Selected articles
Volunteering during the COVID-19 Crisis
05 June 2020
For #VolunteersWeek 2020, our Local Implementation Lead, Harriet Ballance looks at the incredible way volunteers and local communities have come together during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Accessing mental health services during COVID-19: adapted services, complex needs and increase in demand
21 May 2020
Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health support those with complex mental health needs. Here, Rona Rawson discusses how they've adapted their services to meet demand.
Read moreHow mental health charities like Improving Lives are responding to impact of COVID-19
18 May 2020
Victoria Burrows, CEO of mental health charity Improving Lives, discusses the importance of raising awareness of shortage of funding during Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
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Transform: How one charity was helped to innovate and improve to create change in the domestic and sexual abuse sector
06 March 2020
Romy Briant is chair of Reducing the Risk. Here she writes how the Transform programme helped to boost her charity and enable them to influence policy and practice
Read moreA week in the life of a Lloyds Bank Foundation Regional Manager
20 February 2020
A week in the life of a Lloyds Bank Foundation Regional Manager
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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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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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How charities can influence commissioning
10 December 2019
How charities can influence commissioning
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‘Top 5 lessons for charity mentors’
14 November 2019
‘Top 5 lessons for charity mentors’
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How I’m using my professional skills to help small charities
31 October 2019
How I’m using my professional skills to help small charities
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