Special Interest Groups

The following Special Interest Groups are available to all the Association's members.

• Grant Making Forum  A practically based group which discusses best practice in relation to charitable grants for people in need - Meetings free - bring a sandwich - coffee provided.

• Residential Care Forum  Considers anything to do with long term care in residential care, nursing homes and specialist housing with care - Meetings free - once a year.  Consultations by correspondence between meetings.

• The Under 5s Group  An informal group meeting several times per annum in a central London venue for ACO members running charities with less than 5 paid staff who have to be "jack of all trades" - Meetings free.

• Fundraising Group: an informal group meeting to discuss all aspects of fundraising within the benevolent sector - Meetings free