All Blog articles


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Can a fresh approach to budgeting cure charities’ fundraising woes?
By Kate Sayer.
On 11 August 2015.
Fundraising is having a hard time in the press at the moment. Kate Sayer argues that we can't put all the blame on fundraisers.

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Are new charities like the Amy Winehouse Foundation necessary?
By Plum Lomax.
On 7 August 2015.
Looking to address tragedy by forming a charity may be admirable, but can lead to ineffective duplication in the sector says Plum Lomax.


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Standards for social impact measurement
By Matt Robinson .
On 5 August 2015.
Matt Robinson at Big Society Capital, warns that we still know very little about what impact is actually being created by social investing.


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Empathy and digital transformation
By Scott Colfer .
On 31 July 2015.
Scott Colfe argues that empathy is at the heart of successful digital transformation within the charity sector (but is often missing).


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Innovating from the inside out: Insights from ActionAid
By Judith Davey.
On 29 July 2015.
Judith Davey explains that to drive external innovations to the social issues faced by a charity's beneficiaries, innovation must be adopted internally.


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Goals for good: SDGs for the UK charity sector
By Rachel Whale.
On 27 July 2015.
To drive change, perhaps the UK social sector needs some unifying, cross-sector goals. Vanilla's Rachel Whale explores what the benefits of this would be.

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Let’s get it on (the curriculum)
By Guest contributor.
On 23 July 2015.
There are political moves afoot to reform to personal, social and health education. NPC’s Katy looks at the charities we can all learn from on this issue.

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What can a philanthropist learn from Greece?
By Rachel Wharton.
On 7 July 2015.
Tough economic times in Greece remind us that funders should always be prepared. What can be done when a charity is facing difficulties.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.