# National Lottery Community Fund launches Strategy Renewal process to shape future support

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/04/07/national-lottery-community-fund-launches-strategy-renewal-process-to-shape-future-support/
- Published: 2022-04-07T08:30:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The National Lottery Community Fund has today launched a Strategy Renewal process
that will shape how it supports people and communities to prosper and thrive into
the future.**

It aims to engage a wide range of stakeholders in the 18-month process and provide
touch points for people to join in conversations about the challenges, opportunities,
hopes and ambitions of the UK’s diverse communities.

As such, the funder is running a programme of engagement and other activities designed
to draw a broad range of people into the conversation. It has also launched a [microsite](http://www.puttingcommunitiesfirst.org.uk)
and a hashtag, #TNLComFundStrategyRenew, where people can join in.

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The input gained will help shape how [The National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/)
invests in communities going forward as well as the wider support it offers.

Research released today from its Community Research Index – an annual survey of 
over 8,000 adults across the UK on how people feel about, and their ambitions for,
their communities – shows that overall, almost three quarters of people in the UK(
72%) think their local community is faring well for quality of life compared to 
other communities in the UK. This rises to 78% of people in the South West of England,
but dips to 67% in North West and North East and falls to 62% for those living in
the most deprived areas of the UK.

David Knott, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: 

> “This research is about putting communities first and asking them directly what
> their challenges, hopes and ambitions are today and for the future. We know our
> funding has a critical role to play in supporting communities to unleash their
> energy and potential so they can get to where they want to be.
>  
> “It’s the start of an important conversation. That’s why we are kicking off a 
> Strategic Renewal process today that will shape how we continue to invest in communities
> into the future and support them to prosper and thrive. We want to draw on the
> knowledge, foresight, experiences and ambitions of communities. Thanks to National
> Lottery players every seven minutes we’re able to back a community to bring people
> together and make amazing things happen. Now is an exciting and inspiring time
> to explore how we build on the best that’s been with the best that’s yet to come.”

National Lottery players raise over £30 million each week for good causes across
the UK, with the National Lottery Community Fund having awarded £3.4 billion in 
72,000 grants in the last five years.

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