Charity and funder news from NPC
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NPC launches Scaling Up on YouTube
29 July 2010
At NPC we are always looking for new ways to get people to think about effectiveness among charities. This week sees the launch of our new YouTube channel, which gives you a chance to see the faces behind some of NPC's most popular reports. The channel will feature NPC staff discussing the thinking behind NPC's approach and introducing some of our publications, as well as clips from NPC events.
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New board member at NPC
29 July 2010
NPC is pleased to welcome a new member to our trustee board, David McKinley, who will be taking over as Treasurer. Martin Brookes, NPC’s Chief Executive, says of the appointment, ‘We’re extremely fortunate to have someone with David’s experience and expertise joining the board, particularly in the vital role of Treasurer. The work of finance staff and advisors has really come to the fore during the recession, as charities have to deal with ever-tightening budgets and threats of cuts. We hope that more people like David, who have financial experience, will consider joining boards of charities.’
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NPC's first seminar for charity trustees
25 May 2010
Today NPC held its first seminar for charity trustees, focusing on how trustees can make their charities more effective. The event featured speakers Hazel Auton, trustee of the Samaritans, Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive of Beat, and Michael Fowle, Chair of The Place2Be. Belinda Vernon, NPC's Head of Research, also spoke, and the seminar included a chance for discussion amongst the 60 participants.
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NPC evaluates Communitybuilders
14 May 2010
NPC has been commissioned by the government department Communities and Local Government to evaluate Communitybuilders—a £70m investment fund that invests in the sustainability of community organisations. Communitybuilders offers community organisations loans, grants and support so that they can refurbish existing buildings or build new ones.
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NPC launches SROI position paper
07 May 2010
This week saw NPC launch its position paper on SROI, in response to demand for our opinion on this hot topic. SROI is a framework for measuring the social value of an organisation’s work from the perspective of those they help (their ‘stakeholders’). It is an economic analysis closely related to cost-benefit analysis.
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NPC launches Well-informed, a report on relationships between charities and commissioners
13 April 2010
NPC’s latest report, published today, looks at the contentious subject of commissioning. Well-informed focuses on statutory funding relationships, examining how charities communicate information to commissioners, how commissioners use this information, and what support charities receive to monitor their work.
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New research into foundations sharing knowledge
18 March 2010
The City Bridge Trust has commissioned NPC to research how foundations share knowledge, and look at how this can be improved. The aim of this work is to learn lessons from foundations’ experiences and from literature on the subject, and to produce a guide for foundations.
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NPC launches its manifesto on social impact
16 March 2010
Today, in the run up to the election, NPC launches its manifesto for social impact. The manifesto puts forward six recommendations that could improve social impact, focused on supporting charity effectiveness and supporting effective philanthropy.
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NPC launches The little blue book, its guide to analysing charities
10 February 2010
A new, practical guide is launched today by NPC, to help charities to improve their work and measure the impact they have on people’s lives.
The little blue book is a guide to analysing charities and is aimed at charities and funders.
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