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Funding and Philanthropy in 2025: 5 trends to watch
By Alex Hayes .
On 11 February 2025.
Increased use of AI, the growth of impact investing, responding to government policy, a potential gentle re-opening to applications, and the continuing rise of funder collaboration.
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5 ways to increase the impact of volunteering
By Katie Boswell .
On 3 February 2025.
Start with the individual volunteer’s experience, prioritise locally-led and community-led approaches.
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Mission-driven partnerships with civil society organisations
By Hamida Ali, Shadi Brazell, James Somerville, and Grace Wyld.
On 30 January 2025.
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State of the Sector 2024: Ready for a reset
By Theo Clay, Leah Davis, Alice Neild, James Noble, and Will Thomas .
On 18 February 2024.
State of the Sector 2024 explores the views of charity leaders, charity users, and the public on where charities are.
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State of the Sector 2024
On 19 February 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm at PwC, 1 Embankment Place
State of the Sector is a robust, sampled survey of charity leaders’ opinions.
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State of the Sector 2023
By Theo Clay .
On 29 June 2023.
State of the Sector is a survey of charity leaders, which NPC has run every three years since 2017.
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How will the environmental crises impact ethnic minority groups in the UK?
By Naomi Chapman .
On 7 October 2022.
NPC shares our conclusions from roundtable discussions with various charities on the effects of the climate crises on BAME communities in the UK.
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Briefing: Britain’s largest charities still face income hole
On 9 July 2020.
Even with the furlough scheme, redundancies, costs savings, fundraising drives and government support, big charities still face a worrying financial hole.
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State of the Sector 2020
By Theo Clay, Tom Collinge, Rosario Piazza, James Noble, Dan Corry, and Leah Davis .
On 18 May 2020.
Our research captures our sector in the final few months of calm so that funders and policy makers can best support charities.
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State of the Sector 2020: Why insights and understanding are vital at this critical time for the charity sector
By Aidan Sutton and Daniel Chan.
On 20 February 2020.
State of the Sector is our comprehensive survey of the opinions of charity leaders. PwC are proud to be co-sponsors of this research.
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The long view on the state of the sector
By Iona Joy.
On 19 November 2019.
One of the most exciting things about State of the Sector 2020, is its potential to compare its findings with our original research.
