A think tank and consultancy for the charity sector
Who we areNPC is the think tank and consultancy for the social sector.
We help charities, foundations, philanthropists, impact investors, social enterprises, corporates, and the public sector to maximise social impact in the lives of the people they serve.
Resources & Insights
Confronting the cost of living crisis
The cost-of-living crisis is as big a crisis as covid, possibly bigger. We need the kind of mobilisation that we saw at the start of the pandemic.
Theory of change in ten steps
This new guide is a ten step handbook to creating a theory of change, built on many years of developing them for charities and funders. It will teach you the basics, our core approach, with the information you need to do any theory of change.
Thinking big: How to use theory of change for systems change
Applied well, theory of change can support charities and funders to take a systemic approach to their work. This report identifies five common pitfalls when using theory of change, and walks through five rules that will help organisations to use the approach to tackle complex problems.
Where next for social impact?
For 20 years NPC has been helping philanthropists and charities to maximise social impact in the lives of the people they serve. To mark our 20th birthday, we've been talking to leading figures and people doing things differently to ask: Where next for social impact?
Theory of change for campaigning
This seminar will explore how you can develop theories of change for campaigning. Drawing on our guide to using theories of change for campaigning.
On 22 November 2022, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm at Zoom
The role of impact investing in philanthropy
On 20 September 2022, 10:30 am – 11:30 pm at Zoom
NPC Ignites 2022
Our annual conference will take place online and in-person from 11-13 October 2022, debating the hottest topics and hearing from the sectors leading industry figures.
On 11 October 2022 – 13 October 2022 at 356 Holloway Road
The cost of living crisis: Q&A with Chance Changing Lives and In Kind Direct
This is a question and answer piece with Chance Changing Lives, facilitated by In Kind Direct, uncovering the impact of the cost of living crisis on individuals and charities.
The role of diversity, equity and inclusion in evaluation
The scope and purpose of evaluation has been evolving over the years, but how evidence is gathered and used is less often addressed. In this blog for trustees, we explore what ‘good evidence’ looks like and practical changes that charities can make to their existing evaluation practice.
Ending the need for food banks in the UK: Why we’re joining the Local needs databank
This guest blog by Grace Wyld, who works in the Trussell Trust’s Policy Research team, discusses the cost of living crisis, putting data at the heart of their mission, and the addition of the Trussell Trust’s data to NPC’s Local needs databank.
Listen: Collaborating On The Climate Crisis
We need to better understand how the changing environment is going to impact different people, and ensure the most disadvantaged aren't worst affected.
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