Dan Corry
Dan is Chief Executive of NPC. This followed a variety of posts in public policy and economics. He was Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister on the Economy from 2007 to 2010.
Dan has been Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Treasury and has worked as a special adviser to the Secretary of State in the Education Department as well as at DTI and DCLG. He was a Director in the Economics segment of FTI Consulting. He ran the New Local Government Network (now New Local) think tank between 2002 and 2005, which was voted Think Tank of the Year in 2004, and was Senior Economist at the IPPR in the 1990s.
Dan is Chair of Carers Trust and a trustee of homelessness charity St Mungo’s. He is a former member of the Research Committee of the ESRC and of the Greater Manchester Economic Advisory Panel. He is currently a member of the Policy Advisory Group of the Future Governance Forum.
You can find Dan on X and LinkedIn.
Why I work for NPC
I love the passion and sense of mission that pervades the sector. At NPC I try to make sure that we are helping to turn all of that into real outcomes so that we can all help as many beneficiaries as we can—it’s well worth getting out of bed for!
Highlights of my work
Explore my work
Publications
Where are England’s charities?
A new era of openness to drive a more impactful civil society
Where next for charities and civil society? Dan Corry’s NPC Ignites 2018 speech
Blogs
Where are we now on the impact journey?
Government sharing data with charities improves impact – that’s why we need more Data Labs
NPC Ignites 2024: Taking a systemic approach
In praise of the defunct What Works Centre for Wellbeing
How philanthropy fills the gaps
Having impact and rising to the challenge
Why politics should take civil society seriously
Should a Labour government care about philanthropy?
How should Labour work with the voluntary sector in government?
NPC Ignites 2023: Social impact and politics
Britain is in crisis. How much can we ask of charities?
Why we need a Civil Society Improvement Agency
Why assessing impact remains crucial
What is the future for Social Impact Bonds?
Involving the social sector in social prescribing
Why we should watch the new Chelsea charity closely
A big year for social impact and for NPC
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into everything we do
Will Sunak’s Spending Review choose to pursue happiness?
Rethink, Rebuild: Dan Corry’s speech to NPC Ignites 2021
Using what we learnt during the pandemic to tackle inequality
Is ‘levelling up’ just a soundbite?
Don’t stifle the voice of civil society
It’s time to Rethink and Rebuild
Which Chancellor will charities get this Budget?
Civil society needs a seat at the table
Will the Spending Review end 2020 with a bang?
Stories from small organisations that are improving their impact
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into all aspects of NPC
How can charities help fight rising unemployment?
What have we learnt from the Covid-19 volunteering boom?
The lockdown exit strategy is crucial
A message from NPC’s CEO, Dan Corry
A joint letter to philanthropists
Why government and philanthropists must come together for charities now
The Budget 2020: Is it the ‘end of austerity’ for the social sector?
Build on the social aspect of towns
One week ’till NPC Ignites 2019!
The case for a Civil Society Improvement agency
Should insourcing be the default: What might it mean for charities?
Three asks for the new government
Troubled Families is not the Holy Grail
Putting the people into NPC: Our new strategy
NPC welcomes new Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Mims Davies
2018 Budget reaction from NPC CEO Dan Corry
Building a better sense of community
Where now for the National Citizens Service?
#NPCIgnites2018: Meeting the challenge of change
Submission to the civil society strategy
The past and potential of ‘place’
Giving the voluntary sector some space to think
Are we missing the bigger picture?
Post-Peterborough, let’s keep debating the value of SIBs
The future of measurement and evaluation
Happy birthday to us! NPC turns 15
How a Brexit-dominated Election will stifle broader debate
Looking ahead to 2017: A new year and a new milestone
Uncertainty prevails as the 2016 Autumn Statement approaches
A view from the 2016 party conferences
4Children’s demise: Why we need to know what happened
Some ifs and buts around Social Impact Bonds
Where are we at with Social Impact Bonds?
Thinking ahead: What does the future hold for charities?
Brexit and the need for big thinking
What can charities glean from the Queen’s Speech?
Social capital: Charities and the London Mayor
What does the 2016 Budget mean for the sector?
Charities are a key piece in the devolution puzzle
The 2015 Spending Review: What charities need to know
Party conferences, fringes, and the charity sector
NPC Ignites: An antidote to defensive thinking
Shifting ground for charities?
We’re off to party conferences—here’s why
9% loss on a social investment portfolio—good or bad?
The Queen’s Speech: Charities had better be up for the challenge
The best big idea (since the last one)
Effective philanthropy gets a boost
Some goodies for charities in the Autumn Statement. But the worst isn’t over yet
Party conference season is almost over, what did we learn?
Aspirations and reality—how the voluntary sector can achieve even more
The voluntary sector: more than just outsourcing fodder
How do companies create social value?
Social investment—the pros and cons
The Charity Commission: down but not out – yet
Charities at party conferences: worth it?
Tax breaks for social investment
How much are charity CEOs worth?
Where did our public service ethos go?
The key to collaborative success
Is the big society really dead?
With benefits dwindling, who will look after the ‘undeserving’ poor?
What does the new NHS mean for charities?
Is BCG’s estimate of social investment demand right?
Transforming the charity sector
£20bn ‘opportunity’ for private NHS providers – so where do charities stand?
When the going gets tough: Charities’ experiences of public sector commissioning
Big Society Capital opens for business
Digging down into donor motivation
The dangers of Payment by Results
A revolution in measurement? Using the internet to make high quality evaluation accessible
Where are England’s charities?
A new era of openness to drive a more impactful civil society
Where next for charities and civil society? Dan Corry’s NPC Ignites 2018 speech
Where are we now on the impact journey?
Government sharing data with charities improves impact – that’s why we need more Data Labs
NPC Ignites 2024: Taking a systemic approach
In praise of the defunct What Works Centre for Wellbeing
How philanthropy fills the gaps
Having impact and rising to the challenge
Why politics should take civil society seriously
Should a Labour government care about philanthropy?
How should Labour work with the voluntary sector in government?
NPC Ignites 2023: Social impact and politics
Britain is in crisis. How much can we ask of charities?
Why we need a Civil Society Improvement Agency
Why assessing impact remains crucial
What is the future for Social Impact Bonds?
Involving the social sector in social prescribing
Why we should watch the new Chelsea charity closely
A big year for social impact and for NPC
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into everything we do
Will Sunak’s Spending Review choose to pursue happiness?
Rethink, Rebuild: Dan Corry’s speech to NPC Ignites 2021
Using what we learnt during the pandemic to tackle inequality
Is ‘levelling up’ just a soundbite?
Don’t stifle the voice of civil society
It’s time to Rethink and Rebuild
Which Chancellor will charities get this Budget?
Civil society needs a seat at the table
Will the Spending Review end 2020 with a bang?
Stories from small organisations that are improving their impact
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into all aspects of NPC
How can charities help fight rising unemployment?
What have we learnt from the Covid-19 volunteering boom?
The lockdown exit strategy is crucial
A message from NPC’s CEO, Dan Corry
A joint letter to philanthropists
Why government and philanthropists must come together for charities now
The Budget 2020: Is it the ‘end of austerity’ for the social sector?
Build on the social aspect of towns
One week ’till NPC Ignites 2019!
The case for a Civil Society Improvement agency
Should insourcing be the default: What might it mean for charities?
Three asks for the new government
Troubled Families is not the Holy Grail
Putting the people into NPC: Our new strategy
NPC welcomes new Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Mims Davies
2018 Budget reaction from NPC CEO Dan Corry
Building a better sense of community
Where now for the National Citizens Service?
#NPCIgnites2018: Meeting the challenge of change
Submission to the civil society strategy
The past and potential of ‘place’
Giving the voluntary sector some space to think
Are we missing the bigger picture?
Post-Peterborough, let’s keep debating the value of SIBs
The future of measurement and evaluation
Happy birthday to us! NPC turns 15
How a Brexit-dominated Election will stifle broader debate
Looking ahead to 2017: A new year and a new milestone
Uncertainty prevails as the 2016 Autumn Statement approaches
A view from the 2016 party conferences
4Children’s demise: Why we need to know what happened
Some ifs and buts around Social Impact Bonds
Where are we at with Social Impact Bonds?
Thinking ahead: What does the future hold for charities?
Brexit and the need for big thinking
What can charities glean from the Queen’s Speech?
Social capital: Charities and the London Mayor
What does the 2016 Budget mean for the sector?
Charities are a key piece in the devolution puzzle
The 2015 Spending Review: What charities need to know
Party conferences, fringes, and the charity sector
NPC Ignites: An antidote to defensive thinking
Shifting ground for charities?
We’re off to party conferences—here’s why
9% loss on a social investment portfolio—good or bad?
The Queen’s Speech: Charities had better be up for the challenge
The best big idea (since the last one)
Effective philanthropy gets a boost
Some goodies for charities in the Autumn Statement. But the worst isn’t over yet
Party conference season is almost over, what did we learn?
Aspirations and reality—how the voluntary sector can achieve even more
The voluntary sector: more than just outsourcing fodder
How do companies create social value?
Social investment—the pros and cons
The Charity Commission: down but not out – yet
Charities at party conferences: worth it?
Tax breaks for social investment
How much are charity CEOs worth?
Where did our public service ethos go?
The key to collaborative success
Is the big society really dead?
With benefits dwindling, who will look after the ‘undeserving’ poor?
What does the new NHS mean for charities?
Is BCG’s estimate of social investment demand right?
Transforming the charity sector
£20bn ‘opportunity’ for private NHS providers – so where do charities stand?
When the going gets tough: Charities’ experiences of public sector commissioning
Big Society Capital opens for business
Digging down into donor motivation
The dangers of Payment by Results
A revolution in measurement? Using the internet to make high quality evaluation accessible
Chief Executive
