Our latest VCSE Sector Barometer with Nottingham Trent University National VCSE Data and Insights Observatory explores the changing nature of service delivery, as charities step up to respond to community challenges. Read more
When evidence shows that popular employee wellbeing initiatives like mindfulness sessions can do more harm than good, businesses may need to change tack. Nicole Sykes makes the case for employee volunteering schemes. Read more
Financial advisers and firms seeking to attract the business of under-35s who already possess significant financial assets will need to adapt to their generous approach to giving. Read more
PBE has looked up the backgrounds of all 650 elected MPs to identify those with publicly advertised charity-sector backgrounds. This free resource is openly available for charities. Read more
Keir Starmer's new Cabinet Ministers' experience prior to parliament makes the new Cabinet one with the strongest charity sector background in modern history. Read more
Positive growth figures and good news on inflation have triggered an early summer election, but our new analysis suggests wellbeing measures are a more accurate indicator of electoral fortunes. Read more
What would an Office for Impact Economy actually do? Director of Policy and Communications Nicole Sykes looks at Sir Stephen Timms' proposal, considering what it could mean for civil society. Read more
Director of Services Will De La Cruz discusses how PBE champions and supports small charities across the UK in his blog for NCVO. Read more
What would a real and strong partnership look like? Charlotte Prothero's blog explores how a new government could form an essential partnership with civil society, ahead of the General Election. Read more
Veterans returning to civilian life have had a range of experiences, and so have a range of needs. Our new analysis of Annual Population Survey data highlights the need for targeted approaches to supporting veterans in transition. Read more
The latest sector Barometer with the VCSE Observatory finds that, with volunteering at an all time low, small charities are struggling the most. Flexibility and infrastructure support are part of the solution to this decay in volunteering. Read more
CEO of PBE Matt Whitaker introduces PBE’s "A Civil Alliance," event, which will foster closer connections between the charity and civil society sector. Showcasing successful collaborations, it will explore practical ways for both sectors to better engage with each other. Read more
Headteacher Caroline Doyle reflects on the value of having a dedicated mental health counsellor in her primary school, and the ways Place2Be ensure the impact of this support is recorded. Read more
PBE examines the consequences of the OBR's outlook and the Chancellor's Spring Budget for charities. Read more
CEO of PBE Matt Whittaker assesses the situation for charities and the nation as a whole ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Budget. With the cost of living crisis starting to ease recovery is coming for some, while the challenge intensifies for others. Read more
The social sector is hurtling towards a serious skills shortage. Funders, commissioners and numerous others in the social sector will need to pull together in order to shrink the skills vacuum, explains Analyst Taran Uppal. Read more
CEO of PBE Matt Whittaker reflects on the progress made towards unleashing the potential of civil society for good and the work still to be done, one year after the Law Family Commission on Civil Society's conclusion. Read more
The watchword from yesterday's hugely energising Labour and Civil Society Summit was ‘partnership’. PBE Trustee Jenny Scott reflects on the day's events. Read more
Labour MP Sir Ben Bradshaw looks back on his experience of working with charities as a minister in the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Read more
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Lord Peter Hain reflects on his time working closely with charities and civil society organisations while in government during the Blair and Brown Labour premierships. Read more
The charity sector is bucking the trend on trust, and PBE's Director of Policy and Communications Nicole Sykes explains why leaders in our society should be lining up to access their expertise. Read more
With 3,400 charities dedicated to mental health and 1.5 million people receiving NHS-commissioned mental health support from charities each year, the sector is vital to efforts to address the nation's mental health crisis, writes Daisy Harmer. Read more
If policymakers are serious about tackling gendered violence, women and girls’ organisations need to be trusted collaborators. Beth Kitson explores the vital role of charities in addressing the epidemic of violence against women and girls in the UK. Read more
The Chancellor’s decision to uprate housing benefits in last week's Autumn Statement was a boost to many low-income households. But PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin says it is just a short-term sticking plaster which will not fix the UK's broken housing system. Read more