Supporting impact practice www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk @LBFEW / @alex_vanvliet

The basics Founded in 1985, one of 4 LBG Foundations 30 years: distributed over £340m to 42,000 local charities Independent charitable trust, 4 LBG Trustees 9-year funding agreement National reach, local presence Administers LBG Matched Giving Scheme Foundation sector as a whole: £2.4bn into UK voluntary sector

Our programmes

What’s impact practice? Plan Do Assess Review

How can funders support? Passive: signalling Assertive: requirements Signposting Capacity building support (grants/funder plus) Knowledge as a currency …a defence of the interventionist funder!

Assertive: Requirements Set quantitative “targets” for outcomes for individuals Report back annually on progress aligned to our priority outcomes Mixed experience of use for grant management Forms the basis of wide range of reporting for the Foundation (internal & external)

Definitions & grade inflation Reduced incidents of domestic abuse in adult intimate relationships Partners and ex-partners of domestic violence perpetrators feel safer Clients reporting an end to all types of abuse and controlling behaviours Beneficiaries are be able to exit sexual exploitation safely Clients better recognise and understand domestic abuse Individuals are able to live free from domestic abuse and violence

Dealing with uncertainty Data reporting can only be as accurate as the data we get in. Ability to collect basic impact data forms an important part of the assessment of a grant application… …but once you clear the competence bar, we know there are large variations in the quality of data collection across our grantee portfolio Small charities can’t always prioritise impact data collection and reporting Still permissive on methodology, guidance & advice hasn’t had a huge impact. What does trust look like in impact practice?

Direct support

Reflections on direct support Very popular – sometimes valued more highly than the grant! Gets around the priority barrier: restrictiveness is useful for ensuring work can be implemented that would be otherwise difficult Instrumental support more tangible than developmental support – but a measurement problem can be a symptom not a cause Capacity hump – do small charities have the skills & resources to integrate & maintain tools long term? Charities sometimes attract wider funding/resources as a result, especially in competing for commissioned services – but not a planned outcome

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