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What have we learned when it comes to mobilising young adult volunteers?
10 February, 2023
A survey of 8,000 adults across the UK shows that almost half of us (49%) intend to volunteer in 2023. Read more -
Celebrating 2023’s key national moments with National Lottery funding
26 January, 2023
Our evidence shows celebrating and bringing communities together strengthens pride in place and ties people to where they live, increasing a feeling of belonging and place identity. Read more -
How is mental health affecting young people accessing the labour market and quality work?
15 December, 2022
Our insight and evaluation work suggests that poor mental health amongst young people does adversely affect their access to the labour market and their ability to find quality work. Read more -
Helping address the issue of employment in the UK
7 December, 2021
This is the second blog in our series exploring how funding from The National Lottery Community Fund helps people find employment, and also how we promote employability to people furthest from the job market. Read more -
Employment and the National Lottery Community Fund
15 September, 2021
As a nation, we are now starting to emerge from the crisis of the pandemic and towards the all-important act of recovery and rebuilding that will now follow. Read more -
Andy Haldane: Social capital is the glue that binds communities together
28 January, 2021
Past pandemics have tended to collapse the capital on which capitalism is built: physical capital, human capital and financial capital. Yet there is one capital that, historically and currently, has bucked these trends: social capital. Read more -
Principles of co-production for the voluntary sector – beyond lived experience
6 November, 2020
Isobel Roberts, Policy and Briefings Officer at The National Lottery Community Fund, reflects on learning from our recent discussion event on co-production. Read more -
7 October, 2020
Isobel Roberts, Policy and Briefings Officer at The National Lottery Community Fund, reports on our recent discussion event launching our new report on environmental action in communities. 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 -
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
