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Transparency and the informed donor
By Tris Lumley.
On 29 July 2010.
Check out my blog post as a member of the ImpACT (Improving Accountability, Clarity and Transparency) Coalition over on its blog.
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Why aren’t more young people trustees?
By Jane Thomas.
On 29 July 2010.
At university and school lots of my friends held positions of responsibility in clubs and groups. It's not the same outside work.
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Limiting admin costs
By John Copps.
On 27 July 2010.
The endless obsession with admin costs never seems far from debates about whether charities are doing their job properly.
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What should you be giving to charity?
By Jane Thomas.
On 22 July 2010.
It’s hard to work out what you ‘should’ be giving to charity. 1% of income? 3%? Maybe even 50%?
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Opening up data
By Eibhlin Ni Ogain.
On 21 July 2010.
A well known quote tells us that to “improve something, first measure it”. Having just joined NPC, I was unsure what charity research would look like.
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NHS White Paper—all change for health charities
By Iona Joy.
On 20 July 2010.
The plans for the NHS in the White Paper are courting some pretty unfavourable remarks from a range of commentators.
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What do you call a group of analysts?
By Sue Wixley.
On 14 July 2010.
What collective noun do you use to describe a group of social impact analysts? A flock (as in flamingoes)? A college (owls)? A shrewdness (apes)?
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.