredible challenges and are #NeverMoreNeeded
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Small charities have delivered remarkable service transformations during Covid-19
27 October 2020
While Covid-19 might have done something to bridge the digital divide, there are a significant number for whom any tenuous bridge has now become a yawning chasm.
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How to prevent burnout: 11 simple ways to make self-care a priority
10 October 2020
With World Mental Health Day 2020 as our backdrop, consultancy firm Bird offer tips and reflections to help you or your team navigate the next few months.
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Ngozi Lyn Cole and Bonnie Chiu: How we are supporting Lloyds Bank Foundation on a racial equity journey
30 September 2020
For a very long time, the foundation sector has generally taken an equality lens. Here, Bonnie and Ngozi discuss the ways they are supporting the Foundation on a racial equity journey
Read moreOur response to Danny Kruger's report
24 September 2020
Our response to Danny Kruger's report: The report is welcome, we now urge the government not to delay
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What colour is identity?
23 September 2020
Peter Cunnision, Manager West Midlands, offers his reflections on race and identity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement.
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