The Gradel Institute of Charity
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The Gradel Institute of Charity opened on 29 September 2023 with a clear focus: to educate and inspire charities and other third sector organisations to embrace purposeful change.
Based in a striking tower in Savile Road that blends in perfectly with New College and the surrounding Oxford landscape, the Institute aims to become a beacon for both the academic study of charity and the charity sector itself.
The mission of The Gradel Institute is to advance our understanding of the many ways charities address public needs and to amplify the effectiveness of the work of non-profit organisations. We accomplish these two objectives by producing top quality research on all aspects of nonprofit and voluntary action and by delivering programmes that build the strategic management skills of practitioners in the sector.
We aim to help develop the governance and leadership of charities and help them measure and so improve the impact they have both nationally and globally.
A message from Academic Director Professor Peter Frumkin
“Welcome to the Gradel Institute of Charity at New College, the University of Oxford. At a time when charity organisations around the world are being called on to assist the delivery of a huge array of critical services to local communities, there is a pressing need for both insightful and relevant research about the sector and practical programmes that assist leaders increase the impact of their work.
For this reason, the Gradel Institute has the dual goal of catalysing the resources and expertise of the University of Oxford to develop new insights about charities, while also translating these ideas into programmes that engage leaders committed to achieving greater effectiveness in their work.
We look forward to sharing our work with you in the years ahead.”
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