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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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PublicationThe impact of the public benefit requirement in the Charities Act 2006
Read more: The impact of the public benefit requirement in the Charities Act 2006Published by the Charity Commission and conducted by IVAR with Sheffield Hallam University, this…
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New ways of giving by UK Trusts and Foundations
Read more: New ways of giving by UK Trusts and FoundationsThis paper was presented at the 2012 International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) Conference…
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PublicationThinking about… Merger
Read more: Thinking about… MergerBringing together the experiences of voluntary organisations and advisors that have contemplated or carried…
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PublicationMore than the sum of our parts
Read more: More than the sum of our partsThis report draws together findings from a two-year action research project during which IVAR…
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PublicationMerger as strategy
Read more: Merger as strategyMerger as strategy provides an insight into the planning, discussions and challenges faced by…
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PublicationStory of a merger
Read more: Story of a mergerIn April 2011, the British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres (bassac) and…
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PublicationMaking a difference
Read more: Making a differenceThe story of ten projects, in the words of those we have worked with.
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PublicationSupporting collaboration and partnerships in a changing context
Read more: Supporting collaboration and partnerships in a changing contextThis research, commissioned by Big Lottery Fund (BIG), looked at collaboration and partnership working…
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PublicationThinking about… collaboration
Read more: Thinking about… collaborationIn spite of unprecedented levels of policy-driven interest in collaborative working involving voluntary organisations,…
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PublicationBIG and small
Read more: BIG and smallThis research (carried out between March 2009 and March 2010) aimed to provide evidence…
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PublicationGetting ready for collaboration
Read more: Getting ready for collaborationGetting ready for collaboration: Learning from experience was written to help staff, trustees and…
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PublicationLessons from the field
Read more: Lessons from the fieldThe Lessons from the Field project had two principal aims: To learn how to…