Social investment and impact investing
To ensure this impact is positive, we work with investors, organisations, policymakers, and individuals to release the positive potential of the investment system. Since 2012, NPC has worked with foundations, family offices and impact investors by supporting strategy development, impact due diligence for investments, portfolio-level impact measurement, monitoring and reporting.
Blog
What does ‘place-based’ really mean?
By Sabrina Bengtzen .
On 7 August 2026.
What a place-based approach really means, why it is gaining momentum across the impact economy, and how collaboration rooted in local communities can drive more effective social change.
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Whataboutery
By Alex Hayes .
On 15 July 2026.
Boys and young men are an overlooked and underfunded group whose needs deserve greater recognition and investment alongside—not instead of—other important social causes.
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Funding in a hostile context
By Laura Roling, Director, The Bromley Trust and Hannah Large, Associate, NPC .
On 7 July 2026.
Exploring what charities working in human rights and prison reform need from funders in today's environment.
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Impact is no longer niche
By Alex Hayes .
On 20 February 2026.
This is the first in a series of blogs exploring some of the discussions and ideas from the 2026 Beacon Philanthropy and Impact Forum and how to drive them forward in order to grow and accelerate impact in the UK.
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The future of wealth advisers in the impact economy
By Cath Dovey .
On 29 January 2026.
Wealth advisers must embrace impact and philanthropy as client demand grows, requiring new skills, models and holistic advice.
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What’s missing from the data on the impact economy?
By Alex Hayes .
On 16 January 2026.
From fragmented data to shared learning: Beacon 2026 will tackle the gaps highlighted at the 2025 Forum to impact.
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Governments need to partner with the impact sector, not just ‘get out of the way’
By James Somerville .
On 19 February 2025.
We know that ‘stepping back’ doesn’t work. The key is a true partnership to tackle shared challenges.
Resources
Interim Evaluation of Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) Initiative
By David Pritchard, Flora Charatan, Angela Kail, Gurmeet Kaur, Abigail Manning, David Neaum, and Jennifer Shea .
On 25 October 2024.
The evaluation of the first phase of C3 looks at progress to date, factors that have promoted progress and created challenges, and opportunities for the remainder of the initiative.
Organisation we’ve worked with
The Monday Charitable Trust
On 22 August 2024.
We supported MCT to develop an impact investment strategy for a part of its endowment.
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An approach to integrating impact in affordable housing investments
By Gurmeet Kaur .
On 12 October 2023.
A conversation between NPC, and Shamez Alibhai, Head of Community Housing and Managing Director at Man Global Private Markets (Man GPM).
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Systems investing: How to invest in systems change
By David Neaum .
On 12 June 2023.
Systems investing requires directing resources towards supporting the transition from one way of doing things to another.
