1. lessons from npc’s homelessness research
Katie Boswell, Rachel Tait
28 March 2019

2. NPC: TRANSFORMING THE CHARITY SECTORRT
NPC: TRANSFORMING THE CHARITY SECTOR
As a think tank and consultancy NPC works at the nexus between non-profits and funders
Non-profit
Increasing the impact of non-profits
eg, impact-focused theories of change
Funder
Sector
Increasing the impact of funders
eg, framing issue & mapping needs
Strengthening the partnership
eg, collaboration towards shared goals

3. About our research RT – 2 mins.
Explain why we did the research and that we published our report in November, along with a few blogs during and after the research. Put it in the wider context of our research.
About our research

4. Why you should fund systemically
RT 4-5 mins
Share key findings from the report re: what is homelessness, who’s affected, factors that put people at risk. Couple of spoken sentences about the facts – definitions, increase, diff profile of people.
Then make the case for systems approach
Long-term & collaborative… GrantNav data showed lots of 1 year grants, and there are diff levels of collab from sharing learning to pooling funding. Pooling funding happens in the US.
Root causes… you can’t just look at symptoms… efforts to tackle health issues are undone by failures in other parts of the system like poverty & housing
More than grants… if you own a company you could galvanise local business community, use your position as an employer to address low pay, social investment, use influence to support public awareness or policy change
Then handover to KB to do practicalities.
Why you should fund systemically
When tackling social issues, a systems change approach can enable funders to do think strategically and do things differently. We believe that ending homelessness requires more funding that is: Long-term Collaborative Addressing root causes More than grants

5. Why do people become homeless?KB
Why do people become homeless?
Map created on kumu.io

6. Why do people become homeless?KB
Why do people become homeless?
Map created on kumu.io

7. KB
At this point, the map gets quite overwhelming! So we simplified for an external audience…
Map created on kumu.io

8. A systemic view of why people become and remain homelessKB
Question to the room to hear people’s London perspectives.
A systemic view of why people become and remain homeless
To what extent does this resonate at a London level?
LOW HOUSE BUILDING
LOW PAY
LESS SOCIAL HOUSING
WELFARE REFORM
AUSTERITY

9. UNDERSTANDING ROLES IN THE SYSTEMRT
UNDERSTANDING ROLES IN THE SYSTEM

10. RT – potential discussion if there’s time
Many other roles: redesigning services, scaling innovations, evaluating change etc etc
What is your role in the system? What roles do you fund others to take?
Provide services
Advocate for change
Innovate
Share data
& knowledge
Navigate services
Amplify voices
Scale innovation
Convene people

11. Four priority funding areas to prevent and end homelessness
RT – this is what we identified, might be different to your priorities.
Four priority funding areas to prevent and end homelessness
Scaling effective approaches
Improving service navigation
Addressing the root causes
Improving data and evidence
such as:
Trauma informed approaches
Strengths based practices
Place based models that take a holistic approach to tackling homelessness
through:
Targeted practical and emotional support at key transition points
Digital solutions to improve navigation
Service user involvement in designing services
through:
Campaigning on housing, welfare, and service cuts
Social investment in affordable housing
Services that address the poverty premium
Initiatives to address low pay
through:
Building the evidence base on effectiveness and implementation issues
Mapping charities working on the issue, resource flows across the sector, needs and funding gaps

12. RT – you could take these back to your org to explore systems change approach
Questions to Consider
Which part of the system do you fund? Has that changed over time?
What impact do you think you (or your grant holders) have had on the system?
How do you interact with parts of the system that you don’t directly fund? How do other parts of the system affect your work?
Who do you work with in other parts of the system? How can you work together better to increase pressure for change?

13. Find out more
homelessness/

14. THANK YOU
London, March 2019
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