Earlier this month, our executive team and board came together for PBE’s annual strategy away day – a chance to step back from the day-to-day to reflect on our broader approach to delivering against our mission of improving outcomes for those with the lowest wellbeing in the UK.

Sign up to get our latest insights in your inbox. 📨 This month's insight and events newsletter includes: • a new blog from our Training Facilitator, Alexa Sage answering the frequently asked questions from our Unlocking Impact workshops.

Economist and analyst volunteer roles closing tomorrow 👀 We have volunteer opportunities with the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership or the ADHD Action Network.

PBE Volunteer and data analyst Ricard De Haro Flores created a tailored Excel-based data management and reporting tool for the Renewal Trust. 🧑‍💻

"Exposure to the social sector helps economists to become more rounded in their outlook and therefore better placed to make good – and wellbeing-enhancing – decisions back in their day jobs. "

What resources do social sector organisations need to run economic impact evaluations?

📣 Economists and analysts. We have volunteer opportunities with the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership or the ADHD Action Network.

We’re working with @childrenssociety.bsky.social on a new project to build the economic case for supporting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing earlier.

In 2025 we helped to unleash civil society's potential 📈

What do social sector organisations ask us about impact measurement? 🤔 Over the last five years, we have welcomed hundreds of charities, CICs and social enterprises from across the UK to our Unlocking Impact Workshops.

"When women thrive we all thrive" Last year, in partnership with Rosa we released, Underfunded and under the radar, a report on the state of funding for civil society organisations supporting women and girls. pbe.co.uk/publications... #IWD2026

📣 Analysts! Join us to build your understanding of wellbeing measurement in our next wellbeing valuation workshop. 📆 17 & 19 March 2026 ⏰ 4.5 hours 🎟️ pbe.co.uk/our-services...

We're looking for social sector organisations supporting children under the age of 16 that want to measure their economic impact to raise the profile of their work.

We supported 163 social sector organisations in different ways during 2025. 🎉

Thank you to all the charities who joined us last week for one of our Unlocking Impact Workshops.

Mental health support doesn’t need to be in a stuffy clinical environment!

Our new report for Defence Gardens Scheme finds good evidence that their nature-based intervention improves wellbeing. 🌱

At our team meeting on Wednesday, PBE Economic Associate and Economic Advisor at the Bank of England, @joshmartinecon.bsky.social, joined us on his lunch break.

Really pleased to publish our 2025 impact report, showcasing a year in which we arguably did more than ever before to empower UK charities, unleash civil society's potential, and drive the use of economics for good pbe.co.uk/impact_repor... Huge credit and thanks to all in the @pbe.co.uk family

Our 2025 impact report – Strength in Numbers – is published today 📣

Meet Analyst @Oscar Zemsky 👋 Oscar has been on a six month placement with PBE as part of the Civil Service Fast Stream.

Happening today 👀

In this month's PBE Insights and events newsletter ✉️ • A new blog about our partnership with The Fore to help small charities measure their impact. • The PBE 2025 impact report: Strength in numbers And more! Sign up to get it in your inbox next week and every month: eepurl.com/den4kn

The Safe Soulmates programme could be generating as much as £22 in wellbeing benefits for every £1 spent. 👏

We've partnered four Volunteer Analysts with Working with Cancer as part of our Data First Aid Scheme 🎉

Thank you to all our Small Charities Forum members 🙏 We met with our brilliant Small Charities Forum members last week to chat about everything from recruitment challenges to building AI bots. pbe.co.uk/small-charit...

📣 Economists and analysts We've got three volunteer opportunities for you. 🗓️ Apply by 18 Feb

Meet @karol122.bsky.social, our research lead for children and young people's mental health. 👋

At school, a curriculum that fosters a sense of belonging improves mental health and academic outcomes. Especially for those who experience marginalisation, according to @pbe.co.uk. Let's help children and young people develop their place together.

There's incredible work taking place across the social sector to support better wellbeing and mental health for children and young people in the UK.

Yesterday's Unlocking Impact Workshop was an energising session with thoughtful questions and practical reflections. Thank you to the organisations who took part: Scottish Sports Futures North Devon Voluntary Service The Dusty Knuckle Training CIC @ncepod.bsky.social Dad's House Voices for Life

Do you want to find solutions to society's biggest problems? Join our friends at the @resolutionfoundation.org to find out whether working for a think tank could be right for you.

Q: How do you measure the value of improvements in wellbeing? A: Using the Green Book

Are parents only as happy as their least happy child?  🤔 Improving young people’s mental health is linked to: ✅ better educational outcomes ✅ higher employment rates ✅higher earnings

We're celebrating a recent Data First Aid match between volunteer economists Bori Toth and Amelia Przybyl with @ellascharity.bsky.social 🎉 Find out more about our Data First Aid Service for charities: pbe.co.uk/our-services...

Meet Maliha, one of our expert economists 👋 Maliha worked with colleagues from #BeeWell at the University of Manchester to analyse the economic value of participation in the Factory International Schools Programme

"Even small improvements in children's mental health could boost GCSE attainment and reduce their probability of being excluded from school or requiring Special Educational Needs (SEN) support in secondary school." pbe.co.uk/publications... #DayOfEducation

We went to a talk by @pbe.co.uk and their take on phones was incredibly nuanced - when you look at social media, @mattwhittaker.bsky.social did highlight the mixed feedback when it comes to this matter. #EconSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z_k...

Volunteer economist, analyst or researcher needed for Fearless Girls Club to help establish a UK Wellbeing Benchmark for Girls aged 8–12 👀 Apply by Sunday 1 February : pbe.co.uk/vacancies/vo...

New volunteer opportunity with WCVA to design a case management tracking template in Excel or another tool 📣 Apply by Sunday 1 Feb: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/vo...

Economists, analysts and researchers! Volunteer to help @ourspecialfriends.bsky.social (OSF) OSF is looking for volunteer support to strengthen its data collection and impact measurement processes. Apply by Sunday 1 Feb: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/vo...

In 2025 we helped a total of 163 social sector organisations 🎉 At the same time, we’ve engaged with a record 174 economists. Thank you to the PBE Team, Economic Associates, Volunteers, charity partners and funders for supporting us to use economics to improve lives.

Last few spaces remaining for our Unlocking Impact Workshop on 24 & 26 February, 2026. Join our expert economists and analysts to learn: • Impact models • Impact measurement • How to inspire change Register or get in touch to find out about future dates: pbe.co.uk/our-services...

Celebrating our recent matches between volunteer economists and charities 🎉 Economists Ben Gardiner, Vaidehi Maheshwari and Mikhail Bespalov from Cambridge Econometrics were matched with Odd Arts. Find out whether our Data First Aid service could benefit your charity: pbe.co.uk/our-services...

💡 If you want to influence policy, strengthen funding relationships, or understand what really makes a difference in your work, good analysis matters. This week, we're reflecting on our report for Z2K, which analysed the real value of disability benefits.

Spirit of 2012 needed robust evidence of the wellbeing impact of its funded programmes. That’s where we came in. We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques. The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.

Our new analysis suggests that veteran-specific therapy from PTSD Resolution helps UK veterans recover from anxiety, depression + psychological distress. It could deliver up to 3x the benefits to society for every £1 spent in just one year after the completion of treatment.

Spirit of 2012 needed robust evidence of the wellbeing impact of its funded programmes. That’s where we came in. We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques. The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.

⌛ Accepting submissions until 28 November We want to hear from charities, funders, service providers, researchers & practitioners working with, or studying wellbeing for, people with learning disabilities. Submit your evidence to shape future research, policy & guidance: pbe.co.uk/get-involved...

🔔 New case study Haemochromatosis UK and volunteers from FTI Consulting made the economic case for introducing early screening for haemochromatosis in Northern Ireland. It highlights something we see every day: skilled volunteers create real, measurable impact for small charities.