Blog posts
Looking for colour, context and perspective about the work of The National Lottery Community Fund, its impact on communities and topics currently in the news? It’s all here. This blog will explain, explore, showcase and examine the ways in which civil society, and as a result the sector, is changing. Read about what people in communities across the UK and sector thought leaders have to say and form your own opinion.
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Participatory Grant making and The National Lottery Community Fund
9 September, 2020
Hannah Paterson, Senior Portfolio Manager - UK at The National Lottery Community Fund talks about Participatory Grant Making. Read more -
Participatory Grantmaking and The National Lottery Community Fund
1 September, 2020
Hannah Paterson speaks about Participatory Grant Making. Read more -
20 August, 2020
Malin Joneleit, Public Affairs Officer at The National Lottery Community Fund, reports on learning from a recent key conveners’ session, which explored the impact COVID-19 and the lockdown are having on victims of domestic abuse and the difficult work being done by charities and organisations to meet the heightened demand for services. Read more -
Let’s check our biases at the door & move beyond lived experience
20 August, 2020
Winston Allamby, a Community Partner with our multiple disadvantage programme Fulfilling Lives, and someone with lived experience,considers why it's so difficult for people with lived experience to move into senior leadership positions. Read more -
Conditions for Collaboration - Part 1: When it’s really hard
17 August, 2020
Nick Stanhope, Founder of Shift, a London and New Orleans based social enterprise discusses how Collaboration, even amongst well-intended organisations that share the same values and purpose, can feel way too hard. Read more -
How youth voice can help mental health
6 August, 2020
Young People in the Lead advisory team member, Loren Townsend Elliot, talks about her journey to become a panel member and how youth voice can raise awareness of youth mental health issues. Read more -
How can we better support community organisations to deliver during times of crisis?
3 August, 2020
Luke Maynard, Policy Manager at The National Lottery Community Fund reports on learning from a recent key conveners’ session on COVID-19 and its impact on Community Infrastructure organisations. Read more -
Loneliness: How do we bridge the digital divide?
8 July, 2020
Isobel Roberts, Policy and Briefings Officer at The National Lottery Community Fund, reflects on learning from our recent online event exploring how charities and community organisations are working to bridge the digital divide and tackle loneliness. Read more -
Food for thought – supporting sustainable community food projects through coronavirus and beyond
18 June, 2020
Nick Gardner, Head of Climate Action at the National Lottery Community Fund, summarises and reflects on a recent convening event on the community response to food distribution challenges during COVID-19. With summary of the event by Isobel Roberts. Read more -
Adapting in adversity during COVID-19
16 June, 2020
The combined evidence from three of our funding programmes that support people experiencing multiple disadvantage – Fulfilling Lives, Women and Girls Initiative and Help Through Crisis - shows, in many cases, that pre-existing disadvantage has become worse during COVID-19 and organisations have been rapidly adapting the support they provide. Read more
