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Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.

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Lloyds Bank Foundation report

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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Research & Learning Manager for Lloyds Bank Foundation Alex Van Vliet

‘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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 Lloyds Bank Foundation Oliver Williams Head of Grants (South)

'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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An open Lloyds Bank Foundation booklet

Lloyds Bank Foundation and Social Enterprise UK call for public bodies to rethink how they use Social Value

24 May 2019

A new report by Social Enterprise UK, co-funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation, calls for a rethink on how public bodies use social value, urging it to be placed front and centre of how local and...

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Audience at a Lloyds Bank Foundation event

Good capacity building support puts grantees in the lead

28 March 2019

A new report launched by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales sets out five key things that they have learned about how best to provide capacity building support following following five...

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Regional Manager Peter Cunnison speaks at Lloyds Bank Foundation event

How ‘Funder Plus’ development support can enhance your charity

28 March 2019

How ‘Funder Plus’ development support can enhance your charity

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Merged image of EU and British flag

What charities should be thinking about in the event of a No-Deal Brexit

20 February 2019

What charities should be thinking about in the event of a No-Deal Brexit

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Image of charity team walking together

How volunteering can sharpen your professional skills

12 February 2019

How volunteering can sharpen your professional skills

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Woman writes on a Lloyds Bank Foundation #ValueOfSmall sign

Lloyds Bank Foundation fund new partnership to help voluntary and charitable groups in the Wirral

07 January 2019

Lloyds Bank Foundation fund new partnership to help voluntary and charitable groups in the Wirral

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Chief Financial Officer Ciara Plunkett

'Volunteering was one of the most interesting, rewarding, inspiring and emotionally exhausting experiences I’ve ever had'

20 December 2018

'Volunteering was one of the most interesting, rewarding, inspiring and emotionally exhausting experiences I’ve ever had'

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