Past events
NPC runs around 50 events a year from our annual conference, NPC Ignites, to training events, and from practical seminars to topical discussions. View our upcoming events or find out more about our programme of events below.
NPC Ignites is our annual conference. Every October, we bring together the boldest thinkers with the brightest ideas in the charity sector, and beyond, to inspire new ways of working. The conference is designed to help charities keep pace with change and anticipate new trends and innovations to ensure their organisations are always maximising their social impact.
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We hold topical discussions on subjects ranging from public trust to the charity sector’s relationship with the state and data protection. To read more visit wakelet.com/@NPCthinks and @NPCthinks.
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Our Leading Impact seminar series is designed to provide practical tips and resources through hearing from NPC’s wealth of experience and from charity case study presentations. To find out more about previous events use the hashtag #LeadingImpact and view previous event write ups.
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Since 2010 we have held seminars for trustees in partnership with the Clothworkers’ Company, exploring the key issues affecting charity governance. Following the events; blogs and short reports are produced to share the learning more widely.
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Our public training courses run throughout the year and help you get to grips with key issues and methodologies—from strategy for impact to theory of change. The training is run by our experienced consultants who are able to draw on the knowledge and lessons we have gathered from our research, think tank and consultancy activities since 2002.
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Creating a theory of change: An introduction for charities
This one day training with talk you through implementing a clear and robust theory of change that can help to develop and refine your strategy.
Making user involvement work for everyone
This seminar will address how social sector organisations can approach user involvement in ways that bring benefits to everyone, enhancing the design and delivery of services and strategies.
Harnessing risk and embracing opportunity
Exploring how considered risk taking can bring opportunities through new ways of working, partnering, fundraising or even a new strategy.
Improving your impact practice: An introduction for charities
Understanding your impact and sharing what you learn is key to the voluntary sector becoming more effective. In this one day training workshop we go through what you should be measuring and why, and how to use this data.
Creating a theory of change: An introduction for funders
Data visualisation: What’s it all about?
This seminar explores how communicating the story of your data can influence how well your audiences engages with the findings, and how much can be learnt from them.
Creating a theory of change: An introduction for charities
This one day training with talk you through implementing a clear and robust theory of change that can help to develop and refine your strategy.
Thinking beyond corporate social responsibility
At this event, NPC will explore what it means to think beyond CSR and highlight examples of how charities and corporates have already done this.
Stories and numbers: Choosing what impact data to collect
Exploring what’s the best balance to reach between quantitative and qualitative data.
Policy briefing with Laura Kuenssberg
How embracing digital can transform your charity
This seminar will explore what trustees need to think about when embracing digital in their charities.
