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Where now for the National Citizens Service?
With a spending review coming up in 2019, NPC CEO Dan Corry explores whether the National Citizens Service is getting value for money for tax payers.
Doing ‘diversity’ right
The sector is waking up to it's lack of diversity but, through being adopted, has the term itself been devalued? Katy Murray, NPC Communications Manager, explores the issue.
NHS & VCS at 70: How charities can drive change when the NHS is under financial pressure
How do health charities drive change for patients when the NHS is under pressure from every direction? It’s time to diversify who and how you influence, says Kay Boycott from Asthma UK.
#NPCIgnites2018: Meeting the challenge of change
NPC CEO Dan Corry argues that, just as the fortunes of the England team may change constantly, so does the context and challenges for social sector organisations. While we don't all have Gareth Southgate to guide us through, we do have NPC Ignites, the perfect place to get the ideas and inspiration to change the world.
NHS & VCS at 70: Can charity models help reduce health inequality?
On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, we launch the first of three blog examining the relationship between the health service and the voluntary sector. Authored by Alex Fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus, this first piece explores the potential for the voluntary sector to offer support for a growing number of people with long term needs, where the line between health and social care blurs.
Diversity in the voluntary sector: we’re only just getting started
Amina Memon, Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway University blogs to introduce work she has done in collaboration with NPC. She asks does the charity sector really care about diversity, and what is holding it back from acting if it does?
Our long-term vision for the voluntary sector in criminal justice
Consultant Grace Wyld sets out the three areas which will define NPC's criminal justice work over the next year.
#NPCIgnites 2018: Inspiring the social sector
The programme for 2018's NPC Ignites has been announced. Find out about the big names and bigger topics you can debate this year.
What’s the chance your impact-investment has an impact?
Comparing impact across different investment opportunities is extremely hard to do. But there are tools to help you make an educated guess about which opportunities are more likely to have impact. Anoushka Kenley, Senior Consultant, explains one—the Impact Risk Classification.
Reforming charitable tax reliefs
Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB, Chair of the Charity Tax Commission shares his thoughts on the role and goals of the commission as it launches a new call for evidence.
Five years of justice data labs
James Noble, our Impact Management Lead, wishes the Justice Data Lab a happy fifth birthday and sets out some of the amazing impact it has achieved in that time.
Submission to the civil society strategy
Head of Policy, Nathan Yeowell, gives a brief rundown of NPC's submission to the civil society strategy.
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