NPC Ignites 2024
NPC’s annual conference, 15 October 2024.
New speakers added!
#NPCIgnites is designed to help charities, funders, philanthropists, social enterprises, corporates and the public sector keep pace with change and anticipate new trends and innovations. We bring together the brightest minds in the charity sector to inspire new ways of working.
Join us on 15 October in-person or online: view the full programme.
Alongside our keynote speakers we have been busy putting together six exciting breakout sessions with more fantastic speakers. Including Pavan Dhaliwal, Chief Executive, Revolving Doors and Dr Shabna Begum, Chief Executive, The Runnymede Trust to discuss charities and the new government. Cathy Low, Director of Partnerships, Thomas Pocklington Trust will debate where next for centring lived experience? and Asimina Vergou, Head of Learning and Impact, Co-op Foundation will explore how should funders evaluate and learn?
Ways to get involved:
- Become an event partner: Read our 2024 sponsorship pack. To discuss how we can work together, email us at events@thinkNPC.org or via the contact us page
- Apply for a bursary place
- For all the latest updates and news about new speakers sign up to our weekly newsletter. And join the discussion on Twitter and LinkedIn using #NPCIgnites
Please see the Accessibility Policy for Resource for London, the venue for NPC Ignites 2024.
NPC Ignites full programme
Explore our fantastic speaker line up and the topics we will be debating
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Thank you to our event sponsors SmartyGrants
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Catch up on last year's conference
Blog
Why politics should take civil society seriously
By Dan Corry .
On 17 October 2023.
We're fast approaching a general election. Where do charities fit in? Speech by Dan Corry, NPC CEO, to NPC’s Ignites Conference October 2023.
Blog
How can civic society prepare for the next Parliament?
By Sunder Katwala.
On 23 October 2023.
Engaging with mission-led government and building relationships with potential new MPs across parties.
Blog
Why the third sector needs a different kind of leadership
By Mike Adamson.
On 27 October 2023.
Mike Adamson, Chief Executive of the British Red Cross, on why no single organisation can achieve its mission and goals on its own.
Ignites was a journey of discovery, an open and inclusive space to reflect of the sector challenges and explore the possibility and need for change in collaboration with knowledgeable and like-minded individuals.
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