Guides
Funding a good start: Philanthropy and the early years sector in the UK
Funders can help reduce inequalities in life outcomes by supporting charities intervening in this early period of a child’s life. Here we outline the various ways in which philanthropists could make an impact in this area.
Measuring the multiplicity of impact
NPC Senior Consultant Anoushka Kenley considers what economic analysis has to offer those thing about how to measure impact.
How to understand and use social sector data
Don't know where to start collecting, analysing and using data? NPC can help.
Let’s talk mission through mergers: A discussion for trustees
This briefing paper outlines the advice and recommendations from the panel at NPC’s Clothworkers’ seminar on how mergers can help charities achieve more impact for their beneficiaries.
The Code of Good Governance: How to put it into practice
This briefing paper outlines the advice and recommendations from the panel at NPC’s Clothworkers’ seminar on how charity trustees can put the Charity Governance Code into practice.
Developing your digital roadmap
Developing your digital roadmap is aimed at charities that are working out how to get started on their own digital change process, and the people who need to be bought into that change—senior managers, Chief Execs and trustees.
Knowledge and Learning for social organisations aiming to grow or ‘scale-up’
'Knowledge and Learning' can help social projects who want to grow or scale up. In this guide we suggest that there are three broad areas or questions that 'Knowledge and Learning' could cover for projects that are growing, and we cover each of these in-turn. The overall aim is to maximise the quality, effectiveness and impact of projects.
Assessing the impact practices of impact investments
A light-touch and practical framework for comparing an organisation’s approach to impact against best practice.
Choosing an electronic case management system for your organisation
Choosing the correct electronic data system or CRM for your organisation can be tricky. There are many things you need consider to ensure it will be suitable for your organisation. This paper is a guide for charities and other social sector organisations who are taking the steps to implement a new database.
How to create an Impact Data Lab
This paper presents the core factors that have enabled us to advocate for Data Labs—a model that unlocks government data to help organisations understand their impact on social issues.
Five types of data for assessing your work: An explainer
NPC has worked with many charities and social enterprises over the years to help them work out what data they need to understand and improve their work. It can be a confusing question, and sometimes even the word 'data' puts people off. Here our head of impact management James Noble introduces the different kinds of information organisations can collect.
How can you tell if your campaign is shifting the dial?
Now we have another general election around the corner, many charities will be gearing up to get their causes up the policy agenda. But in such a complex and ever-changing environment—where attitudes and the policy agenda are affected by a million different factors—how can campaigners know if their efforts are having an impact?
