Research
State of the Sector 2020: The condition of charities before the COVID-19 crisis
Early findings from State of the Sector 2020 providing a picture of the challenges charities were facing just before the Covid-19 crisis.
State of the Sector 2020: Why insights and understanding are vital at this critical time for the charity sector
State of the Sector is our comprehensive survey of the opinions of charity leaders. PwC are proud to once again be co-sponsors of this research, at this critical juncture for the charity sector.
Increasing the impact of education research: Translating How Knowledge Works into policy and practice
Alex Green discusses the areas we identified on behalf of Templeton World Charity that could increase the impact of their Big Questions in Classrooms initiative.
Connect Fund: Interim learning report
This interim learning report conducted by NPC assess the impact of the Connect Fund to date and identifies ways to improve service design and programme delivery.
Learning together as a sector: NHS charities using shared measurement
NPC has worked with Imperial HealthCharity to analyse the potential for shared measurement among NHS charities.
Charities, young people and digital mental health services
This paper reviews the landscape of mental health provision for young people. It explores how services are suited to certain conditions, the features which makes services appealing to young people, and suggests strategies by which funders can support charities to do more in this area in future.
Evaluating the Building Connections Fund
Our guidance for grant-holders of the Building Connections Fund, which can be applied to other projects tackling loneliness. It is designed to complement the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s guidance A Brief Guide to measuring loneliness.
How are charities accessing people in prison to deliver vital services?
People in prison need access to charities. But due to the nature of prisons charities find it hard to get access to prisoners. In this report we set out working with the system can help charities break down the barriers to access.
How the EU settlement scheme affects women and girls
New analysis by the Transition Advice Fund reveals extent to which women are likely to be disadvantaged in the application process for settled status.
Why we need to do user involvement right
User involvement is in the spotlight, and while participatory and influencing practices are nothing new, they are now making it to the mainstream. But are they being used as well as they could be? Rosie McLeod, Deputy Head of Measurement and Evaluation explores her new research.
Make it count: Why impact matters in user involvement
Involving users in shaping services and strategies is increasingly considered to be both the right and most effective way for the social sector and charities to work. This paper argues for a greater focus in the social sector on what user involvement aims to achieve and evidencing its effectiveness.
Evaluating Friends Provident Foundation’s ‘Building Resilient Economies’ Programme
NPC has evaluated the Friends Provident Foundation's Building Resilient Economies Programme. We've found bold approaches that have galvanised organisations to think and work differently, as well as important questions of values.
