News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Our response to Danny Kruger's report
24 September 2020
Our response to Danny Kruger's report: The report is welcome, we now urge the government not to delay
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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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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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Join us to push for long term improved commissioning in your area
10 June 2020
Along with NCVO, Locality, Children England and Clinks, we are gathering stories that demonstrate commissioning during COVID19 to build for a stronger and improved approach to commissioning.
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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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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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Experiences from the frontline: responding to the financial crisis of COVID-19
21 April 2020
Share your stories of helping others through financial implications of COVID-19 and make the case for more support from the government.
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#EveryDayCounts – Join the campaign
31 March 2020
Find out how you can help the sector to call for Government support during the Covid-19 outbreak
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