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Are you ready for social investment?
Last week saw the release of Investment Readiness in the UK, a report commissioned by the Big Lottery Fund and researched/authored by ClearlySo and NPC. It follows hard on the heels of The First Billion, published …
Come off it, George! Do you want philanthropic ‘Money for Good UK’ or not?
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is launching a major UK study on why donors give. The Money for Good UK survey, supported by the Pears Foundation, Oak Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NESTA, will …
NPC launches survey to chart the effects of funding changes on UK charities
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is carrying out a survey of the UK’s top 750 charities based on earned charitable income. The survey, which is being sponsored by third sector insurer Zurich, is designed to find …
Why bother with a theory of change?
As a recent guest on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs, Martin Sheen described why he is a social activist. He said that he never expects to change anyone’s mind through his activism. He does what …
Why is corporate philanthropy being left out?
I find it striking how rarely corporate philanthropy is talked about within the wider funding community. In discussions about funders working together – whether this is collaboration, co-funding or knowledge-sharing – companies are hardly mentioned. …
A problem shared – an opportunity for foundations
As money becomes squeezed, foundations are increasingly viewing their knowledge as an untapped resource. A real opportunity for impact lies in knowledge of what doesn’t work. Admitting mistakes is difficult, but there is much to …
NPC, Bertelsmann and Adessium form world’s first Social Impact Analysts Association
Three organizations have come together to establish the Social Impact Analysts (SIA) Association, a new international membership body designed to support the practice and profession of analysing not-for-profits. The founding partners are New Philanthropy Capital …
New report from NPC suggest ten ways to get the rich to give more
Charities rely heavily on donations from wealthy individuals, but in the UK those individuals are not as generous as they might be. The richest 10 per cent of donors give only 1.1 per cent of …
Selecting charities on the basis of good impact reporting
When the Guardian and Observer 2010 Christmas Appeal launched at the weekend, I had two reasons to celebrate. The first was that the funds raised will go to ten great charities working with young people in the …
Should governments step in to bail out charities?
Imagine a large, well-respected charity delivering services to people in desperate need. The sort of charity that everyone knows and loves and, if it didn’t exist, would need to be invented. Suddenly, and unexpectedly, it …
