Sector research explores issues such as child abuse and homelessness, examining the need, looking at what approaches work, what government is doing, and where charities contribute to providing services and solving problems. Our research has many uses, from helping funders to plan their giving, to helping charities to engage their funders, induct new trustees and staff, and make management decisions.

Structural research examines broader challenges facing the charity sector, and strives to find solutions. This could include anything from weak trustee boards to high funder reporting burdens on charities.

Research on measurement examines how charities can be supported to measure and communicate their results, produces tools to help charities achieve this, and encourages funders to think about their own impact and that of their grantees.