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News and blogs

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

Selected articles

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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Charity workers stand with soap stars at TV awards

How one charity worked with Coronation Street and Hollyoaks to break the silence

30 August 2019

How one charity worked with Coronation Street and Hollyoaks to break the silence

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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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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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Lloyds Bank Foundation Chief Exec Paul Streets speaking on stage

Lloyds Bank Foundation celebrates the value of small charities in the North and explores findings of small charity research

07 December 2018

Lloyds Bank Foundation celebrates the value of small charities in the North and explores findings of small charity research

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