Charity CEO network
Leadership at the top can feel lonely, but you don’t have to face it alone. Every charity CEO deserves a trusted network of peers who understand the role. At ACEVO, we create space for you to connect, share experiences and learn with other leaders. On this page, you’ll find the services and opportunities that help you build those connections — one of the most valued benefits of being an ACEVO member.
Member directory
The member directory is a new digital space for you to search, connect and message each other. Find peers within your region, operational space, or that has a certain skill set they could learn from. A member-led space for peer advice and support and sharing of best practice and resources.
Online community
We have created a digital platform to make it easier and faster for all of us to connect with each other. The ACEVO Community is a space for ACEVO members to share experiences, ask questions and offer advice and support. When you join ACEVO, you have immediate access to the Community.
Networking meetings
Meet your peers, share and ask for advice, and raise concerns. These events can happen in different formats: from informal ‘happy hours’ or countryside walks to lunchtime get-togethers over sandwiches or chats over tea and cakes.
Leadership Exchange
ACEVO’s flagship event is a chance to connect with your peers across the charity sector. You’ll meet fellow CEOs and senior leaders, share experiences, and build relationships that can support you long after the event ends. Next edition will take place in Birmingham on 2-3 February 2027.
Peer learning groups
Engaging in peer learning can be an excellent way to develop and to gain support, constructive challenge and different perspectives on issues that you are facing in your leadership. It can also help you build close connections and relationships with a network of peers all over the country.
Introduction to peer learning: a guide
ACEVO has put together a resource to support the formation of peer learning groups. Peer learning groups provide a scheduled, safe and structured space, offering the time and space to think, reflect and learn alongside others.
Not an ACEVO member?
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