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Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
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How we're changing ahead of our new strategy
01 April 2026
How we're changing ahead of our new strategy
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£2.6 million in grants awarded to local organisations dedicated to strengthening financial resilience
09 December 2025
£2.6 million in grants awarded to local organisations dedicated to strengthening financial resilience
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New Pilot Partnership to Strengthen Charities Across England
09 December 2025
New Pilot Partnership to Strengthen Charities Across England
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Read our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde's Fortyfied conference speech in full
14 November 2025
Read our Chief Executive, Matt Hyde's Fortyfied conference speech in full
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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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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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The strengths, challenges and intersectionality of by and for organisations
10 June 2025
Key findings from our research into by and for organisations, including their strengths, the barriers and challenges they face in regards to funding, and intersectional power imbalances.
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Funding challenges for small charities in the criminal justice sector
30 April 2025
Read key findings from research exploring how small charities fare in the criminal justice sector funding landscape and recommendations for how funders can better meet their needs.
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Lessons from our work in communities: changing the system takes time and getting the balance right
24 April 2025
We reflect on two of the lessons from our work with people and communities: changing the system takes time, and balancing shape, pace, power and certainty.
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