Impact investing might have a communications problem
At Impact Europe’s Impact Days in Brussels this month, conversations focused on how we can move more capital towards...
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Treating lived experience as lived expertise key to better advocacy communications
For charities, NGOs and civil society organisations engaged in advocacy and campaigning, centring the people most affected by the...
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We must shift the power to those who are most affected
What’s next for communications to protect and improve lives? If communications is to protect and improve lives in the...
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We all need to be heroes
What’s next for communications to protect and improve lives? In his speech at Forster’s 30th anniversary celebrations, Matt Bell...
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London Climate Action Week 2026: what matters and what to watch out for
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is back this June, and it’s going to be bigger, busier and more politically...
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Sharing power, not just stories: what meaningful involvement looks like in advocacy
Across civil society, unions and charities, there is a growing recognition that lasting change does not come from campaigns...
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Holding the centre: how membership organisations deliver value when ESG is under pressure
There’s a particular kind of pressure that comes with leading a membership organisation in 2026. You’re expected to be...
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From classroom to community: training of young resilience agents across Bangladesh
Between October and December 2025, Practical Action — under the Youth Engagement in Early Warning Systems project supported by...
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Circular economy: from regulation to real opportunity
As organisations across the UK and EU look for circular economy opportunities, the conversation is shifting from ‘why it...
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Five things that are critical to communicating about the impact economy
We recently partnered with New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) on a report, which found the UK’s impact economy – purpose-driven...
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Why the impact economy needs a movement
There is a growing sense that the UK’s impact economy is on the brink of something bigger. Not because...
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Time to retire the velvet rope
Here’s a simple test for how influential and powerful you are – go up to the front desk of...
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