Incentives like a ‘digital civic passport’ can recognise voluntary action and encourage wider participation in civic service. Originally published in the Financial Times. Read more
“The next step must be working in similar partnership with civil society" Read more
"Putting civil society’s expertise at the heart of our policy making will be key to meeting the government’s aim to build back better." Read more
Speech given by Andy Haldane for Charity Finance Week 2020 Read more
PBE's Director of Research and Policy on what charities can learn from this month's Labour Market Statistics. Read more
PBE CEO Matt Whittaker gives his reaction to this morning's ONS Labour Market statistics. Read more
PBE CEO Matt Whittaker gives his reaction to Danny Kruger's review Levelling up our communities. Read more
By Deborah Hardoon, Evidence Lead at The What Works Centre for Wellbeing Read more
Understanding what’s going on in charities, voluntary groups and civil society organisations at this time of crisis is important. Communicating that understanding beyond the sector itself is even more crucial. Read more
We need to invest the rich endowment of social capital created by the crisis, by rethinking and rebuilding the institutional immune system that is our social sector. Read more
If the Prime Minister needed reminding of the scale of the task at hand, he need look no further than this week’s Social capital in the UK data release from the ONS. Read more
With ever-increasing pressures on charities to demonstrate their impact in quantitative ways, we offer an economic lens that can cut through this impact confusion and help charities articulate their impact. Read more
Being able to access datasets is creating far better assessments of impact than those available 10 years ago. But what of the next decade? Read more
In 2019, Pro Bono Economics hit an important milestone – we turned ten. And what a year it has already been. Read more
Pro Bono Economics CEO Julia Grant calls for better design and delivery of Employer Supported Volunteering schemes to ensure that the skills of volunteers are utilised and stretched by their engagements, in a way which delivers real value to the charities they serve. Read more
Like every industrial revolution before it, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring a wave of automation to our everyday lives. In the past, this has created a radical shift in the world of work and this revolution is no different. Read more
Pro Bono Economics Chair Lord Gus O’Donnell was on hand to talk about our work, past, present and future on the June 17th edition of the well-known news and policy podcast: Reasons to be Cheerful. Read more
“There is a lack of a credible agenda to harness the power of culture and sport across government. More needs to be done to co-ordinate and invest in community initiatives, share evidence of success and encourage others to emulate examples of best practice.” Read more
On May 14th the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) published a new framework for inspection of the country’s schools. Read more
How should a school be judged? Read more
What should we be measuring, and in turn targeting? In short, wellbeing. Read more
When volunteering in a frontline organisation to provide food, support and advice to the homeless population, it became clear to me that those issues which may have led to homelessness tend to immediately worsen once an individual finds themselves in such circumstances. Read more
“If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18”. This phrase should be familiar enough to anyone that’s entered a licensed retailer in the UK. Read more