Dan Corry

The year ahead: How government can create a more impactful civil society
13 Jan 2020 Commercial
The year ahead: How government can create a more impactful civil society

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Dan Corry discusses how prime minister Boris Johnson can use his majority to boost the effectiveness of charities
Running to catch up? How the public and charity sectors are more similar than you think
25 May 2017 Civil Service Reform
Running to catch up? How the public and charity sectors are more similar than you think

Dan Corry, former special adviser and head of the charity think tank NPC, argues that the public and charity sectors must learn from each other as they face joint challenges of capacity, governance and transformation
Are high-profile resignations like Sir Ivan Rogers' the sign of a healthy system?
10 Jan 2017 Brexit
Are high-profile resignations like Sir Ivan Rogers' the sign of a healthy system?

Exactly why the UK's EU ambassador resigned will remain a mystery for some time. But, says former special adviser Dan Corry, top officials usually quit when subject to constant criticising, whispering and gossip from politicians
Dan Corry: Kids Company shows the danger to Whitehall of focusing on outputs over outcomes
03 Nov 2015 Commercial
Dan Corry: Kids Company shows the danger to Whitehall of focusing on outputs over outcomes

Senior officials Richard Heaton and Chris Wormald faced a tough time at PAC on Monday over the government's funding of Kids Company. Dan Corry – former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and now chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital – argues that the charity's good intentions made it easier to avoid questions about effectiveness and decent management