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Supporting communities to take action on climate change – the Climate Action Fund so far..
26 January, 2021
It’s been 18 months since we launched the Climate Action Fund – a £100million fund that supports communities across the UK to take action on climate change - and a lot has happened in that time. 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 -
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 -
Climate change is everyone’s business, so let’s all act to address it
31 January, 2020
With a recent survey showing that three quarters of people in the UK say the environment will be important to them in 2020, John Rose, our Director for Wales and environment lead, discusses our environment strategy. Read more -
How we talk: the politics of language in lived experience leadership
4 November, 2019
Peter Atherton, lived experience leader and founder of community interest company Community Led Initiatives, helped designed our Lived Experience Pilot programme. He explains the difference this made to his organisation’s funding journey. Read more -
A young person’s perspective on social action
16 November, 2018
The #iwill Fund brings together a group of organisations who all contribute funding to embed meaningful social action into the lives of young people. The #iwill Fund is overseen by a Leadership Board who agree partnerships with funders & partners. Read more
