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Jon Franklin

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Madison Kerr

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Dr Mark Graham

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Helen Hughson

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Toby Kenward

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Maureen O'Reilly

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Dougie Peedle

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Pedro Serodio

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Rohan Shah

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Sadia Sheikh

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Becky Stuttard

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Shane Vallance

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24 hours on from the Budget, what do we know?

At yesterday’s Budget, the Chancellor set himself three challenges. First, how to help the country continue to weather the storm. Second, how to begin the work of restoration once we’re allowed to emerge from the proverbial storm shelter. And third, how to pay for it all.
Press release: Budget 2021 reaction from Pro Bono Economics

PBE responds to the Budget, focusing on emergency funding for charities, levelling up, and Universal Credit.
Event: Counting on the recovery

Exploring the potential impact on the UK's workforce from improving the nation's numeracy skills.
Press release: 35% increase in households pushed to the edge on debt

The societal costs of problem debt are likely to top £1 billion this year, with the taxpayer picking up the cost of additional mental health support and housing provision.

Is this time different? Charity funding in recession and recovery

PBE's latest research looks at how the Covid-19 recession and recovery could impact charity income
Senior Economist/Quantitative Researcher

The Senior Economist will be deeply involved in the design and delivery of the Commission, contributing original research, building a rich cross-sector network of contacts, managing senior stakeholder groups and developing policy recommendations.
Press release: Economists sound warning over 'charity crunch'

75% of charities expect higher demand next year, while 83% forecast income decline
The Role of Charities in an Era of Anxiety

Speech given by Andy Haldane for Charity Finance Week 2020
24 hours on from the Budget, what do we know?

At yesterday’s Budget, the Chancellor set himself three challenges. First, how to help the country continue to weather the storm. Second, how to begin the work of restoration once we’re allowed to emerge from the proverbial storm shelter. And third, how to pay for it all.
Civil Action: exploring civil society's potential in the 2020s

The Commission on Civil Society aims to remove the constraints that hold the sector back and promote the approaches that help to push it forward. This report is the first step on that journey.
Press release: Community support falls by third at start of second lockdown

When coronavirus hit, there was a surge in people putting up their hands to help others in need, both through charities and within their neighbourhoods. Yet with the pandemic far from over, there are signs that the surge in community spirit is starting to flag.
Has Covid changed volunteering for good?

The scale of the volunteering effort has been a testament to the human desire to work together when times are tough. But will it endure as we move into recovery?
January 11-18 Covid Charity Tracker Survey results

With last year's winter fundraising opportunities more limited than usual, we asked charities to reflect on fundraising over 2020 and the Christmas period in particular in this flash survey.
Essay Collection: Civil Society, Unleashed

21 thinkers, activists, professionals, writers and academics across the public, private and social sectors were asked the same question: ‘How do we unleash the potential of civil society in the 2020s?’.

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