We partner with small and local charities, people, and communities working towards a more just and compassionate society.https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lqrreiuk2c2z1/ 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 👇04 Jun 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrreiuk2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lq7qfiq7fc2vLast 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 https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/racial-equity-programme28 May 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7qfiq7fc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lpr56jabus2r#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 https://ow.ly/kFvw50T4bbt22 May 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr56jabus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lposlzptvc2w‼️ 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! https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/racial-equity-programme21 May 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lposlzptvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lpbr3npljk2cCan 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 https://bit.ly/44IAc3C16 May 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbr3npljk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3loqlgeb4bk23A 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: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/news/new-summary-report-foi-reveals-devastating-lack-of-transit-site-provision/09 May 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqlgeb4bk23https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lonvrk522k23As 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 https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/news/what-we-ve-learned-so-far-from-funding-deaf-and-disabled-organisations08 May 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonvrk522k23https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lold3y6spc23We are currently investing in 12 #SmallButVital Deaf charities in England and Wales, totalling £900,000 in funding! #DeafAwarenessWeek07 May 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lold3y6spc23https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lo6qkudou223In 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 https://bit.ly/4izpTC702 May 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6qkudou223https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lo4iktap2k23🔍 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.01 May 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4iktap2k23https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lo23iw6wyc23We 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: https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/influencing/research/funding-into-the-criminal-justice-voluntary-sector30 Apr 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo23iw6wyc23https://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lnxeov3s3c2q"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 https://ow.ly/lNBV50VHCb829 Apr 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxeov3s3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lnwxhlzql22qDon'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 https://bit.ly/41ae8eI29 Apr 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnwxhlzql22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lnktrnbt6k2b❓ 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 https://bit.ly/4cNMwl424 Apr 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnktrnbt6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lnkae7f7vs2bDevelopment 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 https://youtu.be/vEHlCb0Kj6w?si=usNCkgmuWnh1Q1G-24 Apr 2025 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkae7f7vs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lmz3aov64s2p📧 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 https://media.tenor.com/D06mIoOAO98AAAAC/yes-hi.gif?hh=498&ww=49817 Apr 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmz3aov64s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lmtkw4hp6k2mMinisters 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 https://policyinpractice.co.uk/blog/new-analysis-deductions-and-sanctions-for-people-on-universal-credit/15 Apr 2025 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtkw4hp6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lmhqese3js2aThe 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. https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/news/how-local-collaborations-led-by-small-charities-are-influencing-change10 Apr 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhqese3js2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3llvmr3kqxk2pIt'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! https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/25053741.ipswich-domestic-abuse-charity-expands-refuge-services/03 Apr 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvmr3kqxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3lltk4yvdlk2aWe 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. https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-impact/news/shaping-the-supported-housing-act02 Apr 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltk4yvdlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3llszbpswhs2fWe 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. https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/racial-equity-programme#webinar02 Apr 2025 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llszbpswhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbfew.bsky.social/post/3llqkceppwk2xGreat 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!01 Apr 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:ehwtyewxgcfwsmp4vidisrxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqkceppwk2x