ACEVO recommends is a monthly blog that curates noteworthy resources, content, and events pertinent to sector leaders.
Everyone’s Environment Pathway
Trustees & senior leaders who want to centre environmental issues in their charity’s work should read NPC’s new guide on how to create a strategy that works. The Everyone’s Environment Pathway contains key actions to take, key questions to ask, and how to address common concerns alongside inspiring case studies and links to further resources.
Decision making for charity trustees
The Charity Commission has refreshed its guidance on decision making. The legal requirements remain the same, which the guidance continues to cover. In addition, the new guidance emphasises the collective responsibility of trustees and reiterates principles for good decision-making. Take this opportunity to ensure you are familiar with the 7 decision making principles.
Code of fundraising practice consultation
The Fundraising Regulator is consulting on a new version of the Code of Fundraising Practice, which has been fully redrafted following feedback from the 2023 Code Consultation. They will use your feedback to make further amendments to the redrafted code before publishing in early 2025. Following publication, there will be a six-month implementation period to allow charitable institutions to update their approaches to meet the standards in the new code.
Heritage carbon literacy training courses
The Heritage Alliance is delighted to be delivering a new Heritage Carbon Literacy training course to help heritage organisations improve their awareness of carbon consumption, and of the individual steps that can be taken to reduce their carbon emissions and become more environmentally sustainable. The course has been created and funded by Historic England, with the assistance of Historic Buildings & Places, and is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Trust.
Participate in the eighth wave of the VCSE Barometer Survey
This Autumn, the VCSE National Data and Insights Observatory at Nottingham Trent University embarks on the eighth wave of the VCSE Barometer Survey, and your participation is crucial. Here’s why:
- Impact policy cecisions: with nearly two years of valuable insights, the Barometer is making waves within the VCSE landscape, influencing national policy decisions. Your voice is the key to ensuring policymakers understand and support the sector effectively.
- Monitor key trends: your insights will help The Observatory track the sector’s evolving challenges, including volunteer recruitment and retention, funding opportunities, and the impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
