Lottery fund pledges £43m to help recession-hit communities (Guardian Unlimited)

Charities welcome lottery’s new strategy of giving 80% of its funds to voluntary organisations Charities were today promised a £43m kitty from the lottery’s good causes fund to help recession-hit communities. The Big Lottery Fund has also pledged to give 20% more of its funds to voluntary and community groups – up from 60% to 80%. Stuart Etherington, chief executive of the National Council for …