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NPC welcomes its new Chief Executive
By Dan Corry.
On 7 September 2011.
What could be better than having a chance to lead an organisation bursting with talent..
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The NSPCC’s strategy for a bigger impact
By Angela Kail.
On 1 September 2011.
If you want to radically change the way an issue is dealt with what is the best way to do it?
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Need versus effectiveness
By Iona Joy.
On 24 August 2011.
Usually I urge people to donate based on effectiveness. But not today. Today I want people to donate based on need—if it’s a hospice.
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‘Any Qualified Provider’ for services to the NHS could be interesting for charities
By Iona Joy.
On 22 August 2011.
Primary Care Trusts will have to choose from eight selected service priorities, and open up these services to ‘Any Qualified Provider’—including charities.
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I predict a riot (followed by a targeted family intervention strategy)
By Matt van Poortvliet.
On 16 August 2011.
According to the Prime Minister, one of the root causes of last week’s riots are 120,000 or so families with complex and multiple problems.
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The golden age of ageing
By Esther Paterson.
On 4 August 2011.
I went to a 79th birthday party on a little island in Scotland. We went on a boat, ate, drank, gave speeches and danced a ceilidh. A great way to get old.
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How to turn anecdote into data
By Sarah Keen.
On 1 August 2011.
Transforming anecdote into data is a common frustration for charities wanting to demonstrate their impact.
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Charity analysis/organisational reviews—why bother?
By Iona Joy.
On 13 July 2011.
At NPC we love nothing better than analysing a charity. It reminds us of what the UK’s prodigious charitable effort is all about.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.