NPC Ignites 2025
NPC’s annual conference, 18 November 2025.
Book your place for NPC Ignites 2025!
We’ve got an exciting programme lined up for NPC Ignites 2025—our annual conference that brings together key players from across the impact economy.
Join us on 18 November 2025 as we dive into bold funding models, explore how AI is driving change, and share practical tools to help you improve your impact—from collaboration to lived experience. Speakers include Polly Neate, Former Chief Executive of Shelter; Joe Ryrie, Co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood, Gemma Peters, CEO at Macmillan, and many more who are pushing boundaries and building a stronger impact economy.
Venue: Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. Please see the accessibility guidance for Friends House.
Become an event partner
View our sponsorship opportunities, and to discuss how we can work together, email us at events@thinkNPC.org or via the contact us page.
NPC Ignites 2025 full programme
Explore our fantastic speaker line up and the topics we will be discussing
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Bursary places
A limited number of bursary places are available for small charities, ethnic minority charities of all sizes and ethnic minority representatives from charities of all sizes. Bursary spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. Email us to apply for our bursary places.
AccessibilityÂ
We are actively working to improve the accessibility of our online and in-person events. As part of our commitment, for all online events we use live closed captions and upload the recordings to YouTube which has the capability to select subtitles. For in-person events we strive to use accessible venues. If you have any additional accessibility requirements that we can assist with, please email us at Events@thinkNPC.org.
Thought-provoking and engaging discussions, supported by evidence, on practical solutions to generate impact and address the key social and economic challenges facing the UK.
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank are our lead sponsors for this year’s conference. With over 50 years of values led banking, Unity is a proven alternative business banking model that doesn’t put financial return above social or environmental impact. Over half of its lending goes to areas of high deprivation, helping communities thrive where it’s needed most.
Find out more about Unity Trust Bank
Good Finance
Good Finance’s mission is to support charities and social enterprises navigating the world of social investment. Through their tools, resources, case studies, investor directory and more, our goal is to empower social purpose organisations to make an informed decision when considering social investment.
Find out more about Good Finance
Catch up on last year's conference
Blog
6 ingredients for systems change
By Rose Anderson .
On 17 October 2024.
Why we need understanding, resources, collaboration, patience, learning, and bravery for change. Key takeaways from NPC Ignites 2024.
Blog
The importance of a trauma-informed workplace
By Benaifer Bhandari.
On 26 September 2024.
'An overarching value for me has been to work with all stakeholders in a trauma informed way to make sure there is justice in our processes.'
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