News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Press release: Lloyds Bank Foundation launches new strategy
06 October 2022
The Foundation pledges half of its core funding to charities led by Black, Asian and minority ethnic and disabled communities
Read moreWhy we support charities working with refugees and asylum seekers
27 July 2022
As is the case across the range of issues we fund, people seeking asylum or those who have been granted refugee status face significant challenges in our society that impact their life chances.
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Press Release: Universal Credit deductions drive people further into debt
11 May 2022
Our new report brings together a range of evidence and research to highlight the issue and present a case for reform.
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Local Elections 2022 – how can small and local charities get involved?
31 March 2022
A local election can be a great opportunity to get your voices heard and shape decision making in your area. Find out how your small charity can get involved.
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Learning how to be wrong
30 March 2022
In March 2022, we published How To Wrong in partnership with Sport England and organised by Ratio. Learn more about the report and the power of mistakes.
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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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Pressure is mounting for small and local charities as they face long term problems worsened by the pandemic
12 August 2021
New analysis shows how small and local charities are continuing to adapt rapidly to the changing needs of the communities they serve, their staff and volunteers.
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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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