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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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Local government funding crisis: navigating the impact on the voluntary sector

23 October 2024

NAVCA and the Foundation set out recommendations for charities affected by local government financial difficulty.

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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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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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Foundation urges businesses to take part in skilled volunteering to help strengthen charities and gain mutual benefits

03 June 2024

Skills based volunteering has the potential to revolutionise corporate social responsibility, providing significant advantages to businesses, employees, and charities, according to our new report.

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What do our applicants and charity partners think about us?

23 May 2024

We’ve been working with nfpResearch since 2013 to run biannual surveys so we can hear from both successful and unsuccessful applicants and use their feedback to improve our processes.

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