Who can join ACEVO?
ACEVO membership is strictly for those working in not-for-profit organisations. Anyone working for a commercial organisation or operating as a sole trader doesn’t qualify for membership.
Full (CEO) member
Associate member
- Next generation chief executives, who are members of a senior management team, who are line-managed by the chief executive and whose next appointment is likely to be as a chief executive of a voluntary organisation.
- retired chief executives, who are not employed by a commercial organisation or sole traders working in the voluntary sector.
- out of post chief executives, former chief executives of voluntary organisations who are in-between jobs or out of post and who are not employed by a commercial organisation or sole traders working in the voluntary sector.
ACEVO Connect member
ACEVO Connect membership is strictly for those working in not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £100k. Anyone working for a commercial organisation or operating as a sole trader doesn’t qualify for membership.
ACEVO Connect membership is for:
- CEO or equivalent running an organisation with less than £100k income
- Senior leader working at an organisation with less than £100k income
- CEO in-between roles
- Retired CEO
If you are unsure whether you can join ACEVO please contact membership@acevo.org.uk.
| Benefit | Full membership | Associate membership | Connect membership |
| Member networking events | √ | √ | √ |
| ACEVO Community | √ | √ | √ |
| Member directory | √ | √ | √ |
| Discounted workshops and programmes | √ | √ | √ |
| Member emails and newsletters | √ | √ | √ |
| Free and discounted publications | √ | √ | √ |
| Practical tools and resources | √ | √ | √ |
| Discounted jobs advertising | √ | √ | √ |
| Free Charity Times magazine subscription | √ | √ | √ |
| Briefings and consultation responses | √ | √ | √ |
| Policy publications and reports | √ | √ | √ |
| CEO in Crisis | √ | X | X |
| Talk to us | √ | X | X |
| Governance advice and support | √ | X | X |
| Member support meetings (capped attendance) | √ | √ | X |
| Free coaching | √ | √ | X |
| Free peer mentoring | √ | √ | X |
| Peer learning groups | √ | √ | X |
| Free leadership development plans | √ | √ | X |
| Free business advice lines | √ | √ | √ |
| Discounted DBS checks | √ | √ | X |