News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
04 February 2020
Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
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Paul Streets: We must hold Boris Johnson's 'one nation' to account
20 December 2019
Paul Streets: We must hold Boris Johnson's 'one nation' to account
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Paul Streets: Bright Futures NE - one of many charities offering help to the vulnerable
28 November 2019
You will find Bright Futures NE almost at the end of the Metro line in Chichester, South Shields. It’s run by the impressive duo Helen and Nicola. They are ex-local authority youth workers...
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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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Paul Streets: Charity leaders must take care of their mental health
23 October 2019
Paul Streets: Charity leaders must take care of their mental health
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Paul Streets: Diversity must be driven by those people we help
16 September 2019
Paul Streets: Diversity must be driven by those people we help
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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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Paul Streets: Look to small charities for reparation-based approaches to rehabilitation
14 August 2019
Paul Streets: Look to small charities for reparation-based approaches to rehabilitation
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Paul Streets: Small charities moving the dial
26 June 2019
Paul Streets: Small charities moving the dial. Our sector has always moved societal niche issues to societal norms...
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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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