1/ We’ve just awarded £ 6.2 million in unrestricted funding for 83 #SmallButVital charities in England and Wales! These charities are helping people to rebuild their lives after experiencing homelessness, abuse, persecution, and trauma. Like Revival – Wiltshire Rape and Sexual abuse centre 👇

We’re delighted to announce that @lbfew.bsky.social are supporting #People&Homes2025 as headline sponsor. Working together, we are committed to bringing together a range of voices and experiences to identify the solutions needed to end the housing emergency in Wales.

Last chance to apply for funding under our racial equity programme, which closes TOMORROW. Send through your applications by 5pm to be considered for a grant of £75,000 over three years alongside tailored development support www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/raci...

#SmallButVital charities matter. Research and evidence help us champion them by showing what is happening, indicating solutions and identifying best practices. That is why we invest in building the evidence base for their distinctive role and value. Learn more: ow.ly/kFvw50T4bbt

‼️ CLOSING NEXT WEEK! Deadline: 5pm, 29 May. Don't miss the opportunity to send through your application for an unrestricted grant of £75,000 for three years under our racial equity programme! www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/raci...

Can development support enable #SmallButVital charities to build sustainable income streams? The answer is yes. Find out how small #DomesticAbuse charity Reducing the Risk did just that. bit.ly/44IAc3C

A new report from our charity partner highlights the widespread failure of local authorities across the UK to provide safe, legal and accessible transit sites for Gypsy and Traveller communities: www.gypsy-traveller.org/news/new-sum...

As a learning organisation, we are keen to continue working in partnership with the deaf and disabled-led small charities and incorporating lived experience within our grant-making process. Read more in our blog www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/n...

We are currently investing in 12 #SmallButVital Deaf charities in England and Wales, totalling £900,000 in funding! #DeafAwarenessWeek

In 2015, we launched a Trading and Sustainability programme. m2 have carried out an evaluation into the programme. ✅89% agreed that the programme enabled an entrepreneurial mindset ✅66% agreed that they were better placed to measure their organisational income Read it in full bit.ly/4izpTC7

🔍 A little factoid for our 40th anniversary. We offered our first-ever iteration of capacity-building support back in 1992! And now? In 2024, we connected: 🤝 361 Lloyds Banking Group colleagues shared their skills with charities.   💬 265 volunteers joined 49 charity forums.

We commissioned research by @thinknpc.bsky.social to help identify the challenges facing voluntary sector organisations working in the criminal justice system and how funders can work better together to support them. Read the report: www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/influencing/...

"The freedom of the grant being unrestricted has been really helpful as well. Being trusted that we know best is really refreshing." Since 2020, all our grants through our main programmes have been unrestricted. Read how this has supported sustainability at Hope and Vision ow.ly/lNBV50VHCb8

Don't miss the chance to send through your application for £100,000 funding for your local collaboration. Deadline is 5pm 30 April. 📢ONE DAY TO GO! bit.ly/41ae8eI

❓ If you could create a total system change in your community, how would you do it? For one, changing systems takes time. New blog and learning product sharing our lessons from our evaluation of our work in six communities across England and Wales bit.ly/4cNMwl4

Development opportunities can often be unaffordable for a small charity. This is where skills based volunteering can help. Through our partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, we match up charities with volunteers for free. Watch how this benefited one charity leader youtu.be/vEHlCb0Kj6w?...

National Minimum Wage rates increased this month! Ensure your payroll systems are updated for all age brackets✅ Need help understanding these changes? Our HR consultants can support and guide you on your compliance journey, get in touch: www.rootshr.org.uk/contact-root...

📧 Did you know we send out a monthly newsletter? Sign up and receive information on ✅Funding news ✅Policy updates ✅Free resources from the Foundation ✅Sector wide events ✅Updates on Funder Practice ✅Report launches And more! bit.ly/LBFsubscribe

Disability benefit cuts won’t just impact disabled people and their families; they will also seriously hamper the government’s ability to deliver on its own central mission... Read our full blog👀 z2k.org/mission-crit...

Charities must “rethink traditional approaches and embrace new models of operations” over the next year, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has warned

Ministers must seize the opportunity of DWP’s review of #UniversalCredit in the coming months to resolve the ongoing flaws in its operation and properly address the inadequacy of its basic Standard Allowance. @policyinpractice.bsky.social policyinpractice.co.uk/blog/new-ana...

The power of local collaborations 💪 Read our blog to find out how #SmallButVital Quetzal and other charities are driving meaningful change through local partnerships. Have a similar idea? Our funding for local collaborations closes on 30 April. www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/n...

Check out our new #HomelessnessMonitorWales 2025. Research with I-SPHERE at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social shows governments must take bold action if we are to turn the tide on the rising numbers of people experiencing homelessness in Wales. www.crisis.org.uk/Homelessness...

Influencing policy can be a great way for charities to deliver social change.Trustees need to know how to support this. Our event will discuss 🌟 Opportunities & challenges 🌟 Legal & regulatory landscape for #influencing 🌟 Working with a government nationally/locally: www.thinknpc.org/events-and-t...

Charity leaders are operating in the “most uncertain and challenging time”, with some facing burnout and leaving the sector, a @stonekingllp.bsky.social event heard yesterday from leaders of NCVO, Age UK, @tnlcomfund.bsky.social, @lbfew.bsky.social and @neweconomics.bsky.social

It's so great to read how our funding has supported #SmallButVital P.H.O.E.B.E to expand its services and purchase a second building, boosting the charity’s ability to offer safe refuge and 'essential support services' to Black and minoritised women! www.eadt.co.uk/news/2505374...

We are pleased to be partnering with Emmaus UK in its efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the Supported Housing Act. Part of their work is incorporating lived experience so their testimony is heard and informs the new standards. www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/n...

We are hosting our racial equity pre-application webinar tomorrow. Sign up for your free place here. Already signed up? You can find all supporting documents and guidance over on our website to have on hand when joining us. www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/raci...

Third Sector will offer 15 randomly selected organisations the chance to enter one of 13 categories in a scheme that exists to spotlight the successes of small, micro, local and ethnic minority-led charities

Great to bring together our #SmallButVital partner Family Help Darlington and Darlington MP @lolamcevoymp.bsky.social to hear about their services to support domestic and economic abuse survivors. They were also joined by Lloyds Banking Group's Emily Cox and Sarah Legg, who is our trustee!

Last week was a difficult and uncertain week for people living with mental illness. To help you understand what the proposed government changes to the social security system mean—and how you can make your voice heard—join our webinar on 9 April at 12pm. Find out more and sign up 👉 bit.ly/4hlN965

Help us shape our organisational development support offers for our Deaf and Disabled people's organisation programme and ensure it is inclusive and accessible for all. Take part in this survey and share your thoughts by 2 April www.surveymonkey.com/r/FB5NQSS

“Our country’s third pillar of civil society is essential,” says @thisismatthyde.bsky.social of @lbfew.bsky.social at #anthropy calling for cross-sector focus on growing giving and partnership with purpose-driven business to unlock greater financial and human capital.

Appalling. - 800,000 disabled people will lose PIP - 3m will lose money from changes to the main health element of UC, £500 a year for existing claimants, and £3000 for new claimants - £500m will come out of the carers benefits bill as 150,000 lose carers allowance or UC care element

- 800,000 will lose PIP according to the OBR - 3m will lose money from changes to the main health element of UC, £500 a year for existing claimants, and £3000 for new claimants - £500m will come out of the carers benefits bill as 150,000 lose carers allowance or UC care element 2/3

1/7: At today’s Spring Statement, the government announced yet more panicked cuts to vital support for disabled people. The government also set out more detail about the impact that its huge cuts to support will have on disabled people 🧵

Many of the #SmallButVital charities we partner with are reporting an increase in the no. of people they support who are homeless or threatened with it, so we really welcome yesterday's Govt announcement of an extra £2 billion for 18,000 new social/affordable homes. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Questions from @thisismatthyde.bsky.social for civil society: - How do we step up with bold transformative collective ideas while we’re so dredged in crisis? - How do we tell our story as a sector better so we’re taken more seriously? Big questions we’re wrestling with as we review our strategy.

We have two open funding programmes: - Local collaborations can apply for a grant of £100,000 - Charities and CICs working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity Check your eligibility and apply www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding

Important new research here by @carers-uk.bsky.social. The Govt's announcement last autumn of an independent review of Carers Allowance overpayments was welcome. However, while it considers evidence, thousands of carers are being chased for overpayments. DWP must suspend this punitive action.

An estimated 15-20% of the UK population are neurodivergent. Many face challenges in the workplace. In this blog, #SmallButVital charity SAMME share how they supported more than 900 disabled and neurodivergent people to develop the skills to start self-employment ow.ly/HGtI50Vma7j

Am ddiwrnod 😊! It was great to welcome Welsh CVCs, charities and representatives from national orgs at the #FindingTheGood reflection event this week! We heard practical and hopeful ideas, including a commitment to over 20 immediate actions, to continue shaping commissioning practice across Wales

Join us in May when we will present our new research which aims to better understand how funding is currently allocated so that we can find ways to make the system easier to navigate, increase collaboration, and improve services. @lbfew.bsky.social

"If the state turns off the tap on the money you get, it's charities you turn to" Our director of policy, comms & research @nicolesykes.bsky.social spoke to @matthew-wright.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the impact cuts to disability benefits will have www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/...

We are passionate about influencing change on the issues that drive disadvantage. That is why we invested £2.4m in charities to improve national policy and practice. Here, Emmaus, funded under the programme, share their work shaping the Supported Housing Act ow.ly/qbSn50VhVnz

We are now accepting applications from #SmallButVital charities and CIOs led by and work with people experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity. Eligible charities can apply for a three-year grant of £75,000 alongside development support. Find out more bit.ly/3XOAhOF

Huge thank you to the @lbfew.bsky.social for an inspiring day bringing together organisations from across the UK to connect and share learnings. We left feeling energised and determined! 🌟 Great to see our friends from @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social too💜

Yesterday we bought together the projects we are funding under our National Influencing programme to build connections, hear their project updates and share learning so far – as well as get inspired by opportunities to come.

Funding under our racial equity programme will open soon! Stay in the know and sign up to our email alert once funding is live. bit.ly/4gm1IH2

Right now, we are investing in 93 #SmallButVital charities that support women or are women-allies, totalling £6,049,446 in funding! As we look towards #InternationalWomensDay tomorrow, read our thread to learn about some of our charity partners who advocate for a better future for women and girls 💪