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Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 What makes a news pitch successful? That’s the question every press officer no doubt asks themselves whenever

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Change is something I used to think of in the context of big projects: a new project,

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

Louise Aston, Business in the Community Wellbeing Director shares her shock and anger at the statistics within the Mental Health

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Claire Benard is senior data scientist in the research team at NCVO. She collects, processes and analyses

Council and Funder Collaboration: Islington’s story October 2017 Helen Kersley | Programme Director at the Cripplegate Foundation Blogs In 2012,

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The health and social care sector faces six key challenges and opportunities, says Steve James, CEO of the Avenues Group,

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 It’s been a quiet September on the government front for public services, with parliament only back briefly

Purpose-driven brands are transforming the global economy by designing new product and service offerings that meet new societal aspirations and

The International Tourism Partnership (ITP) has today (Tuesday 26 September) announced four Goals supported by ITP member companies as the

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 In December 2016, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced an independent review into

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 For the third year in a row, we’ve asked our members to tell us how we’re doing.

Fundraising Regulator CEO Stephen Dunmore reflects on its first year of operation, and the challenges and priorities in giving donors

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 In partnership with ACEVO and UK Community Foundations (UKCF), we’ve written to the Chancellor ahead of his

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

Based on Business in the Community’s Workwell Model (a strategic, proactive and integrated framework for embedding wellbeing into organisational culture),

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Kids Company: still to be continued… The Kids Company story shows no sign of concluding. After more

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

Date: Thursday 12 October Time: 11am – 12pm Event: Webinar Business in the Community and City & Guilds Group surveyed

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 On Friday the government announced that it will not be taking forward Lord Hodgson’s recommendations for reforming

The need to know about and manage conflicts of interests isn’t just good practice – it’s a legal duty. A

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Volunteering guidance for NHS providers NHS England has released new guidance that provides support for NHS providers

Like many people in their thirties, Jason was renting a house in Bristol and had made good friends with his

Estelle Brachlianoff, Senior Executive Vice-President of Veolia UK & Ireland, shares innovative examples of sustainable innovation Closed-loop thinking is becoming

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Today we’re publishing a new guide on how to talk about charity issues that we know the

Pete Johnson, ACEVO head of business development explains how our new online DBS checking service will save you time and

Pete Johnson, ACEVO head of business development, explains how our new online DBS checking service will save you time and

For the past 20 years the King’s Fund has been providing leadership support to and working with charity leaders through

The scale of the racial disparities highlighted by the Lammy review is shocking. For every 100 white men sentenced to

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

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (The Goals or SDGs), provide a comprehensive framework for action, that must be taken to

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Are women more charitable? Women are more likely to donate to charity and to support local causes

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

Making the right choice On the launch of ACEVO’s jobs board Melissa Baxter, director at Russam GMS, shares her top

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Call for changes to the Lobbying Act NCVO and over 100 charities have signed up to a

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

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 This month the impact of continued devolution across the employment, skills, health and social care agendas retakes

Twitter0 Facebook0 LinkedIn0 Each year, the UK Civil Society Almanac presents information on the voluntary sector workforce using data from

No single action will solve the problem of a lack of diversity in our sector. But by taking recruitment seriously

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

Louise Lee, Principal, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, explains why on GCSE results day businesses need to look beyond letters and

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

The course is suitable for community investment and CR professionals from companies of all sectors and sizes. It is particularly

This course is also offered as part of the CR Management programme. Who should attend? The course is aimed at

Digital transformation will change the way we design, operate and use transport immeasurably. The change has already begun; intelligent mobility

Rita Medcalf, director of First Position, talks about how understanding yourself can help you become a better leader. Such a

A 10-metre whale made entirely from plastic will be touring the UK this month to help raise awareness about ocean

Today (15th August 2017) the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published its strategy for reducing gender, ethnicity and

Good governance is all about understanding the options facing the organisation and their implications. In this guest blog, Peter Kelly,

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

Helen O’Brien, consultant at Energycentric, writes about their service which allows charities and social enterprises to leverage group purchasing to

Moving into research August 2017 Katie Turner Blogs Katie, one of our Senior Researchers, recently contributed to the Social Research

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

Rob Owen, CEO of the St Giles Trust, reflects on his organisation’s involvement in the success of the world’s first

Businesses urged to ‘go circular’ and refurbish, recycle and regenerate office waste A campaign to make UK workplaces more sustainable

ACEVO director of leadership and governance, Jenny Berry, writes about the steps to take to ensure your disciplinary and grievance

Business in the Community’s race equality campaign conducted the UK’s largest ever workplace survey of race at work receiving in

Analysis from IPPR (Institute for Public Policy and Research) and Business in the Community presents new evidence that shows younger

Many young people from disadvantaged backgrounds face multiple barriers to employment. From having a disability to fulfilling caring responsibilities, the

Gina shares her thoughts on the impact of skills-based volunteering. The intangible benefits of giving have been explained and demonstrated

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

We can’t take the public’s trust for granted, writes Vicky Browning. Here’s how we’re working to protect it. The latest

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

It’s hard to get your head around the sheer size and scale of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, London’s solution to

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The ability to provide and use food sustainably is essential to our future prosperity. There is a complex landscape to

28-year-old Nathan has worked at Marks & Spencer HR Shared Services for all of his working life – an opportunity

Responding to Matthew Taylor’s Government-commissioned review into modern employment practices, Cath Sermon, Employment Director for Business in the Community said:

The latest YouGov research reveals 52 per cent of regular takeaway hot drink consumers, those that buy at least four

A consortium of 12 organisations is bringing 250 years of experience to support vulnerable women and girls across Leeds, says

Anglian Water and We are Vista, have been announced as one of the most responsible businesses in the UK, along

The sector needs a new kind of qualification to attract a new generation into our workplaces, says Matt Hyde, CEO

Costain and Capital Network Solutions were announced as the Wales Responsible Large and Small Responsible Businesses of the Year and

The Committee carried out an inquiry between March and May this year into the gender pay gap in Scotland. Its

This blog first appeared on the Charity Bank website in June 2017. Finding ways to strengthen your board is never

Guest blog by Hannah Massarella CPCC, BIRD movement.com We are all often too busy to take time, step back and

Business responds to the Grenfell fire Business in the Community’s (BITC) The Prince’s Business Emergency Resilience Group (BERG) normally supports

Ahead of Armed Forces Day, Former Group HR Director of The Go-Ahead Group, Val Proctor, shares her experiences of building

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This week the government published its first ever Social Mobility Employer Index to announce the top 50 UK employers who

Dear Prime Minister, We know there are many challenges for the next Parliament but we believe so much could be

Dear Social Investor, June 2017 Leila Baker, Niamh Goggin Blogs It’s been six months since we first published our research

We’re excited by the results of 2016, our first full year of operating our new online service. Reach Volunteering supported

The stories from this year’s Charity Governance Awards winners and entrants are a vivid illustration of the difference a good

Reach is excited to announce a new partnership with Community Impact Bucks (CIB). Through this partnership skilled volunteering vacancies in

The power of small actions in grassroots regeneration April 2017 Blogs What brings communities together and enables them to take

Katherine Low Settlement – ‘Supporting the people of Wandsworth for over 90 years’ March 2017 Blogs In conversation with Aaron

We are really pleased to read the recommendation in the House of Lords Select Committee on Charities report, that charities

Pembrokeshire People First – ‘Our aim is to one day become redundant’ March 2017 Blogs Through our work we get