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5 reasons why you should book a ticket to NPC Ignites 2025
On 23 September 2025.
NPC Ignites is our annual conference for the impact economy, bringing together changemakers from across the charity, philanthropy, and impact spaces. We've listed 5 reasons why you should join us.
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Impact reporting: 5 ways to turn principle into practice
By Sarah Broad, and Elliot Trevithick .
On 16 September 2025.
A new Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is expected this autumn. During the SORP consultation we recommended signposting guidance. We don’t yet know if the SORP Committee will adopt our recommendations, but regardless we've lots of resources to support you on your impact journey.
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Dabbledoo and NPC: Using data to illustrate the impact of arts education
By Shane McKenna.
On 12 September 2025.
Dabbledoo provides interactive resources to help educators bring the joy of the arts into their classrooms. But to prove our long-term impact and continually improve what we do, we partnered with NPC who gave us the tools and framework to become a truly data-driven organisation.
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Listen: NPC CEO Jonathan Simmons on the Do One Better podcast
By Jonathan Simmons .
On 1 September 2025.
Jonathan shares a refreshing perspective on philanthropy—why it should be fun, how to grow the giving market, and what it takes to make charitable impact both strategic and joyful.
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5 things we learned when we developed our theory of change
By Natascha Dekkers.
On 21 August 2025.
At the Motability Foundation, we recently developed our new five-year strategy. Here are five things I learned along the way.
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Telling the story of the impact economy
By Gillian Johnson.
On 14 August 2025.
Watch the presentation and panel discussion from our 2025 Summer Reception.
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Achieving impact in a challenging financial context
By Kaan Yilmazturk .
On 24 July 2025.
Trustees are uniquely positioned to lead through uncertainty by proactively asking the hard questions. Read the key take away's from our recent event.
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What is the impact economy and why are we mapping it?
By Jonathan Simmons .
On 17 July 2025.
We’re part of a growing community that sees the benefit of giving a name and shared identity to the collective effort to do good with our money, time and talent.
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Using systems mapping to understand and tackle food insecurity
By Abigail Rose .
On 10 July 2025.
Solving food insecurity means tackling root causes, not just providing emergency food.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.