News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
The quiet tenacity of small charities
29 November 2023
Paul Streets visited addiction charity High Level (Northern) Trust where he meet staff and the people they support that showed how small charities are filling the gaps when society fails to provide.
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Learnings and reflections from three years of working with people and communities
28 November 2023
Our online event attracted over 120 people who are involved or interested in bringing about systemic change in their communities. We summarise their views on how to bring about local change.
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Our approach to designing the Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations funding programme
19 July 2023
We discuss co-designing our d/Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation programme and changes we have made to our approach to funding
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New Director of Charity Development appointed at Lloyds Bank Foundation
18 July 2023
André Clarke has been appointed as Director of Charity Development at Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.
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New £1.8 million grant fund to influence national policy launches
16 March 2023
Charitable organisations seeking to influence and achieve change in national policy and practice in relation to accommodation, social security and refugees and asylum seekers can apply for funding
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Applications open: Lloyds Bank Foundation gives £5.5m to small specialist charities
29 November 2022
Specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to £75,000
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Questions and answers from our learning from our practice event
12 October 2022
On 3rd October 2022 we hosted an event to share our learning from the last five years of our funding practice. We received some great questions from the audience at this event which we've answered
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Press release: Lloyds Bank Foundation launches new strategy
06 October 2022
The Foundation pledges half of its core funding to charities led by Black, Asian and minority ethnic and disabled communities
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Working together to shape an effective and preventative approach to ending homelessness in Great Yarmouth.
08 June 2022
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Press Release: Universal Credit deductions drive people further into debt
11 May 2022
Our new report brings together a range of evidence and research to highlight the issue and present a case for reform.
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