News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
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New £1.8 million grant fund to influence national policy launches
16 March 2023
Charitable organisations seeking to influence and achieve change in national policy and practice in relation to accommodation, social security and refugees and asylum seekers can apply for funding
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Applications open: Lloyds Bank Foundation gives £5.5m to small specialist charities
29 November 2022
Specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to £75,000
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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
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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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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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Lloyds Bank Foundation opens its Racial Equity funding for charities led by and for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities
15 April 2021
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New report finds small charities showed up and stuck around to support people throughout the Covid 19 pandemic when others couldn’t
18 February 2021
Smaller charities played a key role in supporting people and communities throughout the pandemic in a way that public services and mutual aid could not, a new report has found.
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Our Experience of Participatory Grant Making in the COVID Recovery Fund
11 February 2021
To avoid changing the nature of the relationships we built we turned to participatory grant making as a way to share the power and shift decisions to a wider group who understood their community.
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New report calls on voluntary organisations to deliver services in collaboration, building on the spirit of partnership developed during the pandemic
03 February 2021
The Rebalancing the Relationship report, commissioned by the Foundation and led by ACEVO and NCVO, talks about the power of partnerships and the need for sector partners to collaborate better.
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Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £450,000 in grants to infrastructure charities to support a strong local ecosystem
21 January 2021
Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £450,000 in grants to infrastructure charities to support a strong local ecosystem
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