News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Lloyds Bank Foundation launch new national Infrastructure Fund
24 August 2020
Lloyds Bank For England and Wales launch their new Infrastructure Fund. Here, Caroline Howe, Policy and National Programme Manager, discusses the approach and thinking behind the fund.
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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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Paul Streets: Our thinking and approach during COVID-19
30 July 2020
Ahead of the launch of the new COVID Recovery Fund, Paul Street explain the ways the Foundation has been rethinking and adapting our support and approach to funding.
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Lloyds Bank Foundation New Fund
27 July 2020
Small and local charities helping people overcome complex social issues can now apply for two-year unrestricted grants of £50,000 with dedicated organisational development support.
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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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Paul Streets: For all the opportunities and speed brought by digital, it could struggle to replace face-to-face fundraising
15 June 2020
With so many small charities relying on group-based fundraising, we must work to fast-track learning for new, socially distant models of generating income
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An update on our Covid-19 support
27 May 2020
We’ve made some changes to our grant programme over the last couple of months and some explanation of the changes and thoughts about how we move forward would be useful.
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Paul Streets: We must prepare for the difficult and costly challenge of recovery and renewal
05 May 2020
We know charities will prepare to spring back into recovery, but whether that leads to new beginnings or descends into disintegration is all in our hands
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Paul Streets: the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, an overlooked gem
25 February 2020
Paul Streets: the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, an overlooked gem
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Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
04 February 2020
Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
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