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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Small and local charities can help challenge structural inequalities #IWD2021
08 March 2021
Our Public Affairs and National Programme Officer, Rachel Cain, reflects on what has changed for women and the sector since International Women's Day Public Affairs and National Programme Officer
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What does Budget 2021 mean for small and local charities?
03 March 2021
The Budget comes at a time when small charities have been playing a crucial role during the pandemic
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New report finds small charities showed up and stuck around to support people throughout the Covid 19 pandemic when others couldn’t
18 February 2021
Smaller charities played a key role in supporting people and communities throughout the pandemic in a way that public services and mutual aid could not, a new report has found.
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Join us in showing Government why small charities are needed #RightNow!
17 February 2021
Join us in showing Government why small charities are needed #RightNow!
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The Government’s new Green Paper on public procurement promises a lot, but is an opportunity lost
15 February 2021
The devil is in the detail with the Government's new Green Paper on public procurement, Caroline Howe, Policy and National Programmes Manager, argues.
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Our Experience of Participatory Grant Making in the COVID Recovery Fund
11 February 2021
To avoid changing the nature of the relationships we built we turned to participatory grant making as a way to share the power and shift decisions to a wider group who understood their community.
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Saheli: Partnership Working, Our Experience and Learning
03 February 2021
Priya Chopra, Chief Executive of Saheli, a Lloyds Bank Foundation grant holder, shares her experience of working in partnership.
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New report calls on voluntary organisations to deliver services in collaboration, building on the spirit of partnership developed during the pandemic
03 February 2021
The Rebalancing the Relationship report, commissioned by the Foundation and led by ACEVO and NCVO, talks about the power of partnerships and the need for sector partners to collaborate better.
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Our Infrastructure Programme
22 January 2021
Infrastructure is important at the best of times, but the crisis has cemented the role of infrastructure organisations in making sure charities can continue to support people who need them
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Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £450,000 in grants to infrastructure charities to support a strong local ecosystem
21 January 2021
Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £450,000 in grants to infrastructure charities to support a strong local ecosystem
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