Author Archives: Guest

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Posts written by guests who have contributed to NCVO projects and events.

A crisis in global civil society: mobilising the private sector to achieve our goals

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Guest

Alex Farrow, lead consultant for NCVO Charity Evaluation Services, discusses how civil society and the private sector can work together. Continue reading →

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Starting young: Creating the next generation of volunteers

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Guest

Charlotte Hill from Step Up To Serve and Jessica Taplin from V Inspired explore engaging young people in volunteering Continue reading →

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Charities and the Lobbying Act: the Electoral Commission’s view

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Guest

Ben Wilkinson, head of external communications at the Electoral Commission, discusses the non-party campaigning rules in light of the snap general election. Continue reading →

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What do charities who run APPGs need to know ahead of the general election?

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Guest

Woody Faulkner, external relations team assistant at NCVO, outlines some things that organisations providing the secretariat for an APPG need to consider with the upcoming election. Continue reading →

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Commissioning libraries to improve public health

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Guest

How the St Helen's Library Services arts programme improved health and wellbeing among the local community. Continue reading →

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Technology and the voluntary sector: Don’t (always) believe the hype

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Guest

What opportunities and challenges does technology present to the sector? Here is what we learned from our research with Tata Consultancy Services. Continue reading →

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Co-design: Ensuring users’ needs are at the heart of services

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Guest

The benefits of using a participatory approach to designing services Continue reading →

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Impact management: Three questions to ask yourself in 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Guest

How evaluation can be used to improve your organisation Continue reading →

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Voluntary sector comes together to celebrate Human Rights Day

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Guest

Sanchita Hosali from the British Institute of Human Rights discusses why the Human Rights Act matters and what you can do to protect it. Continue reading →

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A local authority that has taken arts to its heart

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Guest

Jessica Harris from NCVO's cultural commissioning programme shares Kent County Council's experience of commissioning cultural organisations Continue reading →

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