News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
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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Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £2.4m to charities influencing and improving national policy and practice
30 November 2023
Funding of £2.4 million to support 18 projects focused on influencing and improving national policy and practice in social security, support for refugees and asylum seekers and housing.
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The quiet tenacity of small charities
29 November 2023
Paul Streets visited addiction charity High Level (Northern) Trust where he meet staff and the people they support that showed how small charities are filling the gaps when society fails to provide.
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Learnings and reflections from three years of working with people and communities
28 November 2023
Our online event attracted over 120 people who are involved or interested in bringing about systemic change in their communities. We summarise their views on how to bring about local change.
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Black and minoritised ethnic led charities receive £3m in funding thanks to Lloyds Bank Foundation
09 November 2023
Black and minoritised ethnic led charities receive £3m in funding thanks to Lloyds Bank Foundation
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Trustee visit to modern slavery charity Ella's
06 November 2023
Charlotte Davis, Human Rights Manager at Lloyds Banking Group, shares her experience of being a trustee for modern slavery charity Ella’s
Read moreLloyds Bank Foundation opens £6.3m funding to specialist charities
18 October 2023
Small specialist charities supporting people to overcome complex issues are invited to apply for unrestricted grants of £75,000 alongside a range of tailored development support.
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Universal Credit Deductions at the Work and Pensions Committee
14 September 2023
Duncan Shrubsole, our Director of Policy, Communications and Research, talks about Universal Credit deductions at Work and Pensions Committee oral evidence session
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Our approach to designing the Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations funding programme
19 July 2023
We discuss co-designing our d/Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation programme and changes we have made to our approach to funding
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New Director of Charity Development appointed at Lloyds Bank Foundation
18 July 2023
André Clarke has been appointed as Director of Charity Development at Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.
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