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Ruth Gripper

Opinion Ruth Gripper and NPC 1 August 2017

How can funders support good practice in measurement and evaluation?

Donors and investors are uniquely well placed to support good practice in the social sector, including in measurement and evaluation (M&E). As New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) explored in our recent report highlighting global innovations in measurement …

Opinion Ruth Gripper and NPC 17 May 2017

What place for ‘place’ in funding the voluntary sector?

If I ask you to think of a place, what comes to mind—a neighbourhood, a city, a region? Place—or perhaps more accurately, community—has always interested me. I grew up in a close-knit rural community, and …