Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
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Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is an independent charitable foundation funded by the profits of Lloyds Banking Group. The Foundation works in partnership with small and local charities, people and communities, changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society. Through unrestricted funding, support to develop, and influencing policy and practice, they help small and local charities thrive, communities grow stronger, and people overcome complex issues and barriers so they can transform their lives. Over their 40-year lifetime, they have invested over £635 million in more than 45,000 community organisations right across England and Wales.
Funding Opportunities
National Influencing Programme
The National Influencing Programme supports charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) seeking to influence and achieve change in national policy and practice around specific issues. The programme focuses on three priority themes: social security system, accommodation, and refugees and asylum seekers. These themes were chosen based on evidence from small and local charities and are areas where there are significant barriers to overcome and where change is needed the most. Rising living costs and economic, political and policy challenges are making it harder for people facing complex issues, as the systems designed to support them are not fit for purpose and risk pushing them further into hardship and destitution. The programme is particularly interested in proposals led by or actively developed with user groups and/or people with direct lived experience of the relevant issues. This programme supported organizations working directly or with others to influence those in power to tackle the causes and consequences of complex issues and the barriers people face. Note: This was a one-off funding programme and is now closed.
Organisational Development Support programme
This programme helps charities identify and prioritise their development goals, building on what they are already great at and how to respond to and overcome challenges. It is a two-year development support programme specifically for charities that help asylum seekers and refugees with an income between £25,000 and £500,000. The programme provides access to organisational development support including working with specialised consultants, mentors or skilled volunteers, participating in peer networks, and accessing resources, memberships and events. With guidance from Regional Managers, the programme works with charities to identify strengths and challenges and how to address these. This programme represents Lloyds Bank Foundation's ten-year investment in helping small and local charities build on their strengths and grow more resilient so they can thrive over the long term. Note: This is not a cash funding programme - there is no grant award linked to it, only organisational development support services.
Specialist programme
The Specialist programme from Lloyds Bank Foundation focuses on supporting small, local, specialist charities with an income of £25,000–£500,000. The programme provides a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000 combined with tailored development support to help charities strengthen their organizational capacity and build the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees. The Foundation supports charities that help people overcome complex issues such as homelessness, domestic abuse, and addiction - issues that don't have simple solutions and make life much harder for people by deepening trauma, impacting health and wellbeing, leading to poverty and destitution, and preventing people from fulfilling their potential. Small, local, specialist charities play a unique role in helping people rebuild their lives through their size, connection to their communities and deep understanding of the issues people face. The programme targets charities whose main focus is to provide support for one of eight specific themes (not detailed on this page). The Foundation aims to ensure that supported charities can thrive beyond the lifetime of the funding by providing both financial resources and developmental support throughout the three-year grant period. Please note: This funding programme is now closed and is not currently accepting applications.
Deaf and Disabled people's organisations
This programme is for small and local charities and CICs with an income between £25,000 to £500,000 that are led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people who are experiencing poverty. The programme is aimed at registered charities and Community Interest Companies which are led by and working for Deaf and Disabled people. Organizations work directly with Deaf and Disabled people over the long term to support them to have more choice and control over their lives, access their rights and entitlements and challenge the barriers they face. The work must be based on a social model of disability and organizations must demonstrate how this understanding shapes their work and enables people to have their voices heard. Successful applicants receive a three-year unrestricted grant, meaning they can use the grant to support any costs that further their organization's social purpose. Please note that this funding programme is now closed.
Racial Equity Programme
The Racial Equity Programme is a comprehensive funding initiative designed to support small local charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity. People from racially minoritised communities are 2.5 times more likely to be in poverty than white people. This programme addresses this disparity by providing unrestricted funding combined with tailored development support. The programme is specifically aimed at registered charities and CICs that are led by the communities they serve and work with people over the long term to help them break free from poverty and achieve their potential. Organizations must be directly delivering services that help people from racially minoritised communities experiencing significant economic disadvantage. The programme recognizes that small, local and specialist organisations play a unique role in helping people rebuild their lives due to their size and deep understanding of the complex issues people face. Awards consist of £75,000 over three years (£25,000 per year) in unrestricted funding, meaning grants can be used to support any costs that further the organisation's social purpose. In addition to financial support, the programme combines funding with a breadth of tailored development support aimed at helping strengthen charities and build the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees. This programme is for charities that prioritize their development and want to ensure they can thrive beyond the lifetime of the funding. The Foundation believes in supporting organizations to build long-term sustainability and organizational resilience through comprehensive development support alongside financial resources.
Local Collaborations
This programme supports collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees. The programme provides flexible grants of £100,000 over two years to support impactful collaborations that have the specialist knowledge, compassion for people, and drive to push for long lasting change. Collaborations may have the opportunity to extend by a further year with an additional £50,000. This funding cannot be used to fund direct delivery of services and is exclusively to support partnerships to influence locally and regionally. The programme aims to support small local charities that partner with other charities, grassroots organisations, community groups, and local partners to support people facing complex issues and barriers. Note: This programme is currently closed.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 6
- Active Now
- 6
- Source Domain
- lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk
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