NPC speeches

Speeches by Martin Brookes, NPC's chief executive

• 'How good governance can be achieved and maintained within third sector organisations.'
  From the Trade Association Forum Annual Conference 2010
  4 March 2010
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• 'Innovative funding models for research: how philanthropy can provide opportunities for innovative funding, and for leveraging funds for research with public and other private funders.'
  From the European Foundation Centre's European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding Annual Conference
  2 December 2009
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• 'The expectations government and grant makers will have beyond 2010, and the challenges charities will face.'
  From the ICAEW Charity & Voluntary Group Annual Conference
  17 & 24 November 2009
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• 'What major donors want and how they choose charities.'
  From the 'Raising Funds from the Rich' conference 2009.
  14 October 2009
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• 'What community foundations should be be thinking about in the current environment.'
  From the Community Foundation Network conference
  8 September 2009
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• 'The economic crisis isn't all doom and gloom for charities.'
  From the Trustee Conference 2009
  2 July 2009
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• 'Building a dialogue with donors in the current economic climate.'
  From the CFDG annual conference: 'Managing in a recession'
  19 May 2009
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• 'The rewards of family philanthropy.'
  From the BNY Mellon Wealth Management conference: 'The Family Wealth Paradigm.'
  24 March 2009
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• ‘Measuring impact, why it matters and why so many organisations need to sharpen up their performance.’
  From the CharityComms seminar: ‘Measuring impact, communicating results.’
  22 January 2009
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• ‘Has anything changed when it comes to accountability?’
  From the Sayer Vincent 25th anniversary event.
  January 2009
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• ‘The difficulties charities will face in fund raising in the current climate, and the changes they will need to make.’
  From the acevo Annual Conference: ‘Raising funds in difficult times.’ 
  28 November 2008
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• ‘Donor motivations, and what is likely to drive donor behaviour in the future’
  From ‘Raising Funds from the Rich’ conference 2008.
  8 October 2008
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• 'A question of charity'
  From the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce)
  19 November 2007
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Speeches by other members of NPC

• 'Counting feelings: The +s and -s of measuring children's well-being' - by Camilla Nevill, Quantitative analyst
  From the Well-being breakfast seminar, run by NPC and CFDG
  3 December 2009
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• 'Granting Success, NPC’s research sharing lessons from funders and charities on effective grant-making.' - by Angela Kail, Research analyst
  From a speech given at the NCVO/VSSN Researching the Voluntary Sector conference
  7-8 September 2009
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• 'Towards effectiveness: how charities adapt and change to help beneficiaries more.' - by Iona Joy, co-head of Sector Analysis, Research team
  From a speech given to The Society for Promoting Women in Training
  14 July 2009
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• 'Can you put a number on a feeling? - Measuring charities' impact on children's well-being' - by Camilla Nevill, Analyst
  From the Campbell Collaboration Annual Colloquium in Oslo
  20 May 2009
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• 'Research leading to smarter funding' - by Padraic Brick, Senior consultant
  From the European Foundation Centre's 20th Annual General Assembly and conference, 'Fighting poverty, creating opportunities'
  14-16 May 2009
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