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  Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held early next year on Monday 19 January. All Full Members of ACEVO are invited to attend the AGM which will be held at Portcullis House from 11:30 &n...

Over the last year, ACEVO has been exploring the need to improve governance for third sector organisations. Improving their governance remains a top issue for ACEVO’s members, second only to...

On Thursday 13 November, Innovation Exchange will launch its Next Practice programme, supporting and showcasing the best in third sector innovation. It will also launch its new website: ww...

  As of 31st October 2008, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has opened a Qualified Provider Framework (QPF) for providers of education and training services. The Qualified Provider Framewor...

  ACEVO has been working with sector partners including NCVO, CAF and CFDG to identify the amount that charities have lost in Icelandic banks. We will be meeting with the Treasury on Tuesday to ...

  ACEVO, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations will officially launch its expansion in the English northern regions with three high profile receptions during October. ...

We have added another exciting discount offer to the ACEVO member benefits portfolio – discounted membership to the prestigious Commonwealth Club. The Commonwealth Club in central London...

Researchers gear up for the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations The Office of the Third Sector is pleased to announce that research specialists Ipsos MORI will conduct the National Survey o...

  On Friday ACEVO, along with NCVO and CAF met with Treasury ministers and officials to urge the Government to protect the assets of charities held by Icelandic banks.   We agreed that t...

In late August 2008 acevo and CAF sought your views on the state of the economy, and how this has impacted on your organisation over the last 12 months. The results suggest that the effects of the s...

Stephen Bubb, acevo’s chief executive, has expressed his delight at the news that third sector organisations are preparing bids to run two new prisons in Merseyside and London. “This...

  If you’re a senior professional working in the voluntary sector, your experience could support the leader of a Refugee Community Organisation (RCO).  Leaders Together needs voluntar...

Mentor Employment & Skills and acevo (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) today held a roundtable discussion on how the voluntary sector can prosper under welfare reform. ...

With funding regularly being ranked as members’ greatest concern and the credit crunch threatening vital sector funds acevo has partnered with Big Issue Invest to help get more capital into th...

Acevo is a key member of the winning partnership bid for the Third Sector Research Centre, it was announced this week. Acevo had committed exclusively to the bid, led by Birmingham and South...

Nearly 200 delegates attended our summer conference and heard talks from the Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP and Greg Clark MP. Alan Milburn discussed the need for a Community Empowerment Act and Greg Clark, S...

Acevo members can now access a special discount on Private Medical Insurance (PMI) as part of their member benefits. The decision to extend member benefits to cover PMI arose following the 200...

  Today (Thursday 5th June) The Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions will announce a Third Sector Taskforce to be led by acevo and the Department for Work and ...

New report calls for improved relations between Third Sector and Trade Unions   Acevo welcomes recommendations for greater collaboration between Third Sector and Trade Unions   Acevo&...

Stephen Bubb, the chief executive of acevo, commented on today's launch of the Conservative’s Green Paper on the third sector: “These proposals address issues of top concern for chief e...

Acevo strongly welcomes the report launched today by Ipsos MORI and the Charity Commission on public trust and confidence. Dr Peter Kyle, deputy chief executive of acevo had the following to say about...

A university is the solution for third sector, says Stephen Bubb   Today Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo will announce a proposal for Government to develop a university for the third sector, to harn...

Jenny Berry appointed to lead acevo’s expansion in the North   Jenny Berry, former CEO of the Community Transport Association has been appointed Director of acevo North. Jenny will start...

Hazel Blears praises the role of the third sector and its leaders   Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government gave her clear commitment to the third sector at an ad...

  Bank of America is again running its signature Neighbourhood Excellence Initiative (NEI) in London, a programme that was launched in London in 2007 - please click here for an overview of thi...

Successful Procurement and Negotiation support and advice from acevo   The four briefings covering; negotiation, tendering and bidding, VAT, and impact reporting are intended to help third sect...

Responding to The Budget 2008   acevo’s Chief Executive Stephen Bubb said:   “Acevo strongly supports the continued emphasis on reform and investment in public services....

Hutton trumpets third sector enterprise   Today, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, John Hutton MP addressed 200 third sector leaders on the value which t...

acevo members take a lead on third sector arts after a meeting with Minister for Culture, Margaret Hodge   Magaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism has met with a...

  The recent annual acevo Employee Benefits survey revealed that Private Medical Insurance (PMI) is provided to only around 8% of acevo members as part of their employee benefits package, despit...

acevo launches a ‘survival guide’ to ‘getting it right at the top’ for third sector CEOs   Acevo has launched a ‘survival guide and toolkit’ to achieving ...

Third sector organisations must do more, to encourage take up of pension schemes and employee benefits   Third sector organisations could do more to encourage take up of pension schemes among t...

acevo presence expands in the regions, after Lottery investment   The Big Lottery fund has awarded £500 000 to acevo over three years, for investment in key support and development activi...

  On the eve of a Lisbon Summit where the EU Reform Treaty will be signed, third sector leaders in the UK and across Europe are calling for ratification from member states.     The...

acevo signs Declaration on Climate Change at tree planting visit   Acevo joined with BTCV and Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, to demonstrate their commitment to tackling climate chan...

acevo’s best selling guide now available for free download   The guide to Full Cost Recovery, published by acevo and New Philanthropy Capital is now available for free download from www.f...

Third Sector Leadership in 2027   To commemorate two decades of leadership development in the third sector, acevo’s member chief executives have come together to predict the challenges th...

Partner in public service, recognise autonomy and invest in leadership of civil society organisations Acevo has delivered a message of investment and partnership in third sector organisations to 50 h...

Time for delivery Statement from Peter Kyle, Director of Strategy and Enterprise, acevo   ‘Acevo welcome the direction of travel signalled by the DWP’s Interim Commissioning Repo...

Regulators should enable to third sector organisations governance is fit for purpose in the 21st Century Acevo’s latest study into the state of governance in the third sector has revealed a wor...

Pathways to Third Sector Involvement Click here to download the report of the Independent Inquiry into DWP Pathways to Work Contracting, Chaired by Dame Mavis McDonald Click here for more informatio...

Capacitybuilders has announced the lead partners for the National Support Services Workstreams. Acevo have been selected to be the lead partner on the income generation workstream.   Peter Kyle...

Acevo seeks new Board members and ask members to vote on Code of Conduct - for Full members   Acevo’s annual general meeting will take place on 9 January 2008 at Portcullis House, Westmin...

'Speed Networking' for CEOs at New Beginnings Aspiring and retiring CEOs swap their top tips to show lifelong learning in action!   CEOs young and old will gather to celebrate the launch of tw...

Building Castles in the Air- a professional third sector Download the full lecture here Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive of acevo, spoke at the Cass Business School on the 31st October to unveil his ...

Salary research reveals growing professionalism in third sector Problems over recruitment, diversity and consistency remain clear in 'The View from Here'     The 2007 pay su...

    The world is changing dramatically, and the third sector has been slow to react. Acevo’s third International Conference, Network Power: Engaging transnational networks for innova...

    On 31st October 2007, Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive of acevo, will be giving a lecture at the Cass Business School in London. The talk will be titled 'Building castles in the air- Prof...

Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo commented on this week's CSR Review.   "I welcome the increased overall spending for the office of the Third Sector to £150 million over the forthcoming CS...

A lack of confidence in DWP contracting process Third Sector Chief Executives’ body, acevo is launching an independent inquiry into the awarding of contracts for the Department of Work and Pens...

Leaders Together promotes mentoring for Refugee Community Organisations    Your experience and skills could be invaluable to a refugee leader running a voluntary or community organisation ...

Baroness appointed Chair of Innovation Exchange for Third Sector   Baroness Glenys Thornton has been appointed as chair of the partnership board of the Innovation Exchange for the third se...

New programme to develop new leaders within the sector The Clore Duffield Foundation (CDF) is proposing to create a new leadership training programme that will recognise talent and develop new l...

acevo launches online governance tool as part of board review service   In an effort to tackle a lack of confidence in the performance of third sector boards, acevo in partnership with Assess U...

Negotiation and procurement skills are essential for today's third sector leaders Acevo has won a contract from the Finance Hub to deliver training and guidance on ‘Successful Negotiation and...

acevo joins consortium to develop innovation The Prime Minister yesterday announced the creation of an Innovation Exchange. It will bring together the voluntary and public sectors to develop and shar...

Bubb calls for third sector advisory role to Government on social and economic regeneration Click here to read Stephen Bubb's letter to Phil Hope MP setting out his proposals for a th...

“We’ve heard the policy and now here’s the leadership!” say acevo and Futurebuilders Click here to read more about Future of Commissioning Please email info@acevo.org.uk to...

Blunkett given clear steer from third sector chief executives: listen and deliver     As David Blunkett was appointed to contribute on the voluntary sector for the next Labour manifesto...

On behalf of chief executives: Stephen Bubb welcomes Phil Hope MP to new post in Office of the Third Sector   ‘On behalf of the chief executives of the third sector I am delighted to w...

acevo sets out challenges for Brown's first 100 days  Download the 'Brown's Britain' manifesto     acevo has challenged Gordon Brown to make ten firm commitments to the Third Sector...

Professional conduct for acevo members: Have Your Say A Professional Standards Committee of members led by Cedric Frederick of Adepta has been established to uphold acevo's code of professional condu...

acevo celebrates 20 years of third sector leadership at Downing Street Read or listen to Tony Blair's speech on acevo and third sector leaders        

acevo calls on Government to recognise their members' USP - the pursuit of happiness  'Wellbeing, happiness and third sector leadership'  Download the full report here     acev...

acevo invests in professional devlopment for CEOs of smaller organisations acevo is investing in the professional development of third sector leaders by providing a increaded bursary fund for CEOs of...

Negotiating in style at the 'Win Win' launch                         ...

Been there, done it, got the t-shirt? Tell us how you did it says acevo    aevo’s hallmark of professionalizing the sector through peer to peer learning and lifelong leadership ...

Research shows a lack of confidence at the negotiating table Leaders of third sector organisations urgently need to negotiate more effectively if they are to win over public sector commissioners. &n...

acevo CEO addresses MPs at provision of public services inquiry   Speaking at a seminar to begin an inquiry into the provision of public services by the third sector, acevo’s Stephen Bubb...

acevo CEO welcomes recognition of the third sector in latest report into social care provision acevo Chief Executive, Stephen Bubb today welcomed a report by Dame Denise Platt which gave hearty recog...

acevo says recent figures published by Charity Commission are misleading A meeting between acevo CEO Stephen Bubb, Andrew Hind CEO of the Charity commission and Commission Chair Dame Suzi Leather has...

Firm roots, or a brief flowering? Japanese third sector leadership in 2007 Supported by the Daiwa Foundation, acevo’s Nick Aldridge and Fillipo Addarri made the trip to discover i...

acevo has added two new additional benefits to its membership offering: Level 5 Diploma in Management - acevo's first distance learning offering Working with the National Extention College, acevo is...

  Two leading third-sector voices are joining forces to find out how third sector leaders can increase their engagement with public sector commissioners. acevo and Futurebuilders are adopting a ...

Acevo has urged peers in the House of Lords to back the Offender Management Bill. Speaking at the launch of acevo’s briefing paper ‘Beating re-offending, the third sector solution’, ...

Acevo has responded to Capacitybuilders consultation on the future of sector infrastructure. Our response recommends: 1. Absolute clarity over the respective responsibilities of Capacitybuilders a...

acevo briefs Peers on Offender Management Bill Today acevo held a briefing for Peers with Baroness Scotland ahead of the second reading of the Offender Management Bill in the Lords on April 17. &...

Acevo away-day with Conservative policy group Yesterday acevo members met for an in-depth discussion with the Conservative Party’s Social Justice Policy Group. The one-day meeting was an imp...

  In response to today’s Budget, which included tax changes that will reduce charities’ Gift Aid income by £70m, CFDG and acevo have called for urgent reform of the Gift Aid sy...

100 third sector leaders gather to launch European network 100 of the biggest names in the European third sector, representing 19 countries, will gather in Paris on 16 March to show their commitme...

Today Tessa Jowell made a statement to Parliament on funding for the Olympics, including the impact on lottery funding.   The Government and Big Lottery Fund have decided to protect resources ...

  Nick Aldridge, Director of Strategy and Deputy CEO, acevo, will be addressing the leadership challenges currently facing the voluntary sector at Agenda Consulting’s annual Strategic HR i...

Key questions This inquiry will be considering the evidence for the benefits of commissioning and contestability. However, there may well be different costs and benefits for the state, for the third...

In response to the Freud report on welfare to work, launched this morning, Nick Aldridge, acevo's director of strategy, said: "We need a longer-term, more flexible approach to helping peo...

Charity Finance Directors’ Group (CFDG) and acevo have submitted a document to HM Treasury detailing what they want to see in the Budget this year. The submission makes a total of 15 demands on ...

Responding to the Charity Commission Report, Stand and deliver: the future for charities providing public services, published today, Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo, said:   “We support the C...

Acevo proposes Third Sector Action Zone to tackle South London Gun Crime Following recent events in South London, acevo has called for the establishment of a third sector action zone to tackle the...

The report recommends a number of changes to the regulatory system for charities, on the grounds of an alleged loss of independence from government caused by increasing statutory funding of the sector...

acevo enquiry calls to “End Complacency on Governance”   acevo is launchi...

Several acevo members have written to the national press experssing their concern about how Lottery funds may be used to subsidise the rising costs of the O...

Acevo statement on Equal Opportunities Commission Report ‘Sex and Power: Who Runs Britain?’ in 2007 • We welcome this report and its findings. The figures show that women e...

This year, acevo marks its 20th year anniversary since its creation in 1987. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, sent a special new year’s message to acevo members in his foreword to a commemora...

Responding to the launch of the Conservative Party Social Justice Policy Group’s interim report, “Breakdown Britain”, Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo, said: “Third sector leaders ...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his pre-budget report, today launched the much-awaited Action Plan for Third Sector Public Service Delivery. Stephen Bubb, CEO, of acevo, said: “We we...

acevo and nacvs have launched a new campaign to drive up awareness, understanding, and application of Full Cost Recovery. Throughout 2005-2008, working closely with partners they are undertaking a 3-y...

Today Capacity Builders announced major decisions on the future of the Hubs, responsible for coordinating national infrastructure for the third sector. In response to the announcements, Stephen Bu...

Today Capacity Builders announced major decisions on the future of the Hubs, responsible for coordinating national infrastructure for the third sector. In response to the announcements, Stephen Bu...

Only one in five CEOs believe that the sector is doing enough on performance, reveals a new acevo report entitled ‘Doing Good, and Doing Well?’ The report, to be launched at the acevo an...

Stephen Bubb, acevo's chief executive has written a follow-up to acevo's submission to the Treasury and Cabinet Office's consultation with the third sector as part of the Comprehensive Spend...

2007 is a highly significant year for acevo, as it represents the 20th Anniversary of the Association’s formation. This is a time not only for reflection on the past but also for setting the vis...

acevo welcomed the White Paper on local government launched today by DCLG (the Department for Communities and Local Government) as potentially a new start in transforming local government’s rela...

The chief executives of acevo, ACRE, Bassac, CDFA, and the DTA have made a joint submission to Capacitybuilders, arguing that “reconfiguring the structure and role of the hubs would ultimately c...

acevo has launched three international initiatives: the development of a European network of third sector leaders; the creation of other national chief executives associations, similar to acevo; and a...

acevo members networking at the pay survey launch which was held at Shakespeare's Globe in October 2006. The acevo pay survey ...

On 16 October, the Prime Minister approved the appointment of Campbell Robb to be Director General of Office of the Third Sector (OTS) in the Cabinet Office. Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo, welcomed Camp...

The Lord Chancellor spoke to members on 10th October on the topic of what next for the government and the third sector. He argued that it is vital that the third sector plays an increasing role in th...

Peter Mandelson, European Commissioner for Trade, gave his backing to acevo’s creation of a European Network for third sector leaders at a dinner in Brussels last week. He said: “This i...

acevo has submitted its response to the consultation with the third sector as part of the comprehensive spending review 2007. The document was complied following a "Think-Tank" event with...

Full Cost Recovery Training Programme - Year 1 acevo and navca's Full Cost Recovery Training Programmes, for development workers and other staff in local infrastructure organisations, are now fully b...

Sir David Varney, special advisor to the Chancellor, is leading his work on public service reform. As part of this work he asked acevo to produce evidence that services provided by the third sector, o...

Acevo is to defend the growing role of charities in delivering public services at a fringe meeting organised today at the Trades Union Congress by the Public and Commercial Services Union, which has p...

acevo and the DTA (Development Trusts Association) are launching a series of briefings and seminars for the Finance Hub. The set of briefings are on funding issues and asset transfer, and are aimed...

Acevo, CFDG and the Institute of Fundraising will announce the results of a feasibility study exploring the opportunity for closer collaboration between the three bodies, such as shared office space a...

Following an approach from leading Italian aid agencies, acevo is helping to set up an Italian Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). In a major step, acevo’s International Programme recently brou...

In response to a report entitled “Charity: The spectre of over-regulation and state dependency”, and co-authored by Philip Whittington, co-ordinator for the Conservative Party’s Soci...

acevo met the Conservative Party’s Social Justice Policy working group this week in Westminster to discuss its submission. Stephen Bubb, CEO  of acevo said: “We welcome the chance...

acevo has been invited to contribute a submission to the Enquiry into local Government being conducted by Sir Michael Lyons Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo, said:   “Many acevo members h...

Acevo has launched a major research inquiry into how third sector leaders define, measure and report on the success of their organisations, and will publish a report at its annual conference on Novemb...

Acevo has launched a major research inquiry into how third sector leaders define, measure and report on the success of their organisations, and will publish a report at its annual conference on Novemb...

The recognition that public services will increasingly be delivered by providers across the private, public and voluntary sectors was the theme of yesterday's Future Services Network’s Three...

Speaking at the Future Services Network Conference, held by acevo, CBI and NCC on 22 June 2006, Local Government Minister Phil Woolas announced: * A senior Central-Local Government-Third ...

Yesterday Ed Miliband, the newly appointed third sector minister, gave his first major speech to 200 third sector chief executives at acevo's Summer Forum. (Full text of speech provided below) E...

The Charity Commission today registered the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (acevo) as a charity with the objective of working to promote the third sector for the benefit of...

Acevo is today launching an important new guide clarifying the legal status of CEOs .   The guide addresses a major issue for CEOs working in the third sector: are they working inadvertently a...

The Enterprising Solutions Award is the Secretary of States’ award for the social enterprise sector supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest. Other supporters of this year’s awa...

Full Cost Recovery Training   acevo and navca are undertaking a 3-year programme of education and training in full cost recovery. The programme will train development workers and oth...

Acevo, Rockpools’ and JGP formally launched an alliance today  to drive up the standards and professionalism of the third sector, and to increase the movement between sectors at senior...

Join a host of leaders from across all sectors, to join the debate about public sector reform. The event takes place in London on 22 June. Public services will increasingly be delivered by a range...

Two important new funding documents have been published by HM Treasury and the National Audit Office.   The Government document 'Improving Financial Relationships with the third sector: Guidan...

Third sector leaders from the UK, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Belgium have issued a wake-up call to third sector organisations to get more creative in the way they communicate their cause. Del...

Hilary Armstrong, the new Minister for the Cabinet Office and Social Exclusion, now has responsibility for the third sector across government, with a seat in the Cabinet. This responsibility has moved...

A new coalition of people and organisations united in their determination to speed up the pace of public service reform is launched today in Whitehall. Bringing together consumer champions and repr...

acevo has launched the first online learning resource for the sector. The Virtual Learning Resource Centre (VLRC) has been developed in partnership with AshridgeBusinessSchool, and has just gone live ...

acevo and nacvs are coordinating a 3-year programme of education and training in full cost recovery.  The programme will train staff at local infrastructure organisations and development wor...

acevo has established a ‘cuts watch’ to monitor decreases in funding to the sector from statutory bodies. This ‘cuts watch’ will assess reports received of funding dives. &nbs...

Over 200 delegates met on 16 March at the acevo conference entitled ‘What’s in a name? Social Enterprise versus Charity. Leading figures connected with Social Enterprise explor...

The acevo Summer Forum 'Leader to Leader' takes place on 8 June in central London. The main theme of the event is 'Leadership', which we know is one our members' main priorities. In addition to...

acevo welcomed its first Community Interest Company as a member last week on Valentine’s Day. Hooper Walker becomes the first CIC to join the Chief Executives’ association.   Hooper...

The workshop takes place from Friday 12 May - Sunday 14 May in Bologna in Italy. Speakers include: *Jude Freeman, Head, Camberwell College of Arts, London. * Adelina von Furstenberg, Director,...

Thursday 9th February saw the successful launch of the acevo Impact Report 2005 – ‘New Horizons’. The launch, kindly supported by Foster Denovo followed the acevo Annual AGM and was ...

Institute of Fundraising National Convention, 10-12 July 2006 Hilton London Metropole, UK www.nationalconvention.org.uk  The National Convention is the largest gathering of fundraisers o...

acevo has launched a Full Cost Recovery campaign to hold the Government to account over its impending deadline on Full Cost Recovery.    The Treasury 2002 cross-cutting review stated that...

(From left to right) Dr John Low (RNID), Stephen Burke (Counsel & Care), Barbara Frost (Water Aid), Roger Howard (Crime Concern), Clare Tickell (NCH) Neil McIntosh (Centre for British Teacher...

The acevo report the End of the Affair? Public trust in the Management of Charities has underlined the need for more honest and open communications in safeguarding trust.   The acevo report was...

acevo are calling for Board nominations in preparation for the AGM meeting organised for 9 February 2006. A Parlimentary reception will follow, hosted by Alan Milburn MP.Full members of acevo are...

Stephen Bubb, CEO of acevo, will chair a meeting of the Pakistan Development Network, held at the Pakistan High Commission on Tuesday 15th November, to draw attention to the need for more aid for eart...

It is the largest global conference on sustainable investments (Triple Bottom Line Investing), providing social and environmental returns in addition to financial returns and covers the fields of publ...

In a joint campaign with ERSA (the Employment Related services Association), acevo is championing a greater role for the third sector in the delivery of employment services.   Following the pu...

Charities reach out to female high-flyers for challenging chief executive roles   The country’s top charities are paying higher salaries to female CEOs than to their male counterparts, ac...