NPC Ignites 2024
NPC’s annual conference, 15 October 2024.
What a fantastic day NPC Ignites 2024 was. #NPCIgnites is designed to help charities, funders, philanthropists, social enterprises, corporates and the public sector keep pace with change and anticipate new trends and innovations. We bring together the brightest minds in the charity sector to inspire new ways of working.
With keynote speeches from Dr Danny Sriskandarajah, CEO at New Economics Foundation (NEF), Paul Johnson, Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Benaifer Bhandari, CEO, Hopscotch Women’s Centre; Alistair Fernie, Chief Executive, The Elders; and Sarah Hughes, Chief Executive, Mind, Rachel Coldicutt, Executive Director at Careful Trouble, and Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2Be.
- Read all about the 6 ingredients for systems change in this follow up blog.
- Read Dan Corry’s speech on Where are we now on the impact journey?
Follow the discussion on Twitter and LinkedIn using #NPCIgnites.
NPC Ignites full programme
Explore our fantastic speaker line up and the topics we will be debating
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Catch up on this year's conference
Blog
6 ingredients for systems change
By Rose Anderson .
On 17 October 2024.
Why we need understanding, resources, collaboration, patience, learning, and bravery for change. Key takeaways from NPC Ignites 2024.
Blog
Where are we now on the impact journey?
By Dan Corry .
On 16 October 2024.
A transcript of Dan Corry’s speech at NPC Ignites 2024.
Blog
The importance of a trauma-informed workplace
By Benaifer Bhandari.
On 26 September 2024.
'An overarching value for me has been to work with all stakeholders in a trauma informed way to make sure there is justice in our processes.' NPC Ignites speaker, Benaifer Bhandari.
Ignites was a journey of discovery, an open and inclusive space to reflect of the sector challenges and explore the possibility and need for change in collaboration with knowledgeable and like-minded individuals.
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