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: Charities must lead the way in recovering and rebuilding from Covid-19
21 September 2020
Summoning the energy to drive more change may feel impossible, but the opportunity will not be there for long
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Paul Streets: Shaping a more equal future demands re-education, honesty, and action
13 August 2020
Being ready to have difficult conversations and work hard will be vital in a world where Covid-19 has dissipated, but the discrimination and inequality it so starkly exposed remains
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Third Sector | Paul Streets: The Living Room continues to thrive during Covid-19, and here's why
16 July 2020
Paul Streets: The Living Room continues to thrive during Covid-19, and here's why
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Lloyds Bank Foundation speaks at House of Lords Public Services Committee
30 June 2020
As part of the House of Lord public inquiry, our CEO, Paul Streets spoke about what can be learned from the way public services have responded during the pandemic, including the role of charities
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Lloyds Banking Group’s Domestic and Financial Abuse Helpline
18 June 2020
Lloyds Bank Foundation and Lloyds Banking Group are working together to help tackle financial abuse
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Volunteering during the COVID-19 Crisis
05 June 2020
For #VolunteersWeek 2020, our Local Implementation Lead, Harriet Ballance looks at the incredible way volunteers and local communities have come together during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Accessing mental health services during COVID-19: adapted services, complex needs and increase in demand
21 May 2020
Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health support those with complex mental health needs. Here, Rona Rawson discusses how they've adapted their services to meet demand.
Read moreHow mental health charities like Improving Lives are responding to impact of COVID-19
18 May 2020
Victoria Burrows, CEO of mental health charity Improving Lives, discusses the importance of raising awareness of shortage of funding during Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
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Transform: How one charity was helped to innovate and improve to create change in the domestic and sexual abuse sector
06 March 2020
Romy Briant is chair of Reducing the Risk. Here she writes how the Transform programme helped to boost her charity and enable them to influence policy and practice
Read moreA week in the life of a Lloyds Bank Foundation Regional Manager
20 February 2020
A week in the life of a Lloyds Bank Foundation Regional Manager
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