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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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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.
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.
Meet the expert: Mike Hudson, Compass Partnership
Mike Hudson is founder and director of Compass Partnership , a group of management consultants that gives advice to voluntary organisations and their funders on strategy development, performance management and effective governance. He tells us how his organisation has been bringing business thinking to the charity sector for the past 25 years.
Ian Hislop recommends...
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.
Learning lessons in social entrepreneurship
NPC’s Jane Thomas finds out more about the School for Social Entrepreneurs, which recently commissioned NPC to evaluate the impact and value of its innovative programme.
Meet the expert: Nick O'Donohoe, J.P. Morgan
We talk about social investment to Nick O’Donohoe who was, until the end of last year, the global head of research at J.P. Morgan and senior sponsor for the bank’s social finance unit. The unit was launched in the UK in November 2007, serving as the centre of expertise and client contact for social impact investment opportunities.
Meet the expert: Anna Josse at Prism
NPC talks to Anna Josse from Prism the Gift Fund—a charity that helps donors and foundations with the administrative side of their charitable giving.
Kristin Scott Thomas recommends...
Kristin Scott Thomas OBE, the BAFTA award winning actress, on why she is a patron of the charity Hope and Homes for Children
Smart thinking for young offenders
‘You wouldn’t go to a mechanic with tooth problems’. Junior Smart on the unique perspective as an ex-gang member that he brings to his job.
Prize-winning philanthropy
Chung To, the winner of BNP Paribas’s Special Prize of the Jury, on giving up banking to run a Chinese NGO.
Bob Wilson recommends...
Bob Wilson is a former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper and TV presenter. Here he talks about how setting up a charity in memory of his daughter has provided the most enriching years of his life.
Jane Asher recommends...
Jane Asher is an actress, writer and businesswoman, with a cake and sugarcraft business in London. She is President of the National Autistic Society, Parkinson’s Disease Society and Arthritis Care, and involved with a number of other charities in the UK.
Jodie Kidd recommends...
Supermodel Jodie Kidd tells us how she has combined her passions for horses, children and India to set up her own foundation.
Tanni Grey-Thompson recommends
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson has won 11 Paralympic gold medals and the London Wheelchair Marathon a record six times. She is vice-chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy and a trustee of the Lauerus Sport for Good Foundation.
Rosa Monckton recommends...
Rosa Monckton is best known for being a leading figure in the jewellery business, having headed up both Tiffany & Co. and Asprey in London, as well as for her close friendship with Diana, the Princess of Wales. Here, she tells us why she feels so passionate about a charity supporting abandoned children in Bulgaria.
Getting advice on intelligent giving: a donor interview
The famous Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie said it was more difficult to give away money intelligently than to make it. Donors are increasingly recognising the advantages of getting advice and support about how to give away their money more intelligently. Working alongside an advisor like NPC not only saves a donor time and stress, but can also make giving more effective.
Martha Lane Fox recommends…
Martha Lane Fox, the dotcom entrepreneur and founder of Lucky Voice private karaoke, recently set up her own foundation, Antigone. Here she tells us how, like the classical Greek figure, she is not afraid to challenge the status quo by funding unfashionable causes.
Faith in humanity
Oliver McTernan is an author, BBC broadcaster and Director of Forward Thinking, a charity involved in conflict resolution in the UK and Middle East. A former Catholic priest, he left active ministry in 2000 to focus on his work bridging the gap between divided communities.
Can philanthrocapitalism save the world?
NPC interviews Matthew Bishop, US Business Editor of the Economist, and co-author of the forthcoming book Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World.
Making an impact in India
Rishi Khosla is CEO and co-founder of Copal Partners, a highly successful global investment organisation based in Delhi. This March, NPC and Copal announced a joint partnership to analyse charities in India. So why did this investment ace decide to enter the world of philanthropy?
Trevor McDonald recommends…
Sir Trevor McDonald, OBE, is an accomplished journalist and broadcaster, and the face of ITN’s News at Ten. He supports a number of charities, but his greatest commitment is to the Depaul Trust, a charity working with young homeless and vulnerable people across the UK.
Lessons for life
In 2001, the Escampette family was an average family. They knew little about their children, and even less about the developing world. Then they decided to change all that. They took their three teenagers on a six-year odyssey to 42 countries to see 80 different development projects, run by CARE International and Terre des hommes. Now back at home in Geneva, they are working with Wise philanthropy advisors to share their experiences, tips and lessons learned with other donors.
The Place2Be: making a difference in children’s lives
Benita Refson is no stranger to success. Last year, the Chief Executive of The Place2Be was awarded an OBE for services to children and families. She is on the Independent on Sunday’s Happy List 2008, for making Britain a better and happier place to live. And she features in Gordon Brown’s book, Britain’s Everyday Heroes. So what’s the secret of her success?