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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