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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

Lloyds Bank Foundation Chief Executive Paul Streets

How do we prioritise what we do when we can’t reach everyone?

03 March 2023

It’s the existential question all charity leaders face. Or should

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Lloyds Bank Foundation Chief Executive Paul Streets

COVID-19 has left many of us re-examining what we do

07 December 2022

But funders do appear to be better prepared to respond the cost-of-living crisis than before the COVID-19 pandemic

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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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You cannot go it alone

01 November 2022

How bringing together a variety of diverse voices and minds to work together can help achieve sustained change.

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Ngozi Lyn Cole and Bonnie Chiu: Two years later

26 October 2022

Bonnie Chiu and Ngozi Lyn Cole reflect on the Foundation's racial equity journey, two years on.

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Collaboration multiplies the ways that funders can achieve a positive impact

20 October 2022

"Collaboration multiplies the ways that funders can achieve a positive impact" Jim Cooke, Funders Collaborative Hub

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Lloyds Bank Foundation Chief Executive Paul Streets

Local charities are there for people when public provision fails

19 October 2022

A visit to a community chaplaincy has demonstrated some of the difficult work those at the sharp end are doing

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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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Lloyds Bank Foundation Chief Executive Paul Streets

Spiralling inflation leaves charities facing tough dilemmas

08 August 2022

The sector’s primary responsibility is to those we serve – many of whom will be at the sharpest end of the cost-of-living crisis

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Working together to shape an effective and preventative approach to ending homelessness in Great Yarmouth.

08 June 2022

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