News & Blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Paul Streets: Small charities must not be forgotten once COVID-19 is behind us
20 January 2021
In a post-pandemic world, will compassion fatigue only stretch so far?
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Act now to support vital small charities
15 December 2020
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Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales has distributed £530m to small but vital charities over the last 35 years
14 December 2020
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New data resource from leading voluntary sector bodies shows small charities are delivering vital services despite shrinking government funding in the lead up to the pandemic
10 December 2020
Small frontline charities faced years of funding cuts leaving many in a precarious financial position coming into the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Paul Streets: What 35 years of the Lloyds Bank Foundation has taught us about funding
26 November 2020
Perhaps the next three decades will see us grow bolder and more confident in our voice and position across society
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Where does Organisational Resilience end and where does Organisational Development begin?
11 November 2020
Tom Watson has been working with the Foundation to develop an Organisational Resilience programme. Here, he offers his reflections and where it ties in with Organisational Development.
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Small charities have delivered remarkable service transformations during Covid-19
27 October 2020
While Covid-19 might have done something to bridge the digital divide, there are a significant number for whom any tenuous bridge has now become a yawning chasm.
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Paul Streets: Charities must lead the way in recovering and rebuilding from Covid-19
21 September 2020
Summoning the energy to drive more change may feel impossible, but the opportunity will not be there for long
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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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Paul Streets: Shaping a more equal future demands re-education, honesty, and action
13 August 2020
Being ready to have difficult conversations and work hard will be vital in a world where Covid-19 has dissipated, but the discrimination and inequality it so starkly exposed remains
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