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July - December 2008

Can philanthrocapitalism save the world?

17 December 2008

Michael Green spoke recently at the RSA in a lecture chaired by NPC trustee Peter Wheeler, about the book Green co-authored with Matthew Bishop, Philanthrocapitalism: How the rich can save the world and why we should let them.
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Justice for women

15 December 2008

Anthony Wills is a former chief superintendent in the Metropolitan Police. Here, he talks about what he learnt during his time in the Met, and why he felt compelled to come out of retirement to run one of the most effective charities tackling domestic violence in the UK.
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NPC pilots new charity consulting service

11 December 2008

NPC is piloting a new charity consulting service to help non-profit organisations improve their performance. This bespoke service is aimed at helping charities to measure the results of their work and use this information to improve effectiveness and convey the impact they are making.
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Top experts advising NPC

8 December 2008

NPC has enlisted some of the best minds from the City and the third sector to sit on its Charity Committee and vet its charity recommendations. The committee is responsible for scrutinising NPC analysts’ research on charities and deciding if the charities they have proposed should go forward as NPC charity recommendations.
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Charity analyst from Charity Intelligence Canada shares her experiences of NPC

24 November 2008

Bri Trypuc, a charity analyst with Charity Intelligence Canada recently spent eight weeks at NPC as part of her graduate programme in Fundraising and Resource Development. Here she talks about her time at NPC and the differences between the UK and Canada.
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Christmas cards, e-cards and gifts from NPC-recommended charities

19 November 2008

The festive season will soon be upon us, so take a look at these Christmas cards, e-cards and gifts on sale from our recommended charities. Buying directly from these organisations, which have been analysed by NPC, means you can ensure your donation is going to an effective and well-run charity.
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Stopping child abuse before it starts

17 November 2008

The tragic story of Baby P, who died of horrific injuries despite regular visits from social workers, has highlighted the need for vigilance in child protection issues. NPC’s report on child abuse, Not seen and not heard, highlights the importance of not only reporting child abuse, but also of working to prevent it in the first place. One recommended charity, WAVE Trust researches the cause of child abuse and ways to stop it.
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The credit crunch could be the catalyst for a new dialogue with donors

16 October 2008

NPC’s chief executive, Martin Brookes, shared his thoughts with fundraisers at the annual Raising Fund from the Rich conference last week, on the opportunities and challenges that the current financial crisis brings for them and their charities.
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Research shows professional advisors are not meeting clients' philanthropy needs
14 October 2008

Professional advisors are missing out on the opportunity to meet their clients’ growing philanthropic needs, due to poor marketing and a lack of training for front-line teams. These findings, from the report, More advice needed, produced by Scorpio Partnership for New Philanthropy Capital, wise and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, are based on interviews with 100 European wealth advisors.
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Do funders get information on results? Do they use it?

9 October 2008

NPC's Tools team, which was set up to help charities to better measure and communicate their impact, is conducting a survey on the role of charities’ results in funding decisions.
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Bridging the generation gap

28 September 2008

For the first time ever, there are more older people in the UK than there are children under 16. Yet a third of over-50s report feeling ‘left out’ of society, and a third of younger adults view people over 70 as being ‘incapable and incompetent’. UK Older People’s Day on 1 October aims to challenge such attitudes by celebrating the contribution that older people make to society.
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NPC's work on Inspiring Scotland

11 September 2008

In 2007, the Lloyds TSB Scotland for Scotland and the Scottish Government announced a new joint venture, Inspiring Scotland, to support Scottish charities. NPC produced the report for the first fund into 14-19 year olds struggling to move from school to further eduucation or employment.
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NPC contributes to measurement debate at Voluntary Sector Studies Conference

10 September 2008

NPC recently ran a panel session at the Voluntary Sector Studies conference. Tris Lumley, Head of NPC Tools, stated that charities do not measure enough, which hinders their improvement. He argued for academics to play a larger role in helping charities understand the effectiveness of their work.
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Greenhouse: Growing Olympic dreams

02 September 2008

As Britain basks in Olympic glory post-Beijing, there is an increasing worry about funding for grassroots sport in this country. Lack of facilities and lack of suitable training mean that some people miss out on the benefits that sports can bring. But luckily there are charities like Greenhouse Schools Project, an NPC charity recommendation in After the bell, our report on out of school hours activities, providing top quality sports coaching to children in inner-city areas.
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Inspiring the next generation of philanthropists

29 July 2008

Earlier this month, New Philanthropy Capital ran a workshop for the next generation of philanthropists at Merrill Lynch’s Global Investing Programme, two week-long courses involving 90 young adults whose parents are clients of the private bank.
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Little support for thousands of detained immigrants

14 July 2008

David Davis has won the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, by arguing for the protection of our civil liberties. He resigned after Parliament approved extending the detention time of terrorist suspects to 42 days. But what about  the tens of thousands of immigrants detained each year in the UK, often for many months?
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More resources needed to increase rape convictions

11 July 2008

NPC supports Assistant Commissioner's call for every police force to set up a specialist squad to investigate rape allegations to improve the conviction rate.
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Doing the maths on mentoring

4 July 2008

One charity, Chance UK, discovered the different impact created by male vs female mentors, and put this information to good use.
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