News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
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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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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Sharing power: Learnings from a participatory approach to funding
08 December 2023
Read about what we learned and how we hope to continue to develop a more participatory approach to funding.
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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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Black and minoritised ethnic led charities receive £3m in funding thanks to Lloyds Bank Foundation
09 November 2023
Black and minoritised ethnic led charities receive £3m in funding thanks to Lloyds Bank Foundation
Read moreLloyds Bank Foundation opens £6.3m funding to specialist charities
18 October 2023
Small specialist charities supporting people to overcome complex issues are invited to apply for unrestricted grants of £75,000 alongside a range of tailored development support.
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Universal Credit Deductions at the Work and Pensions Committee
14 September 2023
Duncan Shrubsole, our Director of Policy, Communications and Research, talks about Universal Credit deductions at Work and Pensions Committee oral evidence session
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Our approach to designing the Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations funding programme
19 July 2023
We discuss co-designing our d/Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation programme and changes we have made to our approach to funding
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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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£1.5m collaboration funding programme launched to support impactful change locally
05 July 2023
This funding programme will support local collaborations around three key issues: social security system, access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees.
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