News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Jill Baker: The View From the World Out There
04 February 2020
Jill Baker, Director of Development, takes us through her learnings from the first 18 months in the role and explains the work of the Development Directorate
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Caroline Howe: How Lloyds Bank Foundation selected charities and partnerships for its Reform Justice National Criminal Justice Programme
30 January 2020
Caroline Howe: How Lloyds Bank Foundation selected charities and partnerships for its Reform Justice National Criminal Justice Programme
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Lloyds Bank Foundation announces new investment of £2.5m in charities seeking to influence and improve the criminal justice system
28 January 2020
Lloyds Bank Foundation announces new investment of £2.5m in charities seeking to influence and improve the criminal justice system
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Duncan Shrubsole: Why we're investing to help specialist charities fix a broken criminal justice system
28 January 2020
Reform Justice: Investing to help specialist charities fix a broken criminal justice system
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How charities can influence commissioning
10 December 2019
How charities can influence commissioning
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5 Years of Funder Plus: Lessons on how small and local charities can grow and thrive
07 November 2019
5 Years of Funder Plus: Lessons on how small and local charities can grow and thrive
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Kathleen Kelly appointed Director of Collaboration to lead new place-based initiative LocalMotion
01 November 2019
Kathleen Kelly appointed Director of Collaboration to lead new place-based initiative LocalMotion
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Small and local charities awarded over £5.6m of new grants from Lloyds Bank Foundation to continue vital work helping people overcome complex social issues
27 September 2019
Small and local charities awarded over £5.6m of new grants from Lloyds Bank Foundation to continue vital work helping people overcome complex social issues
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‘Grantmakers need to be flexible to better support small and local charities’
04 September 2019
‘Grantmakers need to be flexible to better support small and local charities’
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'Five things I’ve learnt this year as Head of Grants'
17 June 2019
'Five things I’ve learnt this year as Head of Grants'
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