Lord Gus O’Donnell: “Civil society can no longer be overlooked if building back better is to succeed” Read more
Lockdown worries for 55% of charities as 2020 takes its toll Read more
The £10 billion charity funding gap created by coronavirus is putting an “alarming proportion” of jobs and services in the firing line in the social sector. Read more
Every £1 invested in The Clink’s prisoner training and support programme delivers a return on investment of £4.80, says new report by Pro Bono Economics. Read more
Charity incomes are expected to drop by £6.7 billion at the same time as demand for their support rises by the equivalent of £3.4 billion. Read more
Charities contribute £200 billion in economic value each year – twelve times the official estimate of £17 billion, according to top economists at Pro Bono Economics. Read more
Charity announces new scheme to match its expert volunteer economists with civil society organisations as they tackle the coronavirus challenge. Read more
Before the lockdown, the UK’s women were underpaid by £126 billion. What can they expect when the world wakes up again? Read more
Armed with evidence of success in reducing risk of self-harm and suicide, East Belfast Community Counselling Centre calls for increased funding of mental health services in the community. Read more
Matt, who leaves his role as Deputy CEO of the Resolution Foundation after eleven years with the think tank, will take up the post with Pro Bono Economics in mid-November. Read more
Most doctors say that volunteering roles in health should be expanded to include people who can bring their professional (non-clinical) skills with their personal skills to their volunteer roles – a new report by charities Pro Bono Economics and Helpforce has found. Read more
PE is being squeezed out of the curriculum due to academic over-testing of children, say teachers. Read more
New analysis from Pro Bono Economics estimates the potential costs to the taxpayer of children who witness severe domestic violence and go on to develop behavioural disorders as between £480m and £1.4bn. Read more
10 housing & homelessness charities in Oak Foundation’s portfolio of grantees to benefit from consolidated resources of Pro Bono Economics, Cranfield Trust and Pilotlight Read more
"Unless resources are also devoted to measurement and to creating an evidence base on the efficacy of treatments and interventions, we simply won’t know if current budgets are being wisely spent or if future budgets stand to be used cost-effectively." Read more
Early mental health interventions in primary schools, such as one-to-one mental health support from counsellors, could both improve life chances for children over their lifetime and generate significant economic benefits, according to an independent analysis Read more
Many British adults are showing signs of pessimism about the state of education in schools, but are ready to place their hope in teachers who take a more experimental approach, a new survey has found. Read more
The level of trust in the sector has declined from 6.7 to 5.7 out of ten since the collapse of Kid’s Company and death of Olive Cooke last year. Read more