News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
What do our applicants and charity partners think about us?
23 May 2024
We’ve been working with nfpResearch since 2013 to run biannual surveys so we can hear from both successful and unsuccessful applicants and use their feedback to improve our processes.
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Criminal justice funding flows to the voluntary sector – could you help us figure out the who, what, why, and how?
23 April 2024
We’re accepting research proposals for a new project exploring funding flows for voluntary sector organisations working with the criminal justice system – could you join us?
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£1.6m Awarded to organisations working together to tackle local issues
18 April 2024
At a time of growing hardship and political uncertainty, Lloyds Bank Foundation has awarded grants of up to £100,000 over two years to 16 collaborations.
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Applications open: £3m available to charities led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity
03 April 2024
Registered charities and CICs led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity are invited to apply for grants of £75,000
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Scouts CEO Matt Hyde OBE to become new Lloyds Bank Foundation CEO
22 March 2024
Matt Hyde will join Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales as their next CEO
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Funding the work that needs to be done in Wales
15 March 2024
Considering this year’s challenging UK and Welsh Government budgets, our Wales Policy & Partnerships Manager, Kelly Huxley-Roberts, shares what’s next for our work in Wales.
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International Women’s Day: Inspiring Inclusion in the workplace
05 March 2024
As part of International Women’s Day, Gemma Goymer, Head of HR at Lloyds Bank Foundation, shares what we have been doing to become a more inclusive organisation and how this has benefitted women.
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How the Charity Excellence Framework can help small charities
01 February 2024
To help small charities develop, we piloted the use of the Charity Excellence Framework (CEF) to help charities identify areas they want to prioritise so that we can find the right support for them.
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Introducing our new Advisory Group for our research project into by-and-for organisations
10 January 2024
We have now recruited a diverse and knowledgeable Advisory Group who will be integral to the project and help us guide and shape the research on by-and-for organisations.
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Sharing power: Learnings from a participatory approach to funding
08 December 2023
Read about what we learned and how we hope to continue to develop a more participatory approach to funding.
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