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Entrepreneurial disrupters celebrate Skoll World Forum’s tenth birthday
‘Happy tenth birthday Skoll World Forum,’ said Pamela Hartigan, director of Oxford’s Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, opening the morning plenary on 11 April. In the ten years since the first Skoll World Forum on …
Funders are in the driving seat when it comes to developing a culture of impact measurement – but are they heading in the right direction?
At a time when many charities are facing falling incomes and rising demands, it has never been more important for them to be able to understand and assess their achievements. Funders have a huge influence …
Donors demand more evidence that their money is doing good
Charities are having to do more with less to meet rising demand for their work while adapting to a fall in the sector’s income. It is vital, therefore, that fundraising efforts are as effective as …
Social finance coming up short(er) by £2.1 billion
The signs are that the government’s big society needs to get bigger than earlier estimates suggested, at least as regards social finance. A new report from the Community Development Finance Association finds a difference of …
Responding to the new normal: reflections on the ACF’s 2012 conference
The opening plenary of the UK’s Association of Charitable Foundations’ 2012 conference, held in London on 7 November, was called ‘Financial crisis: responding to the new normal’. Responding to the financial crisis has been centre …
Why social enterprise?
In the UK alone there are approximately 68,000 social enterprises contributing at least £24 billion to the economy. Last week we launched a guide for charities interested in social enterprise, in collaboration with SEUK. Increasingly, …
Gift Aid reform likely to exclude those they are meant to benefit, say sector organizations
Voluntary sector umbrella bodies in the UK have called on the government to scrap elements of the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) they say will make the scheme difficult for small charities to use. …
Sport for good: London’s Olympic legacy
One year on from last summer’s riots, the Olympics present an important opportunity to harness the potential of sport for good. Sport can be a powerful tool for improving social outcomes: promoting good physical and …
Is it nice to have a NICE?
What would happen if we decided which social interventions to fund based purely on the evidence of their efficacy? If we are to believe the current rhetoric, a lot more effective interventions would get funded, …
How do UK charities feel about public sector commissioning?
Back in March, NPC surveyed 750 top UK charities to uncover their experiences of public sector commissioning. This week, we’ve published our findings, in partnership with Zurich, in the report When the going gets tough. …
