News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
We must support refugee charities in the face of a hostile environment
24 February 2022
The Nationalities and Borders Bill has exacerbated already challenging conditions for small organisations.
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Charities will need to design a 'booster' to help people through the festive period and beyond
20 December 2021
In 2022 we must support staff who are under intense pressure but also reconnect with those we serve and continue to support our deep and meaningful sector relationships
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On caring enough, faith and connection
04 November 2021
Faith is not just central to the work of some charities, but one of the reasons people are willing to come through their doors
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On Z2K's People Before Process Campaign
28 October 2021
Anela Anwar, CEO at Z2K, discusses the People Before Process campaign, and how the government's Health and Disability Green Paper lacks ambition and ignores clear failures of the system
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The Afghanistan crisis reminds us of the lack of compassion this government shows to refugees
23 September 2021
Charities that remain at the forefront of successive refugee crises continue to work in a hostile environment
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Winter is coming – take a break
05 August 2021
Now is the time to gather energy for a long haul in an uncertain and precarious post-pandemic world
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Learning from our COVID Recovery Fund
27 July 2021
How we set out to design and build an evaluation learning framework for the Covid Recovery Fund.
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Turning practice into policy
15 July 2021
Turning practice into policy: getting a local refugee charity more involved in advocacy
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Making it easier for people to get help with Universal Credit
16 June 2021
Money and Mental Health take us through their latest research 'Set Up To Fail'
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Paul Streets: A tale of two post-pandemic worlds
08 June 2021
As demand increases and public sector funding remains tight, charities will be dealing with the impact of Covid-19 for years to come
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