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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.

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How local collaborations led by small charities are influencing change

23 January 2025

Our Local Collaborations programme invests in collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change

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New survey for criminal justice charities – help us understand the challenges and opportunities of the funding landscape

09 January 2025

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) are running a survey to help us learn more about how charities working with the criminal justice system fund their vital work.

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Why we focus on supporting charities to develop

28 November 2024

We reflect on what we’ve learned after a decade of offering small charities development support, and the launch of our new organisational development support programme.

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How charities can respond when local authorities are in financial difficulty

13 November 2024

We have issued guidance for charities in areas where the council issues a section 114

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Research reveals women seeking asylum are experiencing high levels of coercion and control in hotel accommodation

25 September 2024

Andrea Vukovic, Deputy Director at Women for Refugee Women, shares key findings from their recently published report into the treatment of women seeking asylum in hotel accommodation.

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Charities responding to the far-right riots

07 August 2024

We’ve been speaking to charities we partner with about the impact the far-right riots have had on them, their staff and their communities.

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Mapping and understanding funding flows to the criminal justice voluntary sector

06 August 2024

Lloyds Bank Foundation is funding New Philanthropy Capital to deliver a new research project.

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Asylum Welcome: growing stronger with the Foundation's support

02 August 2024

Mark Goldring, Director of Asylum Welcome, shares how other small charities can get the most out of the Foundation's support.

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What we’ve learned so far from funding Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations

26 July 2024

Lessons we have learned and changes made since we started our programme for Deaf and Disabled people.

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New Economics Foundation leading on research into the distinctiveness of by-and-for organisations

24 July 2024

Find out more about our new research partner and how they are approaching this project looking at the distinctiveness of by-and-for organisations.

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