NPC Staff

Iona Joy

 

Head of Charity Effectiveness

 

ijoy@philanthropycapital.org

Iona is one of NPC’s longest serving staff with extensive experience analysing charities and the charitable sector more widely. She has authored or managed ten of NPC’s research publications, on topics ranging from mental health to the environment, analysed over 50 charities, and helped to develop NPC’s research base and methodology over the past eight years. Iona increasingly uses her knowledge and experience to advise charities and funders on improving their effectiveness. She is a regular commentator on issues affecting the sector. She has a particular interest in health and disability, although this does not limit her ability to advise in other sectors. 

Before joining NPC, Iona had a career in finance, including seven years with the Commonwealth Development Corporation (as it was then known) investing in projects from cardboard box manufacturers in Guyana to palm oil plantations in South East Asia. This included a three year stint in Uganda running a portfolio of loan and equity investments in small to medium-sized businesses. Prior to CDC she spent six years as a merchant banker.

Publications

The value of charity analysis: How reviewing your organisation can help you achieve more (2011)
Preparing for cuts: How funders should support charities in a world of government cuts and changing funding structures (2010)
New facilities, new funding: A proposed financing model from Scope (2010)
Trial and error: Children and young people in trouble with the law, a guide for charities and funders (2010)
Heads up: Mental health of children and young people (2008)
A life less ordinary: People with autism (2007)
Striking a chord: Using music to change lives (2006)
Don’t mind me: Adults with mental health problems (2006)
Valuing short lives: Children with terminal conditions and their families (2005)
Out of the shadows: HIV / AIDS in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda (2005)
HIV / AIDS in Africa: A brief overview of the global context (2005)
The hidden assassin: Cancer in the UK (2004)
Caring about dying: Palliative care and support for the terminally ill (2004)
Rhetoric to action: HIV / AIDS in South Africa (2003)

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