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Auditing the impact practice of ‘sustainable’ investments
By Plum Lomax .
On 6 December 2019.
Over a quarter of the assets run by US fund managers are deemed as ‘sustainable’. Who is keeping an eye on the the impact practice of these funds?
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For Business, purpose is hot: But will it lead anywhere?
By Thomas Abrams .
On 28 November 2019.
NPC Consultant Thomas Abrams explores whether recent trends toward 'purpose driven' or 'ethical' businesses are having the impact they could.
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Shared measurement: Not a magic bullet…yet
By Shubh Sharma .
On 5 November 2019.
Here Shubh Sharma, NPC Consultant sets out the ways measuring collaboratively can improve our work and break down power dynamics.
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Theory of change in ten steps
On 9 October 2019.
Our ten step handbook to creating a theory of change is built on many years of developing them for charities and funders.
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Mechanisms – A missing component in your theory of change?
On 9 October 2019.
A realist approach to evaluation, which stresses how contexts interact with mechanisms to achieve outcomes.
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How to do a basic theory of change
By James Noble .
On 9 October 2019.
James Noble introduces NPC's new thinking on theory of change. There are ten steps in all.
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How to engage young people in arts and culture
On 4 October 2019.
Budgetary pressures and the demands of career-focussed choices mean we may be facing a generation of young people who have never experienced art.
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Transforming young people’s experience of Shakespeare
By Jacqui O’Hanlon.
On 10 September 2019.
Jacqui O’Hanlon from the Royal Shakespeare Company shares how to use place, partnerships and youth leadership to engage young people in arts and culture.
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Shared measurement: Tackling evaluation together
By Oliver Carrington.
On 9 September 2019.
Oliver Carrington, Impact and Evaluation Manager at Imperial Health Charity shares findings from a shared measurement pilot.
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Three places to start changing power dynamics in grant making
By Sufina Ahmad.
On 6 September 2019.
In this guest blog, Sufina Ahmad, sets out her top three reflections on how we can put these ideas into practice.
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Systems change: 4 lessons I’ve learnt
By Becky Elton.
On 20 August 2019.
Becky Elton, Executive Director of Operations at Changing Lives shares the lessons she's learnt about system change.
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Our framework for Place
On 14 August 2019.
The places where we live and work define who we are and what we do. This framework will prove invaluable for developing your own place-based projects.
