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Economics lessons for charities
NPC’s Eibhlín Ní Ógáin talks to five experts about applying economic principles to the charity sector—and discovers that charities have a lot to learn.
Ian Hislop is a British satirist, comedian, writer, broadcaster and editor of the magazine Private Eye. He presented Ian’s Hislop’s Age of the Do-Gooders, recently broadcast on BBC2. Here he tells NPC about how a train journey across India inspired him to help children living on the streets.
PG Wodehouse is widely acknowledged as the greatest comic writer of the twentieth century. Less widely known is his insight into the perils of restricted funding for charities. Yet Wodehouse has a lesson about how donors should approach their giving.
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‘I blame the Daily Mail for the riots’ says charity chief
Gracia McGrath, Chief Executive of the leading mentoring charity Chance UK, responds to the long-awaited report from The Riots Panel and looks at the role the media has played in demonising young people.
We need better giving, not just more
The UK is currently witnessing an abundance of campaigns to encourage wealthy individuals to give more to charity—but where’s the campaign to encourage them to give better, ask NPC’s Benedict Rickey and Plum Lomax?
The way we were...
NPC has seen many changes in its ten-year history—and so has the sector it operates in. Here, Senior Consultant Adrian Fradd reflects on his experiences of NPC’s development since he joined as an analyst in 2006.
Colin Greenwood recommends...
Colin Greenwood is a musician and composer, best known as the bassist of the band Radiohead. Here, he tells NPC’s Esther Paterson about why he is helping to launch Children’s Radio Foundation UK.
London 2012: Inspiring the next generation?
The London 2012 Olympics promises to inspire a generation of young people. But are the Games leaving the right legacy behind?
What can social finance learn from microfinance?
NPC’s Benedict Rickey turns the spotlight on social finance, asking what lessons we can learn from the troubles in the world of microfinance.
Julia Neuberger recommends...
Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE is a rabbi and Liberal Democrat peer. She tells NPC’s Clare Yeowart about her involvement with charities.
Talking results: Six tips for good impact reporting
Impact reporting is a buzzword among charity and donor circles. But how does it help charities and what does good impact reporting look like? NPC shares six top tips for communicating results.
Don’t blame the government for the UK’s poor philanthropy
NPC’s Plum Lomax argues that we shouldn’t blame the government alone for the UK’s poor record on philanthropy. Others have a role to play too in changing the culture of giving…
Learning from community organisations
Charities have a lot to learn from community organisations. By recognising people’s strengths rather than labelling them according to their problems, community organisations have the potential to help local people to help themselves in some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.