Sector spotlight: The National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning

Sarah Wood, Director of the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning, explains the programme and how third sector organisations can get involved.

Sector spotlight: Cumbria Council putting people ‘In Control’

Third sector organisations that deliver public services paid for by individuals through individualised budgets are eligble for our investments. Here, Peter Knock from Cumbria Council explains its ‘in Control Total’ pilot which changes how support is provided.

Sector spotlight: How to achieve sustainable funding

NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) is a first-stop shop encouraging and enabling third sector organisations to explore and exploit a full range of funding and financing options.

The benefits of loan funding

Loan funding has many benefits for third sector organisations.

Budgets and cashflows

Budgets seek to give an overall picture of levels of income and expenditure, cashflow aims to ensure that you have enough money in the bank.

Top tips: Writing an effective business plan to secure investment

Peter Stone is the Managing Director of Peter Stone Consulting Limited, a management consultancy for the voluntary and community sector which specialises in governance and management, strategic planning, finances and tendering. Here he outlines his top tips for writing an effective business plan to secure investment.

Top tips: Working in consortia

The South London Learning Consortium (SLLC) is a Community Interest Company that works for the benefit of communities and business across South London. In this article, its Chief Executive, Stephen Jeffery, outlines his top tips for how to successfully develop and work in consortia.

Top Tips: Sustainable Funding

Olof Williamson is Sustainable Funding Officer at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). Here he outlines his top tips for funding your organisation sustainably.

Top tips: Successful tendering

Jon Royle is Chief Executive of Bridge, a Bradford based charity providing drug and alcohol treatment services. In this article, he outlines his top tips for successful tendering.

Top tips: Measuring your outcomes

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is a charity that provides tailored research and advice to donors and funders on how to give more effectively. In this article, Tris Lumley, a Senior Research Analyst for NPC, gives his ideas on ways that third sector organisations can measure and analyse their results.

Top tips: Commissioning at local level

A session at our recent Investee Support Day was devoted to a group discussion on commissioning. Investees discovered a number of top tips to help third sector organisations build relationships with commissioners at a local level.