NPC Ignites 2025
NPC’s annual conference, 18 November 2025.
NPC Ignites 2025 was an incredible day of ideas, discussion, and inspiration.
Our annual conference brought together key players from across the impact economy to keep pace with change and anticipate new trends and innovations. This year’s programme explored all things impact, covering bold funding models, how AI is driving change, and practical tools to improve impact—from collaboration to lived experience.
We heard from inspiring sector leaders, including Polly Neate, Former Chief Executive of Shelter, Joe Ryrie, Co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood, Gemma Peters, CEO at Macmillan, and many more pushing boundaries and building a stronger impact economy.
Read about NPC Ignites 2025 in the press coverage so far:
- Charities’ board impact economy train is at its station, former Shelter chief urges – Third Sector
- Work together to share AI knowledge, charities told – Third Sector
- Government can’t solve societal issues without civil society, says sector leader – Civil Society
- Not engaging with AI could cause charities future issues, event hears – Civil Society
Thank you to our 2025 event sponsors:
Unity Trust Bank
With over 50 years of values led banking, Unity Trust Bank is a proven alternative business banking model that doesn’t put financial return above social or environmental impact. Over half of its lending goes to areas of high deprivation, helping communities thrive where it’s needed most.
Find out more about Unity Trust Bank
Plinth
Plinth is an AI-powered platform built for charities and funders. It unifies grant management, smart CRMs, case notes, and impact measurement into one system. For charities, it’s a complete operational platform that helps store, track, and make better use of data For funders, Plinth offers the first AI Grant Management system, automating due diligence, validating applications, and cutting assessment time by 50%.
Learn more about Plinth
Good Finance
Good Finance’s mission is to support charities and social enterprises navigating the world of social investment. Through their tools, resources, case studies, investor directory and more, our goal is to empower social purpose organisations to make an informed decision when considering social investment.
Find out more about Good Finance
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