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New research has revealed the scale of the problem in local government finances in the most disadvantaged areas of the

NPC CEO Dan Corry shares some reflections on the government’s recent Civil Society Strategy.

With the UK planning to leave the EU in March 2019, the Transition Advice Fund has commissioned a study of

Our research has found many positives for charities from mergers but they’re not always appropriate. Thinking about when they aren’t

With just over half a year till the UK’s official exit from the European Union, Clare Wilkins, NPC Head of

With the government’s rough sleeping strategy now out, Katie Boswell, NPC Deputy Head of Funders, sees it’s strengths, it’s weaknesses,

Summer is upon us, and here’s four recommendations from the NPC team for reading material to take away with you

Homelessness affects tens of thousands of people and the number is increasing. NPC is researching what the effective charity sector

NPC has been working with the Maddox Group of CEOs of NHS charities. Our work with them points towards both

The NHS has always been supported, in one way or another, by charities. Now, as we face a rising tide

With a spending review coming up in 2019, NPC CEO Dan Corry explores whether the National Citizens Service is getting

The sector is waking up to it’s lack of diversity but, through being adopted, has the term itself been devalued?

How do health charities drive change for patients when the NHS is under pressure from every direction? It’s time to

NPC CEO Dan Corry argues that, just as the fortunes of the England team may change constantly, so does the

On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, we launch the first of three blog examining the relationship

Amina Memon, Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway University blogs to introduce work she has done in collaboration with NPC.

Consultant Grace Wyld sets out the three areas which will define NPC’s criminal justice work over the next year.

The programme for 2018’s NPC Ignites has been announced. Find out about the big names and bigger topics you can

Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB, Chair of the Charity Tax Commission shares his thoughts on the role and goals of the

Comparing impact across different investment opportunities is extremely hard to do. But there are tools to help you make an

It’s five years since the Justice Data Lab was launched and we should celebrate! If you haven’t heard of it,

This week NPC made our submission to the civil society strategy consultation from DCMS. Lots of other social sector organisations

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, when charities from around the UK try to challenge people’s attitudes to individuals

What is investment readiness? It’s a concept commonly found in the social entrepreneurship sector, but what does it mean? And

Impact investing continues to rise up the agenda. These days major institutions from Barclays to BlackRock are involved but, despite

I attended my first NCVO conference on Monday, and I’m pleased to report that I enjoyed it tremendously. I was

Researching mergers has taken me into territory I barely knew existed and exploded my preconceptions. Firstly, mergers are not always

As I set out last week, we’re undergoing a revival of interest in the potential of place-based initiatives to effect

According to research published today by the Migration Observatory, thousands of UK residents could be at risk of losing the

We use the terms ‘impact’ and ‘impact measurement’ a lot. But what do they really mean? For me ‘impact’ has

How would you go about counting every tree in a forest to track deforestation? Tricky. Maybe you could get together

At NPC’s annual conference, NPC Ignites, the conversation around governance focused mostly on board diversity. Whilst it was clear there

I was going to write a triumphal blog about our conference, NPC Ignites, which took place this week. A blog

Today marks World Mental Health Day. In the year that has passed since the last one, it became harder than

A bizarro mood was noticeable at this year’s party conferences. At Labour the atmosphere was jubilant, despite them having lost

As I said recently, ‘There are a lot of very good people in the charity and social enterprise sector, but

I’ve worked with many charities and social enterprises over the years—to help them work out what data they need to

One of the biggest things hanging over all of us at present is where the North Korean nuclear missile issue

4 minute read This year at NPC we celebrate our 15th anniversary. 15 years doesn’t sound long, but our 2002

An acute public sector worker crisis in our prisons means that some officers are too understaffed to safely unlock prisoners

In spring we wrote a letter—backed by 24 charities (large and small)—to the Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt, outlining the

Breaking through the Brexit negotiation headlines yesterday was a different story on how Britain is distinguishing itself from Europe. Our

Things that are baffling me today: Someone thought it was a good idea to create 8 The Fast and Furious

As pretty much everyone has noticed, we’re in the middle of a great revolution driven by digital technology and the

Mike Adamson became chief executive of the British Red Cross in October 2014. Before that he was managing director of

Peter is one of NPC’s founding trustees and was Chair of the board from 2010 to 2012. He is also

Throughout the summer at NPC we launched a series of pieces from our State of the Sector programme. This work

Erica leads NPC’s work on Inspiring Impact, a UK-wide collaborative movement aiming to promote good impact practice across the voluntary

A successful Social Impact Bond (SIB)? Let’s celebrate… A few weeks ago there was a lot of commotion and champagne

We’re surrounded by data Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink Not that we’re exactly stranded on a

Paul Parker is Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain, the closest the 13,000-strong Quaker community gets to a chief executive.

The impact investment market is growing at an exciting rate Returning from three days in Chicago at the Global Steering

When we started our State of the Sector programme we knew that charitable organisations were struggling in the midst sweeping