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We feature the voices of charities, foundations and public agencies we work with, and share our take on both opportunities and challenges for the voluntary sector.
Recent blog posts
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PublicationCovid-19: The story told by 72 emergency funding applications
Read more: Covid-19: The story told by 72 emergency funding applicationsA Foundation gave us access to 72 funding applications made to their Covid-19 response…
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PublicationThinking about… Merger, during Covid-19
Read more: Thinking about… Merger, during Covid-19Thinking about… Merger, during Covid-19 is primarily for senior staff and trustees of small and…
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BlogSix ways VCSE leaders are adapting to Covid-19
Read more: Six ways VCSE leaders are adapting to Covid-19Over the past 11 weeks, we’ve hosted peer support sessions for over 180 VCSE…
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PublicationTaking some control
Read more: Taking some controlIn our sixth briefing paper, four preoccupations continue to be front of mind for…
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BlogWhat would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?
Read more: What would enable a sustained transformation in cross-sector working in the long term?Recognising the tremendous pressure that health, VCSE and local authority leaders are under as…
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BlogThinking about merger in 2020
Read more: Thinking about merger in 2020We have learned much over the last two decades about what makes a merger…
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BlogMerger: Practitioner perspectives
Read more: Merger: Practitioner perspectivesThis blog shares four perspectives of practitioners who have led merger processes. We asked…
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PublicationFocusing on what we can do
Read more: Focusing on what we can doIn our fifth briefing paper, VCSE leaders entered weeks five and six of the…
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BlogFunders’ short-term focus on Covid-19 is creating a problem
Read more: Funders’ short-term focus on Covid-19 is creating a problemWe’ve just run a survey of how charities, social enterprises and grassroots groups have…
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PublicationA funding cliff edge?
Read more: A funding cliff edge?VCSE leaders talked about the pressures and emotional impact of steering their organisations through…
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PublicationBarriers are coming down
Read more: Barriers are coming downWhat is happening to community-based healthcare during Covid-19 and the challenges and opportunities facing…
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PublicationA balancing act: Youth volunteering in hospitals, in the context of Covid-19
Read more: A balancing act: Youth volunteering in hospitals, in the context of Covid-19Initial reflections on how 30 NHS trusts and their respective charities have adapted their…