PBE Chair Lord Gus O'Donnell and Be the Business Chair Sir Charlie Mayfield make the case for putting the social sector at the heart of the UK's productivity drive. Read more
PBE's Nicole Sykes retraces the story of Charles Dickens' philanthropy advice and calls on the FCA to make changes to encourage more of this spirit from financial advisers today. Read more
PBE's Nicole Sykes makes the case for greater financial advice on philanthropic giving. Read more
PBE's Nicole Sykes explores evidence collected by the #BeeWell project of a wellbeing gap impacting LGBT+ young people in Greater Manchester. Read more
PBE's Jack Larkham and Nicole Sykes explore the most eye-catching and innovative social sector pledges made by winning parties in the 2023 local elections. Read more
Using our interactive map, discover where in the country council groups and political parties are setting out the most ambitious agenda for the social sector in 2023's local elections. Read more
PBE Chief Economist Jon Franklin reflects on the experience of Artis, a charity specialising in performing arts in primary schools, in embedding impact measurement into their services. Read more
PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin discusses the challenges encountered by the #BeeWell programme in Greater Manchester when collecting wellbeing data on children permanently excluded from mainstream schools. Read more
What charities need to know about the implications of the Chancellor's 2023 Budget for their income, demand, services, and the economy overall. Read more
Ahead of the announcement of the Chancellor's 2023 Budget this week, PBE's Anoushka Kenley, Jack Larkham and Nicole Sykes make the case for the charity sector's role in helping to solve the UK's inactivity challenge. Read more
PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin looks at how multiple risk factors for school exclusion impact on a child's wellbeing. Read more
PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin considers the options for attempting to quantify the number of children in the UK who are at risk of permanent exclusion from school. Read more
PBE's Nicole Sykes takes a look at the impact of public sector backlogs on the charity sector. Read more
PBE Economist Jamie O'Halloran explores how the charity and non-profit sector is undervalued in national accounts, and how this can be improved. Read more
PBE examines the consequences of the OBR's outlook and the Chancellor's Autumn Statement for charities. Read more
PBE's Matt Whittaker and Jack Larkham explore the challenges facing charities in the cost of living crisis with an analysis of new YouGov data. Read more
Ahead of the arrival of a new government led by Liz Truss, this latest analysis for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society calls for greater engagement between government advisory groups and the social sector. Read more
How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with Conservative MPs? Read more
New figures from the Bank of England show significant uncertainty for both charities and businesses alongside pay and recruitment strains. Read more
How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with Labour MPs? Read more
How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with local councillors? Read more
Nicole Sykes, Director of Policy and Communications at PBE, discusses the fundamental role charities play in providing vital public services. Read more
Using our interactive map, discover where in the country council groups and political parties are setting out the most ambitious agenda for the social sector in 2022's local elections. Read more
Boosting charity productivity is an overlooked opportunity in the campaign to tackle the UK’s productivity problem. Both charities and policymakers have a shared interest in doing so. Read more