Selected articles
Our nine year strategy 2026 - 2035
14 April 2026
Our strategy 2026 - 2035
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Our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde delivers welcoming speech at the Civil Society Covenant
18 July 2025
We sponsored the Civil Society Covenant at the Science Museum, to explore how Government, civil society and the impact economy can achieve more in partnership. Read Matt's opening speech in full.
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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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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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Paul Streets: A parting eulogy to the voluntary and not-for-profit sector
13 June 2024
In his final Third Sector blog as Chief Executive of Lloyds Bank Foundation, Paul Streets sums up his big picture view of the voluntary sector.
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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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Small charities must meet overwhelming need – and try to change the system
23 May 2024
Paul Streets, our CEO, considers the contracting roller coaster of many local charities as a result of state and public sector commissioners that prove themselves to be fickle fair-weather friends.
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£1.6m Awarded to organisations working together to tackle local issues
18 April 2024
At a time of growing hardship and political uncertainty, Lloyds Bank Foundation has awarded grants of up to £100,000 over two years to 16 collaborations.
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Small charities support the issues our society has failed to address
11 April 2024
Organisations that quietly fill the gaps created by limited statutory services remind us of the vital power of community
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Applications open: £3m available to charities led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity
03 April 2024
Registered charities and CICs led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity are invited to apply for grants of £75,000
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