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Feb 18, 2024 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay
Since the last State of the Sector report in 2020, charities have withstood challenging years. The pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis have forced charities to focus on meeting the pressing needs in front of them. Where has this left them? State of the Sector 2024 explores the views of charity leaders, charity users, and the public on where charities are. Our findings come from two robust, sampled surveys:One of 298 charity leaders.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
thinknpc.org | Will Hanford-Spira |Leah Davis |Theo Clay
About this eventAt our State of the Sector 2024 launch event we will share the findings of NPC’s research on the opinions of charity leaders and charity users on a range of current topics, and discuss the implications for the sector and relationships with government in a general election year.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Margery Infield |Theo Clay |David Neaum
At NPC, we help organisations across the social sector to maximise their positive impact on people’s lives. Traditionally, this has meant working with charities, foundations and philanthropists—but increasingly we’re also working with businesses to help them to maximise their social impact, too. In this blog, NPC’s Principal: Corporate Social Impact, Margery Infield, explains what support NPC offers to businesses, and why our clients value NPC’s perspective.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay
The clock is ticking. An autumn 2024 election is looking increasingly likely, with the tantalizing possibility of it happening sooner if interest rates don’t come down. As described in a recent blog by Ben Kili, NPC’s Policy and Communications Officer, we and everyone else in the charity sector are working hard to ensure that the parties hear our priorities as they begin to develop their manifestos.
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May 16, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay
Civil society is weakest in Levelling Up priority areas – with a third less local charitable activity than in the lowest priority areas. Worse, our data suggests the gap has grown – with local charitable activity falling between 5% and 6% since 2018 (compared to less than 1% drop in wealthier places).
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Apr 13, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay |Leah Davis
About this eventLevelling Up and civil society—how the sector tackles regional inequalities around the countryAt this event we will be joined by Alex Norris MP – Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, to launch NPC’s new report on the role civil society plays in tackling regional inequalities. Civil society plays a crucial role all over the country in improving health, supporting people into employment and building social capital which leads to thriving communities.
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Mar 29, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay |Becky Rogerson MBE |Leah Davis
Broken, crumbling, not fit for purpose. For those working on criminal justice, superlatives about the system come thick, fast, and frankly, tediously. Even before the twin shocks of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, charities have had to weather years of policy turbulence and underfunding that stem from criminal justice being used as a political football. We have now had nine Justice Secretaries in ten years, each with their own agenda and priorities.
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay |Leah Davis |Becky Rogerson MBE
In this guest blog Becky Rogerson MBE, Director of Wearside Women in Need, explores the challenges faced by Women’s services and what the future could look like. Opinions are the author’s own. We live in confusing times that can distract from the important task of tackling the endemic crime of violence against women. New legislation abounds, with additional laws and revised definitions trying to bolster a struggling criminal justice system and associated safeguarding procedures.
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Feb 2, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Theo Clay |Leah Davis
Levelling Up is back. Only, don’t call it Levelling Up. After a series of on again off again rumours throughout last year, last week we had the announcement of the second round of the Levelling Up Fund. £2.1bn pounds of funding has been allocated to local authorities around the country for a series of projects aimed to improve local areas.
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Jan 25, 2023 | 
thinknpc.org | Abigail K. Rose |Leah Davis |Theo Clay |Margery Infield
In 2021, I experienced two subsequent no-fault evictions. I learned first-hand just how destabilising they can be, which is why a year ago I wrote about the urgent need for the government to keep its promise to private renters to ban no-fault evictions. The White Paper on private rental reforms was finally published in 2022, and laid out plans to reform the sector, including banning no-fault evictions.
