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State of the Sector 2024: Ready for a reset
By Theo Clay, Leah Davis, Alice Neild, James Noble, and Will Thomas .
On 18 February 2024.
State of the Sector 2024 explores the views of charity leaders, charity users, and the public on where charities are.

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Involving Experts by Experience in awarding funds
By Ged Cassell.
On 30 January 2024.
Barnwood Trust share what they've learned from giving Experts with lived Experience a genuine voice in awarding funds.

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How can you meaningfully involve young people in your policy work?
By Amina Ali, and Kelly Bradshaw-Walsh .
On 15 January 2024.
Working with the Health Foundation, we have identified practical lessons for engaging young people in policy work.

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Developing an organisational approach to impact
By Richard McManus and Rory Parker-Smith.
On 7 December 2023.
In this blog, Richard McManus and Rory Parker-Smith talk about developing an organisational approach to impact at Rethink Mental Illness.

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Centring Lived Experience: a strategic approach for leaders
By Charlotte Lamb, Daniel Seifu, and Naomi Chapman .
On 5 December 2023.
Step-by-step guidance on how to effectively incorporate insight from lived experience throughout your organisation.

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The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat): improving transport accessibility
By Le Ho-Everiste.
On 8 September 2023.
The National Centre for Accessible Transport will aim to improve the accessibility and reliability of transport for disabled people.

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Equitable evaluation
By Rosie McLeod, and Amina Ali .
On 30 August 2023.
Introducing the ideas that underpin equitable evaluation, explaining how it connects to other approaches that you may be more familiar with.

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Open philanthropy guide
By Jane Dodson, Lily Meisner, Naomi Chapman, and Alfie Vaughan .
On 4 July 2023.
Open Philanthropy aims to turn foundation practice inside out and bringing people with lived and professional experience in.

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Centring lived experience in a meaningful and impactful way?
By Charlotte Lamb, and Daniel Seifu .
On 3 July 2023.
NPC has been collaborating with several charities of different sizes who are committed to meaningfully centring lived experience.


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State of the Sector 2023
By Theo Clay .
On 29 June 2023.
State of the Sector is a survey of charity leaders, which NPC has run every three years since 2017.


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Combining lived and professional experience on boards
By Daniel Seifu .
On 3 March 2023.
A recent seminar hosted by NPC, in partnership with the Clothworkers Company, explored how boards can combine lived and professional experience.