News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news affecting small and local charities and views from our expert teams and partners.
Selected articles
Jill Baker: The View From the World Out There
04 February 2020
Jill Baker, Director of Development, takes us through her learnings from the first 18 months in the role and explains the work of the Development Directorate
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Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
04 February 2020
Paul Streets: How small charity Make Some Noise is supporting the young parents hit hard by austerity
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Paul Streets: We must hold Boris Johnson's 'one nation' to account
20 December 2019
Paul Streets: We must hold Boris Johnson's 'one nation' to account
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Paul Streets: Bright Futures NE - one of many charities offering help to the vulnerable
28 November 2019
You will find Bright Futures NE almost at the end of the Metro line in Chichester, South Shields. It’s run by the impressive duo Helen and Nicola. They are ex-local authority youth workers...
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Kathleen Kelly appointed Director of Collaboration to lead new place-based initiative LocalMotion
01 November 2019
Kathleen Kelly appointed Director of Collaboration to lead new place-based initiative LocalMotion
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Paul Streets: Charity leaders must take care of their mental health
23 October 2019
Paul Streets: Charity leaders must take care of their mental health
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Ask a Regional Manager – October 2019
21 October 2019
Our Ask a Regional Manager column lets you ask questions anonymously. Ask us about what we fund, who we fund, and why.
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Ask a Regional Manager – September 2019
30 September 2019
Our Ask a Regional Manager column lets you ask questions anonymously. Ask us about what we fund, who we fund, and why.
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Paul Streets: Diversity must be driven by those people we help
16 September 2019
Paul Streets: Diversity must be driven by those people we help
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‘Grantmakers need to be flexible to better support small and local charities’
04 September 2019
‘Grantmakers need to be flexible to better support small and local charities’
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