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What we're up to

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Who is furthest from being In a Good Place?

27 May 2026

The Good Place Index suggests 15.6 million people in England and 860,000 people in Wales are not in a good place.

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How will we know more people are In a Good Place?

27 May 2026

We are committed to openly sharing our impact and our learnings throughout our strategy. Our first year 'Learning OKRs' are available.

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Where compassion meets results: charities get top marks from their clients

24 July 2025

Here, Nicole Sykes shares how small charities are making a big difference, and what Lloyds Banking Group’s latest research tells us.

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Finding the Good: How commissioning in Wales can work better for everyone

11 July 2025

Our Finding the Good project sparked important cross-sector conversations about how to improve commissioning in Wales so that everyone can get the support that they need, when they need it.

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Our refreshed commitments to being an open and trusting funder

25 February 2025

The changes we have made to our grant processes to ensure that we are a flexible funder and better meeting the needs of charities.

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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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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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