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People and place in creating social change in communities
By Sally-Anne Greenfield.
On 26 June 2019.
Sally-Anne Greenfield, newly appointed trustee of NPC talks about why she believes our new strategy is an important step in the right direction.
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Can technology make us less lonely?
By Thomas Abrams, and Michelle Man .
On 21 June 2019.
Almost a third of groups we looked at are prioritising technology to overcome loneliness among young people. Here's how...
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Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Prison Governance
On 19 June 2019.
This is our written submission to the Justice Select Committee's inquiry into prison governance.
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YIF2: Background to the YIF economic simulation model
By Anoushka Kenley, and David Pritchard .
On 19 June 2019.
This is the second in a series of Learning and Insight papers published as part of the learning project for the Youth Investment Fund (YIF).
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Independent, Effective, Humane: Funding charities in the prison system
On 18 June 2019.
The latest piece of research shows funders can still have a significant impact on prisons and should not be dissuaded.
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Attracting, recruiting and retaining the best talent
By Sarah Broad .
On 5 June 2019.
The steps we've taken to review and refresh our approach to recruitment to reduce the time and cost to recruit and improve our diversity equality and inclusion.
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Why it’s never too late for a Change Framework, even at 100
By Hannah Woods .
On 30 May 2019.
Gingerbread is using evidence to inform organisational strategies and learning through their ambitious new Change Framework.
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What the private sector can offer the charity sector and how funders can help it to do more
By Matthew Mannix .
On 28 May 2019.
Examples from the Stone Family Foundations' Disadvantaged Youth Portfolio which illustrate the value of corporate-charity partnerships.
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Trustees and risk taking
By Nicola Pritchard .
On 24 May 2019.
At our recent seminar trustees shared the way they approach risk, and how their management and acceptance of it was advantageous to their charities.
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Three ways to wield power well
By Cristina Andreatta .
On 22 May 2019.
You must recognise you have power before you can be fully aware of how far your responsibilities extend.
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Youth Investment Fund learning and insight paper one
On 30 April 2019.
This paper describes the shared evaluation framework that has been developed across the 90 YIF-funded organisations.
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Charities, young people and digital mental health services
By Clare Wilkins, Oli Kelly-Dean, and Angela Kail .
On 24 April 2019.
This paper reviews the landscape of mental health provision for young people.