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What are the barriers to learning from evaluation?
By Anne Kazimirski .
On 18 October 2018.
What are the real, practical barriers which stop charities learning from the information they have on themselves?
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Let’s have more collaboration and less merger
By Duncan Shrubsole.
On 8 October 2018.
Duncan Shrubsole, argues that talk of mergers in the social sector is detracting from the value of collaboration.
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Eat your data, it’s good for you!
By Suzanne Jacob OBE.
On 4 October 2018.
NPC Ignites speaker and CEO of SafeLives, Suzanne Jacob OBE, sets out the changing challenges faced and lessons learnt trying to use tech for good.
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A product or a journey?
By Sally Bagwell .
On 17 September 2018.
Why is NPC both a charity and a consultancy? What do we bring to the clients we work with? Sally Bagwell, Deputy Head of our Charities Team, explains.
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Are we failing to focus on disadvantaged places?
On 12 September 2018.
Is it time for the social sector to come together in a coalition for change to help tackle this looming crisis—and prevent it from happening again?
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Building a better sense of community
By Dan Corry .
On 11 September 2018.
NPC CEO Dan Corry shares some reflections on the government’s recent Civil Society Strategy.
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When (not) to merge a charity
By Iona Joy .
On 31 August 2018.
Our research has found many positives for charities from mergers but they're not always appropriate.
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NHS & VCS at 70: NHS charities—towards an understanding of impact
On 17 August 2018.
NPC has been working with the Maddox Group of CEOs of NHS charities. Our work points to the value that these charities have and lessons for others.
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NHS & VCS at 70: Allies in the struggle for the nation’s health
By Iona Joy .
On 17 August 2018.
The NHS has always been supported, in one way or another, by charities. Iona Joy, NPC Head of Charities, argues the two sectors should formalise their alliance.
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Where now for the National Citizens Service?
By Dan Corry .
On 17 August 2018.
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.
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Doing ‘diversity’ right
On 17 August 2018.
The sector is waking up to it's lack of diversity but, through being adopted, has the term itself been devalued? Katy, NPC Comms Manager, explores the issue.
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NHS & VCS at 70: How charities can drive change when the NHS is under financial pressure
By Kay Boycott.
On 12 July 2018.
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.
