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Helping charities tell the story of their impact
By David Holdsworth, Chief Executive Officer of the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
On 2 September 2026.
What the new SORP guidelines mean for charities and how stronger impact reporting can help organisations build credibility and strengthen confidence across the sector as a whole.
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You want to fund systems change
By Kaan Yilmazturk .
On 28 August 2026.
Why funders need to understand the systems they are operating in before they can make effective systems-change decisions, and how landscape mapping can help make complex fields more visible, connected and actionable.
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From evidence to influence:
By Kim Nicholson and Nell Davies-Small, Greater Change.
On 25 August 2026.
How charities can use evidence strategically to build trust, attract investment and influence wider systems when scaling an innovative approach.
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How is the funding landscape changing?
By Rahul Kulkarni .
On 19 August 2026.
How the funding landscape is changing and what these shifts mean for delivery organisations.
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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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Funding for systems change
By Claire Gordon .
On 4 August 2026.
How funders need to change the way they work if they want to support systems change effectively — moving towards more collaborative, flexible, long-term and risk-tolerant approaches that address the root causes of social issues.
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Putting community voices at the heart of decision-making
By Brendan McGowan .
On 29 July 2026.
How environmental and social justice organisations can work more closely with communities to shift power, build trust, and ensure people's lived experiences shape the decisions that affect their local environments.
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If philanthropy is personal, how can you find your charities?
By Kaan Yilmazturk .
On 24 July 2026.
A thought piece on how funders can make more thoughtful, relationship-centred funding decisions by understanding systems, using AI wisely, and learning as they go.
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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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What is a reasonable evaluation ask?
By Lily Meisner, Elliot Trevithick, Brendan McGowan, Kerry Dowding.
On 9 July 2026.
Five lessons for grant-makers on designing proportionate, flexible and relationship-centred monitoring, evaluation and learning requirements.