Selected articles
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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Applications open: £3m available to charities led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity
03 April 2024
Registered charities and CICs led by and working with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity are invited to apply for grants of £75,000
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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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How the Charity Excellence Framework can help small charities
01 February 2024
To help small charities develop, we piloted the use of the Charity Excellence Framework (CEF) to help charities identify areas they want to prioritise so that we can find the right support for them.
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Introducing our new Advisory Group for our research project into by-and-for organisations
10 January 2024
We have now recruited a diverse and knowledgeable Advisory Group who will be integral to the project and help us guide and shape the research on by-and-for organisations.
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Sharing power: Learnings from a participatory approach to funding
08 December 2023
Read about what we learned and how we hope to continue to develop a more participatory approach to funding.
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Lloyds Bank Foundation awards £2.4m to charities influencing and improving national policy and practice
30 November 2023
Funding of £2.4 million to support 18 projects focused on influencing and improving national policy and practice in social security, support for refugees and asylum seekers and housing.
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