All Blog articles
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Digging down into donor motivation
By Dan Corry.
On 12 March 2012.
At NPC we are passionate about helping the voluntary sector achieve as much as it can.
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Safeguarding charities’ future
By Matilda Macduff.
On 7 March 2012.
Trustees are the hidden side of a charity that you don’t often hear about—but they are crucial to its success.
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Britain doesn’t count
By Belinda Vernon.
On 2 March 2012.
National Numeracy will champion the importance of numeracy for all ages, transforming negative attitudes and boosting numeracy standards across the UK.
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From research to reality
By Matt van Poortvliet.
On 1 March 2012.
When you publish research, it’s interesting (and occasionally unsettling) to look back a year on and ask what it has really achieved.
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Nice work if you can get it
By Dan Corry.
On 24 February 2012.
This week’s news has been full of stories questioning the operation of social policy initiatives, from the Work Programme to Nick Clegg’s ‘pay-per-NEET’ scheme.
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Misspent youth?
By Matt van Poortvliet.
On 22 February 2012.
Young men who are NEET between 16 and 18 are four times more likely to be unemployed later in life and five times more likely to have a criminal record.
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The dangers of Payment by Results
By Dan Corry.
On 22 February 2012.
The news that four former employees of work programme contractor A4e have been arrested has provoked a lot of knee-jerk reactions and comments in the media.
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A revolution in measurement? Using the internet to make high quality evaluation accessible
By Dan Corry.
On 20 February 2012.
Over the last three years NPC has been busy working on an idea that we hope will change the way charities measure and understand their impact. Broadly speaking, it's all about using the internet to put high-quality evaluation within reach for a great many organisations.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.