Guides


How to rebalance data for the 21st century
A more equitable approach to evaluation seeks to redress unequal power dynamics. At a recent NPC event, two speakers discussed their work on trying to shift traditional third sector evaluation and measurement practices.

Challenging the narrative around the ‘migrant crisis’
There has been a recent increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers attempting to reach the UK by crossing the English Channel. How does KRAN support refugees, and hold thought leaders and opinion formers to account?


Our coronavirus resources for the second lockdown
During the first lockdown, we compiled tailored coronavirus advice for charities, funders and policymakers. We want to share these resources from earlier in 2020 with you again.

Charity boards in recovery
We have partnered with decision-science consultancy Leapwise to explore how decision making by charity boards has changed during the crisis, and to provide support on how to strengthen this for the next chapter.

Back to school for charities?
Schools across the UK recently reopened after a prolonged period of closure due to the pandemic. However, some charities remain shut out of schools and have seen opportunities to provide services reduced. What effect is this 'new normal' having on charities and, crucially, young people?


‘I just can’t imagine’: Why we need lived experience in the charity sector
Why do we need lived experience in the charity sector? 9 October to 15 October 2020 is Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK.

Trauma-informed approaches
This short guide is written for charity leaders to help you to understand what trauma-informed approaches are, and how to introduce them into your service.

Gender and culture-informed approaches
This short guide is written for charity leaders to help you to understand what gender and
culture-informed approaches are, and how to introduce them into your service.

Increasing the positive impact of all investments: Helping fund managers walk the walk
Snowball, a fund management firm that seeks to maximise social and environmental impact, sets out how their new framework measures and assesses the impact of an investment.


How much government funding has the charity sector really received?
We recently analysed the £750m support package for charities. Now that the National Audit Office has released a Covid-19 cost tracker, we take a look at how much government money for charities has actually been spent and what extra funding has likely gone to charities.

Using data to examine local issues: Not too proud to say I’m wrong
Sortified wanted a firmer evidence base to examine local issues, so they commissioned NPC to develop a data set which examined needs at a hyper local level. The data showed how we must challenge perceptions and assumptions, so that we are not targeting support in the wrong places.


How can trustees build resilience through and beyond the Covid-19 crisis?
Trustees need to enable their charities to deliver their mission post-crisis. At a recent NPC and Clothworkers’ Company seminar, two charity leaders discussed what trustees should now be thinking about, as we move on from the initial Covid-19 crisis and into the recovery.