# Big Lottery Fund to change name in New Year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/28/big-lottery-fund-change-name-new-year/
- Published: 2018-09-28T13:06:25+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Big Lottery Fund will change its name to The National Lottery Community Fund
as of 30 January next year.**

 

According to the [Big Lottery Fund](http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk), changing 
the name to The National Lottery Community Fund will make clearer what the organisation
is and does, and will help players understand the difference they make when they
buy a ticket, with the aim of seeing more money go to good causes.

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Last year, the Big Lottery Fund gave out £508.5 million of National Lottery funding
to over 11,000 community projects across the UK. The fund currently distributes 
40% of the good cause money raised by National Lottery players.

 

Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, said: 

 

> “Groups and charities use our funding, be it £500 or £500,000, to bring people
> together, make good things happen and help their communities to thrive. We want
> to make sure that as many people as possible understand who we are, what we do,
> and how National Lottery funding could help them make a difference in their community.

 

Next year will also be the National Lottery’s 25th birthday.

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