Principles

We are:

a team of people – trustees, staff and associates – who share a commitment to the sustainability and independence of the third sector, and a belief in the value and importance of collegiate and collaborative working
sensitive to the special organisational features of the third sector and its policy environment
focused on organisational problem-solving, learning and change
focused on building and refining practically applicable knowledge, for both immediate and future use.

Our approach
is collaborative, working with third sector practitioners and other key stakeholders to build practical solutions to real problems.

Our research
is based on action research principles and is grounded in systematic and critical analysis.

Our interventions
are enabling and empowering, helping organisations to mobilise their own resources and manage their own situations.