Welcome to ACO

The Association of Charitable Organisations (formerly Association of Charity Officers) is the national UK umbrella body for Trusts and Foundations that give grants and welfare support to individuals in need. ACO was founded in 1946.

The funds managed by ACO members are discretionary and seek to complement and enhance welfare support provided by local and central government. Our members operate in the UK and across the globe. In recent years many funds have reviewed their operations, researching patterns of need and developing more strategic programmes of assistance.

ACO provides support to its members through:

Networking: building peer networks providing opportunities for members to share and get advice and support
Raising standards: promoting good practice, tackling problems together and offering solutions
Lobbying and campaigning: giving our members a voice by responding to government consultations and raising awareness about the work of our member organisations
Information: providing members with up-to-date information tailored to their specific interests through our monthly newsletter "Charity News Review" and policy briefings
Online services: our website and member forums provide opportunities to seek and share advice and experience

ACO Network Events in 2018

ACO Grant Making Forum South and Under Fives meetings

Thursday 14 June 2018 - Safeguarding

The next ACO Grant Making Forum South and Under Fives meeting takes place on Thursday 14th June 2018 at the British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YS from 11am-1pm (GMF) and 1.30-3.30pm (Under Fives).

The topic of this Grant Making Forum is Safeguarding.

Speakers:

Dr Sarah Carlick from The Athena Programme www.theathenaprogramme.co.uk

Chris Rowse, Partner at Russell-Cooke www.russell-cooke.co.uk

We are grateful to BDABF for supporting these events.

Save the Dates!

Grant Making Forum and Under Fives 2018

• 14th June

• 12th September

• 26th November

ACO Annual Conference 2018

ACO's Annual Conference 2018 will be held on Friday 27^th April at One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA

Members and non-members welcome.

For more information Click here

To book Click here

ACO AGM 2018

The 71st Annual General Meeting of the ACO will be held on Friday 22nd June 2018 3.30pm for 4pm-5.30pm meeting.

All charity members are welcome.

We are grateful for the support of Ruffer LLP for this event.

Latest News

Charity Times Awards 2018

March 2018

Charity Times Awards are back for their 19th year, celebrating best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector. Here's what you need to know about the 2018 awards.

ACO Knowledge Hub

February 2018

Welcome to Knowledge Hub, a new section of the ACO newsletter. This is a sharing area for us to post member questions and queries along with answers from our members in the ACO network.

February is GDPR Month at ACO!

January 2018

During February ACO is preparing for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a new, Europe-wide law that replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) in the UK from 25th May 2018.

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