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    New £10m allocation for impact investing

    We’re delighted to announce a new £10m allocation to impact investing, which will be in addition to our £45m allocation to social investment.

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  • Woodland Trust - Smithills Estate, Bolton

    Woodland Trust: restoring nature for people and planet

    We visited Smithills Estate in Bolton to learn about the work the Woodland Trust is doing to restore nature for both people and the planet, and how doing so can also support the local economy.

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  • Lifelong Links by Family Rights Group

    Lifelong Links: Building lasting relationships for young people in care

    Lifelong Links by charity Family Rights Group is an exciting initiative that works with young people in care to help them reconnect and build lasting relationships with family members and other people who care about them. We went to Scotland to hear more about it.

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  • Siop Griffiths, a community owned café and shop in Penygroes, Wales, that received support from Plunkett Foundation

    Plunkett Foundation

    We visited Siop Griffiths in Penygroes to learn how, with the support of Plunkett Foundation, they were able to develop their community owned café and shop, and help boost the confidence in the future of this rural village.

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  • We Belong

    We Belong

    We met the team at We Belong, a relatively new charity that is run by, and for, young migrants in the UK. They engage young migrants in advocating for a fairer immigration system, and provide them with the tools to speak out about injustice and become agents of change.

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  • Arts festival with B-Arts in Stoke-on-Trent

    B-Arts: Using art and creativity to transform the community of Stoke

    B-Arts is a participatory arts and theatre company based in Stoke. They use arts and creativity to improve lives and transform people's lives and the communities they live in.

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    Working for a healthy sea with North Sea Wildlife Trusts

    We visited Flamborough Head to hear about the North Sea Project, a partnership of North Sea Wildlife Trusts, working together to champion greater protection of our marine environment and the wildlife that calls it home.

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  • LocalMotion event with Lincoln City Foundation

    LocalMotion communications support: invitation for proposals

    Together with a group of funders, we set up LocalMotion, a place-based initiative to support communities tackle deep-rooted causes of injustice in a more joined up, radical way. We are now seeking communications support to build LocalMotion's public presence and develop the programme's signature brand and style.

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    Esmée's hackathon and me: a young environmentalist’s look into how change is made

    Following a hackathon to address the lack of diversity in the environment sector, Hemlata Pant, a Youth Representative for Action for Conservation, writes about the experience.

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