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Lord Gus O'Donnell

Chair of Trustees Read more

Matt Whittaker

Chief Executive Officer Read more

Susannah Behr

Director of Development Read more

Cassia Dingwall

Operations and Finance Director Read more

Anoushka Kenley

Research and Policy Director Read more

Melinda Kunjasich

Director of Services Read more

Nicole Sykes

Director of External Affairs Read more

Sabine Ceotto

Fundraising and Events Manager Read more

Jon Franklin

Chief Economist Read more

Daniel George

Project Manager Read more

Madison Kerr

Economist Read more

David Knight

Database Administrator Read more

Jack Larkham

Research and Policy Analyst Read more

Tia Manavis

Communications and Marketing Officer Read more

Anya Martin

Senior Research and Policy Analyst Read more

Max Williams

Researcher Read more

Matthew Brumsen

Trustee Read more

David Gregson

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Andy Haldane

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Ed Humpherson

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Clare Lombardelli

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Sir Dave Ramsden

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Damien Régent

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Jenny Scott

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In the Public Eye: snapshot of public attitudes towards civil society

To mark the launch of the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, we commissioned YouGov to provide a snapshot of public attitudes towards civil society in November 2020.
Paying for the pandemic: The economic consequences of COVID-19

inequalities of all forms can reinforce each other to the detriment of the nation’s longer term health and wellbeing. Making the right policy choices is just as important in recovery as in crisis.
Job vacancy: Senior Project Manager

The SPM will work directly with a wide variety of charities – from helping them understand and articulate their impacts to the delivery of full-blown economic evaluation reports outlining their benefits to society.
Job vacancy: Press Officer

We are looking for a Press Officer with some experience to join PBE’s External Affairs team. This is a new role, created to ensure PBE can fulfil its goal of being an influential, impactful evidence-based authority on the social sector.

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
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
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.
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.
PBE Reacts: Comprehensive Spending Review 2020

"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."
Andy Haldane: digital transformation in the charity sector

Incentives like a ‘digital civic passport’ can recognise voluntary action and encourage wider participation in civic service. Originally published in the Financial Times.
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?’.
Press release: Gloomy winter ahead for charity

Lockdown worries for 55% of charities as 2020 takes its toll
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