Selected articles
General election 2024: how charities can get their voices heard
02 June 2024
Now that a general election has been called, what can your charity do to make the most of this opportunity?
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What do our applicants and charity partners think about us?
23 May 2024
We’ve been working with nfpResearch since 2013 to run biannual surveys so we can hear from both successful and unsuccessful applicants and use their feedback to improve our processes.
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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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Advocating for more social housing in Wales
30 April 2024
Kelly Huxley-Roberts, Wales Policy and Partnerships Manager, shares some of the comments and recommendations we have shared in response to the Senedd’s inquiry into social housing supply in Wales.
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Criminal justice funding flows to the voluntary sector – could you help us figure out the who, what, why, and how?
23 April 2024
We’re accepting research proposals for a new project exploring funding flows for voluntary sector organisations working with the criminal justice system – could you join us?
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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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Funding the work that needs to be done in Wales
15 March 2024
Considering this year’s challenging UK and Welsh Government budgets, our Wales Policy & Partnerships Manager, Kelly Huxley-Roberts, shares what’s next for our work in Wales.
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Celebrating women supporting women
08 March 2024
On International Women’s Day we want to celebrate some of our women-led charity partners and the women that they are supporting to recover from abuse and rebuild their lives. #IWD2024
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Redefining the narrative on compassion in an election year
09 February 2024
As a sector, we need to act together if we are to work towards a national narrative that puts compassion before self-interest, which is surely what our sector is all about.
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