Resources
Mission-driven partnerships with civil society organisations
By Hamida Ali, Shadi Brazell, James Somerville, and Grace Wyld.
On 30 January 2025.
Blog
5 challenges of evaluating systems change work and how to approach them
By Katie Boswell .
On 23 January 2025.
It’s difficult to establish cause and effect. To evaluate, you'll need to map the system and create a theory of change.
Blog
‘If you win, it can have a transformational impact’ – looking back on a charity awards win 10 years on
By Emma Pearson .
On 20 January 2025.
An interview with two previous Charity Governance Awards winners on what diffrence winning made to them.
Organisation we’ve worked with
Asthma + Lung UK
On 6 January 2025.
Following a change in senior leadership, A+LUK asked NPC to help them review their strategy and identify priority areas of focus for maximum impact.
Blog
People want affordable, accessible public transport. Bus reform is a good place to start.
By James Somerville .
On 16 December 2024.
Environmental progress needs to be based on people’s lives.
Resources
Civil Society Covenant Framework Consultation: joint response from NPC and The Future Governance Forum
On 13 December 2024.
We welcome the consultation’s focus on barriers and enablers to meaningful collaboration, and the role of civil society in finding innovative solutions to social challenges.
Resources
How will the climate and nature crises impact people in prison?
On 11 December 2024.
This briefing summarises research on the impact of climate change and nature loss on people in UK prisons.
Resources
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning with trust and equity: a guide for grant-makers and philanthropists
By Claire Gordon, Emma Pearson, Sarah Denselow, and Erwin Hieltjes .
On 5 December 2024.
How to support support reflection, improvement, and ultimately better outcomes.
Blog
Listen: Creating Impactful Charity-Corporate Partnerships
On 3 December 2024.
Brendan McGowan, Senior Consultant at NPC, on the Tiger’s Mouth podcast.
Organisation we’ve worked with
dabbledoo
On 20 November 2024.
dabbledoo asked NPC to help them with measuring impact. The work focused on developing a theory of change and a custom-built impact dashboard.
Blog
8 reflections on taking a systemic approach
By Catherine Roche.
On 19 November 2024.
Put beneficiaries at the centre, collaborate, speak each others’ language, learn in tough times, be patient, find and address barriers to change, use evidence to learn, and support each other.
