Strategy
Strategy is all about purpose. It helps you focus on the things you care about, make better decisions, and can help guide charitable giving and enhance social impact. We need emergent, adaptive strategies that can build resilience in the sector, to withstand crises known and the unexpected challenges that arise.
Organisation we’ve worked with
Macmillan Cancer Support
On 5 May 2026.
NPC helped Macmillan Cancer Support embark on an ambitious strategy focused on achieving systemic change for people with cancer.
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Five lessons from a supported housing pilot
By Tracy Blackwell, Director of Service Development, Rethink Mental Illness and Elizabeth Parker, Senior Consultant, NPC .
On 2 May 2026.
What does 'good' supported housing look like? Five practical lessons from Rethink’s Sheffield pilot on quality, data, finance and lived experience.
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Highlights from the Strategy Peer Network in 2025
By Kaan Yilmazturk .
On 22 December 2025.
Highlights from NPC’s Strategy Peer Network in 2025, exploring how charity strategy leaders shared learning on adaptation, systems thinking and impact.
Organisation we’ve worked with
Morden College
On 16 December 2025.
NPC supported Morden College through a strategy development process. This work will increase Morden College’s positive impact on its resident community, and on the communities local to its work.
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Adaptive strategy: our way to navigate an uncertain world
By Louise Russell.
On 21 October 2025.
How Diabetes UK shifted to an adaptive strategy, an approach that’s helped them stay focused on long-term goals while responding to fast-changing circumstances
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Using impact strategy to make a bigger difference
By Erwin Hieltjes .
On 7 May 2025.
The world of impactful grant-making is full of challenges. How can you manage these tensions and trade-offs? A well thought-through impact strategy will help.
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5 ways to build a learning culture
By Jessica Weir, and Claire Gordon .
On 28 April 2025.
Create opportunities for learning, build a learning rhythm, consider different voices, forge the right connections, and use reflection tools.
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Listen: NPC CEO Jonathan Simmons on the Brace for Impact podcast
By Jonathan Simmons .
On 25 April 2025.
Listen to NPC CEO Jonathan Simmons on the Brace for Impact podcast.
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How to decide if spending down is right for your foundation
By Hannah Large, and Sarah Denselow .
On 5 March 2025.
If you’re a trustee of grant-making organisation how could you approach this decision and what are some of the factors you might want to consider?
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How funders can use adaptive strategy
By Naomi Chapman .
On 22 October 2024.
Using a flexible strategy can help funders stay open.
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Where are we now on the impact journey?
By Dan Corry .
On 16 October 2024.
A transcript of Dan Corry’s speech at NPC Ignites 2024.
Organisation we’ve worked with
ARK Resettlement Services
On 2 October 2024.
We supported ARK through the strategy development process, to help them reflect a new era following significant growth.