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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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 Report front cover with two people holding hands. Report tile is Changing Lives Changing Systems

How do you fix a broken system?

02 November 2020

New report sets out 12 lessons for successful systems change from impactful domestic abuse perpetrator programme

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Cartoon style graphic of person entering doorway surrounded by thought bubbles and ideas

Research calls for local areas – not DWP – to run employment support

27 October 2020

The COVID pandemic has led to hundreds of thousands of people falling out of work, and millions more facing uncertainty about their jobs in the coming months.

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Third Sector | Paul Streets: The Living Room continues to thrive during Covid-19, and here's why

16 July 2020

Paul Streets: The Living Room continues to thrive during Covid-19, and here's why

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Harriet Stranks, Director of Grants at Lloyds Bank Foundation

An update on our Covid-19 support

27 May 2020

We’ve made some changes to our grant programme over the last couple of months and some explanation of the changes and thoughts about how we move forward would be useful.

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Peter Cunnison

Ask a Regional Manager – February 2020

19 February 2020

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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LocalMotion Director of Collaboration Kathleen Kelly

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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Regional Manager David Vincent

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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Regional Manager Neil Shashoua

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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Research & Learning Manager for Lloyds Bank Foundation Alex Van Vliet

‘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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Regional Manager Clare Rance

Ask a Regional Manager – August 2019

28 August 2019

Ask a Regional Manager – August 2019

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