Resources
Connect Fund: Interim learning report
By Elizabeth Parker, and Plum Lomax .
On 1 October 2019.
This learning report conducted by NPC assess the impact of the Connect Fund to date and identifies ways to improve service design and programme delivery.
Blog
Lessons from the Connect Fund
By Plum Lomax .
On 1 October 2019.
Plum Lomax, NPC's Principal for Impact Investing introduces our work with the Connect Fund and their efforts to build the social investment market in England.
Blog
Shared measurement: Tackling evaluation together
By Oliver Carrington.
On 9 September 2019.
Oliver Carrington, Impact and Evaluation Manager at Imperial Health Charity shares findings from a shared measurement pilot.
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Three places to start changing power dynamics in grant making
By Sufina Ahmad.
On 6 September 2019.
In this guest blog, Sufina Ahmad, sets out her top three reflections on how we can put these ideas into practice.
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Learning together as a sector
By Anne Kazimirski, and Shubh Sharma .
On 4 September 2019.
NPC has worked with Imperial HealthCharity to analyse the potential for shared measurement among NHS charities.
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The case for a Civil Society Improvement agency
By Dan Corry .
On 3 September 2019.
Dan Corry, argues that civil society needs to improve, and that a Civil Society Improvement agency could be the ideal vehicle to drive such change.
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Should insourcing be the default: What might it mean for charities?
By Dan Corry .
On 2 September 2019.
After a period focused on outsourcing, some in local government seem to be taking services back in house.
Resources
My Best Life
On 28 August 2019.
My Best Life is an open and collaborative project seeking digital solutions to the challenges young people face.
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Data Labs update
By Will Hanford-Spira.
On 22 August 2019.
Our Data Labs project aims to open up government administrative data to the social sector so they can better understand their impact.
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Systems change: 4 lessons I’ve learnt
By Becky Elton.
On 20 August 2019.
Becky Elton, Executive Director of Operations at Changing Lives shares the lessons she's learnt about system change.
Resources
Case Study: Children’s Zones
On 19 August 2019.
The project aims to break the cycle of generational poverty by addressing the whole context around a child’s journey of growing up.
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Snapshots of the sector
On 16 August 2019.
Part of our ongoing work to better understand the issues facing the social sector.