NPC’s research reports provide donors with a unique insight into the scale of a social problem and the role of government and charities in addressing it. Each report showcases a range of charities that are achieving impressive results. Reports are funded from a range of sources, including wealthy individuals, trusts and foundations.

Forthcoming reports

• More advice needed
  The role of wealth advisors in offering philanthropy services to high-net-worth clients.
• A guide for funders on important decisions about grant-making
  Guidance for funders when considering the size and length of grants; whether to give restricted grants; and non-grant financing.
  
• Social campaigning
  Approaches to achieving positive change eg, campaigning, awareness raising and government lobbying.
• Mental health of children and young people
  Mental health issues facing children and young people and how charities are supporting them.
• Update on NPC's earlier report on prisoners and ex-offenders
  Examining prisoner's needs, the role of government and what private funding can achieve
  
• Funding Success II
  A vision of how to make information on results flow better between charities and funders
• Substance abuse
  A look at how charities meet the needs of people with substance abuse problems and the areas where philanthropy can make the greatest difference.
• Degenerative diseases
  Examining the impact of voluntary funding on care, support, support for carers, research into the causes of medical conditions and their prevention, medical research into treatments and lobbying government at national and local levels.
• Young offenders
  Investigating gaps in government service provision for people under 21 who have committed crime(s) and/or exhibit anti-social behaviour while analysing charities that identify the best ways to help young people avoid offending

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