Social sector economists 📣 Join us for the next Social sector economists: Network Meeting. 🗓️ 11 August, 11:10–13:00 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ Register | events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bdd826... Hope you can join us!
Find out how we supported Football Beyond Borders to put numbers behind their impact on children and young people's wellbeing and help drive income.
We commissioned an economic evaluation of our work for charities and the results were better than we hoped.
What could Andy Burnham's premiership mean for civil society? Happily, we already have a good idea. Andy Burnham was one of the expert contributors to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, led by PBE.
What role can the voluntary sector play in supporting children and young people's mental health?
Top findings from our research on wellbeing and children & young people in 2026 so far. → We worked with the Defence Gardens Scheme to evaluate the economic impact of their work. Our evaluation found that for every £1 spent on their programme, £5 in wellbeing benefits were generated for veterans.
Investing in early support for young people's mental health could generate £56 billion in economic benefits 💡
We've matched volunteer analyst Max Magnacca Sancho with the Women's Resource Centre (United Kingdom) (WRC) 🎉
New research from @pbe.co.uk commissioned by @tcspolicypractice.bsky.social finds that expanding access to mental health support for children and young people could deliver around £14 of economic benefits for every £1 invested.
PBE@pbe.co.uk · last mo.→ Two thirds of the 10-17 year olds who needed some form of mental health support did not receive it in 2023. → Expanding appropriate mental health support could lead to £56 billion in economic benefits. Read the full report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
Take a look at this thread to see @childrenssociety.bsky.social latest commission from @pbe.co.uk making the economic case (loud & clear): it’s essential to support children & young people early before crisis hits @tcspolicypractice.bsky.social
PBE@pbe.co.uk · last mo.Our latest report on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing launches today.
Our latest report on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing launches today.
Non-profit sector workers could have earned £3,500 more, on average, in 2025 if social sector pay growth had kept pace with the private sector since 2015.
This #PrideMonth we're celebrating the impact of our Data First Aid volunteer match for the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ We matched the centre with PBE volunteer, Kelly Yeo, to help them turn feedback from visitors into a short report demonstrating their impact. pbe.co.uk/impact_stori...
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Using community insight to strengthen impact reporting The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is a volunteer-led space in central London, offering events, workshops, peer support and resources for LGBTQ+ ...
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Our small charities' forum shares real-world insights to help shape our research. 💡 It's also a space for charities to collaborate on common challenges and share learnings.
In this month's insights and events newsletter ✉️ • Our latest research on Children's Services spending. • Inflation and the squeeze on charity wages. • The impact of expert volunteer support for Fearless Girls Club. Sign up: eepurl.com/den4kn
Is it easier or harder to show your impact as a small charity? In some ways, it's more straightforward; often, everyone on the team is closer to the work that the charity does or the community it serves. But it can be really tough to measure impact without data specialists or analysts on hand.
"Research shows that loneliness is increasing among young people," according to our friends at the Marmalade Trust
![“For the 10th anniversary [of Loneliness Awareness Week] we are calling on a renewed national leadership on loneliness and social connection through a cross government action plan that future proofs the social health of young people and recognises the importance of a coordinated, multi-systemic approach to address loneliness in all ages.”
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New @pbe.co.uk note on non-profit pay trends shows charity employees are earning £3,500 less today than if their pay rises had kept pace with the private sector's. Stems from inflation exposure and highlights the need for new 'shock absorbers' in the sector's income model pbe.co.uk/insights/pay...
Wage growth among charity workers has lagged the private sector by £8.5bn over the past 10 years, according to research by think tank @pbe.co.uk. It found that average pay has grown by over 10% in the private sector over the past decade compared to a decline of 1.2% in the not-for-profit sector.
Charity wage growth has lagged private sector by £8.5bn over past decade, finds PBE
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Charity sector workers would be earning £3,500 more, on average, in 2025 if social sector pay growth had matched the private sector over the past decade.
The nine wellbeing domains for people with learning disabilities. 💡 When we measure wellbeing, we look at different wellbeing domains, e.g., health, work and finances.
It's loneliness awareness week. Our 2024 research found that five million adults in the UK live with chronic loneliness and the cost to public services is significant.
What really matters when it comes to children and young people's mental health and wellbeing? The word cloud below shows what organisations working with children and young people say is important for children: things like health, confidence, skills, and wellbeing.
Pleased to attend the APPG for Children this evening, chaired by @jessasatomp.bsky.social where @pbe.co.uk shared the findings from this report ⬇️ Children’s services spending is at a record high but 82% of that is supporting too late. Children need support early
PBE@pbe.co.uk · 2mo agoRead the full report, Rebalancing the system: Children’s Services spending, 2011-25: pbe.co.uk/publications...
Children’s services are stuck in a crisis loop. Spending hit a record £14.7bn despite little evidence outcomes for children are improving. The reason? 80% of budgets are spent on late intervention. A new report by @pbe.co.uk, commissioned by us at the Children's Services Funding Alliance 👇
PBE@pbe.co.uk · 2mo agoOur latest report on Children's Services uncovers a system out of balance: annual costs in England reached a record £14.7 billion in 2024/25, but 82% of spending between 2011 and 2025 went to late intervention.
Our latest report on Children's Services uncovers a system out of balance: annual costs in England reached a record £14.7 billion in 2024/25, but 82% of spending between 2011 and 2025 went to late intervention.
Last week we gathered policymakers and funders to share the findings of our Porticus Trust-funded work on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.
“The quality of the volunteer support was exceptional…a genuine partnership where we learned a great deal about benchmarking, data interrogation and how to use evidence more strategically.”
It's Volunteers Week and we're celebrating our 1,000th volunteer, Iseoluwa Adejumo 🎉
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